SWV
SonicNetGuest: Hey people! This is your girl Lelee,
from SWV. I hope you all are here to have a good
time because I am. Keep your s%%%% real and lets have a good
time. I am going to give it to you as real as it comes so
don’t be afraid.
LKdaQueenB : I am a big Lil' Kim fan, as well
as an SWV fan. Lil' Kim has received some
criticism about her overly-sexual songs, videos, etc. How do you
feel about this?
Lelee: I love Lil’ Kim, I think that
more women need to come out like that, if they want to, instead
of being closet cases hoe's in disguise.
Ceedawg: Lelee, are you married?
Lelee: No. I want to get married.
Astro213: Was Release Some Tension
worked on before New Beginning Just because they
came out on each other's heels?
Lelee: No. We did Release Some
Tension in about 3 weeks. The record company didn’t
want to wait as long as we waited between the first and second
album to release another album.
Superman_08: Why u look so good? Damn man you
make me go crazy!
Lelee: Thanks to MAC and Iman. (lol)
Banx5 : SWV, what was it
like to work with Puff Daddy?
Lelee : Working with Puff was like working
with anybody else. We went for a job, completed the job. Said we
hope this is a hit and left.
Anmat : Does SWV plan to
take any concert tours to Africa in the future?
Lelee: I hope so. It would really be a
wonderful experience.
SonicNetHost: Which country would you most
like to visit?
Lelee: Ethiopia.
GilletteXL98: How did you guys meet each
other?
Lelee: We grew up together. We originally
were a gospel group. But decided to sing R&B. To make a long
story short, we knew each other already.
Forevertbozsguy: Is it true that you almost
wound up being called TLC but the real TLC beat you to the
copyright to the name?
Lelee: Yeah. Somewhat.
Smoothonice: SWV, planning
any more collaborations with Michael Jackson after "Right
Here?"
Coko: No.
YrSelf: Will you come to Sweden and Europe
soon?
Lelee: Why you want to see me?
Seriouslythough: What are the plans for the
future? (Around 2-3 years from now)
Coko: I'm doing a solo project.
SonicNetHost: What's it like to be famous?
Lelee: Are we famous?
Endymion17: You females are babes. Just
wanted to know how you started singing?
Coko: I started singing in church.
Lelee: Same. Around the house. And anywhere.
Cowboy_new1: Do you ladies have problems
choosing which guys are gold diggers and which ones are for real
because of your popularity?
Coko: Very much so. They all gold diggers!
Raehtzer: What is your favorite part of
Christmas?
Lelee: Seeing everybody happy.
Babydoll_1234 : What CD is the song
"Weak" on?
Lelee: Its About Time. You must NOT be a SWV
fan.
Faces411: Do you listen to jungle and drum?
Coko: I do.
Foxydaisy96 : I was wondering well how do you
become a singer because I have been really wanting to become a
singer so if you could give me some advice that would be cool.
Coko: Don't do it.
Lelee: Sleep your way to the top.
CEMass: What do you think of Aaliyah and have
you ever worked with her?
Coko: She's cool. And no we never worked with
her.
Ziggystardust_00: What size bra do each of
you wear?
Lelee: They call me little tits. I am 36 A in
reality but to make myself feel good I buy a 36 B.
Coko: None of your business.
SonicNetHost: Are you all religious? What
inspired your latest holiday album?
Coko: Yeah. We are. It was the label’s
idea.
Wyze_One: What's the dilly yo?? Who do you
want to work with who you haven't yet?
Coko: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Dacartel: What do you look for in a guy?
SonicNetGuest: Coko & Lelee: Money,
mansion and a Mercedes. The three M's.
Poison233: Did you go through a lot of
lessons to learn how to harmonize as well as you do?
Coko: No. Not as many as we should.
AlienSaver: Should Bill Cosby support his
wayward daughter?
Coko: Hell no.
Lelee: No, but he should support me.
Cybrella : What's your favorite Christmas
song?
Coko: "Christmas Just Ain’t
Christmas Without The One You Love."
Wyze_One: What's Redman really like in
person? Is he as bugged as he seems?
Coko: We love him.
Lelee: He stays high all the time but he gets
the job done.
Eastside_x2 : Y'all hang with playas?
Coko : Playas?
Lelee: What's playas?
AlienSaver: Do you like cake?
SonicNetGuest: Coko & Lelee: Yes.
SonicNetHost: What kind?
Coko: Chocolate.
Lelee: Banana.
So_cute98: What is it like to raise a family
and be in the music business?
Coko: Its very hard. A lot of stress.
Forevertbozsguy: Your honest opinion: Tupac
-- dead or alive?
Coko: Alive.
SonicNetHost: Do you know for sure?
Coko: No I don’t know for sure.
Ceaser_Degenero: Hi, I really enjoy your
music. From your first album, until your latest one. Your style
has changed a lot. To what do you attribute that?
Coko: The record company.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: What about your
Christmas album. Do you do any traditional songs on it?
Lelee: Yes, buy it and see.
Playaj_97: How did you get your record
contract?
Lelee: We begged the record company and they
felt sorry for us. So they signed us.
Ronny_27: Do you find time to socialize?
Coko: I do.
Lelee: No. I don’t.
Papergirl79: Would you always remember my
name if I told you I wanna lose my virginity during
"Weak"?
Coko: "Weak." What’s your
name?
Def_Spice: Do you like tall men?
Coko: Ahh yes. My boyfriend is 6'9."
Lelee: I don’t got no God damned
boyfriend.
Sask_rider2: Was school important in any of
your lives?
Coko: Yeah, yeah. I dropped out and I went
back and got my high school diploma.
Lelee: I dropped out and I ain’t going
back.
SonicNetHost: That's great. What got you to
go back?
Coko: Oh yeah that is true my son.
Dcs_98: Have y’all ever thought about
making a movie like the Spice Girls did?
Coko: We would love to. Actually we would
love to be the Spice Girls.
Cowboy_new1: Would you marry a 15 year old
white boy in NC?
Lelee: If he have the three M's. Money,
mansion and a Mercedes. Just joking.
Trumpdogg: COKO were you AZ's video "Hey
AZ?"
Coko: Yes. I was.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: What do you think about
BLACKstreet? Aren’t they great?
Coko: Yes they are. They are the best.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: Have you worked with
Babyface (except for that song on Waiting To Exhale
Soundtrack)?
Coko: No.
SonicNetHost: What's your favorite song on
the new album?
Coko: "Rain and Come" and "Get
Some."
Revolt22: I would like to know why did u come
out with a 3rd album so soon after the 2nd and what
made you go more hip hop? I think the 2nd album was
the best. and do you all have any beef with Mary J?
Copko: We think the second album is the best
too.
Coko: No we don’t have beef with Mary J
Blige. Lelee is sweating her.
Lelee: I love Mary. I used to date one of her
boyfriends.
Raehtzer: What has been your favorite part of
your career?
Lelee: Being able to provide for our
families.
Coko: The recognition.
Wyze_One: Who were your influences?
Lelee: Anybody who ever made a record.
ILUVSWV: Are you willing to meet a big fan of
yours like myself for a talk and some pictures because you are my
favorite group in the world. I would really like to meet you
someday.
Coko: Where are you?
Tanya101: Which is you favorite male-group?
Coko: Jodeci. Forever.
Shhh_1997: I like the song "Weak."
Does the song really reflect your personality when you see your
loved ones?
Coko: Nah.
Lelee: Hell no.
Wyze_One: What's up ladies the "Your the
One Remix" was one of the baddest jams last summer, how did
you hook up with Smoothe, Trigga, and The Lost Boys?
Coko: It was Alstar's doing (the producer).
Tink_17_Tink: What is your guys favorite
group or artist?
Lelee: Anybody who ever made a record. I
don’t like Marilyn Manson. His music needs to be banned and
he needs to be behind bars.
Dcs_98: How do you feel being rich?
Coko: We are not rich.
Lelee: Don’t let the hype tear you up.
Kingpen27: Are you girls the freaks you make
out to be?
Coko: What the? Who said that? I am not a
freak.
Lelee: I am. I am always willing to do
something at least once. Except taking it in the butt.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: How was it to back at
Q's "Jook Joint?"
Coko: It was really cool.
SonicNetHost: Will you be putting out a
holiday album every year?
Coko: No.
Lelee: This one will be a classic.
Koolhandz: Hey Coko, are you still seeing my
man Dennis Scott?
Coko: Coko I was never seeing Dennis Scott.
That was Taj. I'm seeing Vin Baker from the Seattle
Sonics.
Trumpdogg: SWV, do you know
if Nas has a girlfriend?
Coko: Yeah he do.
girl_12f : What are your favorite states,
countries or provinces of the world?
Coko: Hawaii.
Lelee: Atlanta.
Jamel9679: When will SWV be
on tour?
Lelee: We don’t know.
SonicNetHost: Are you girls going home for
the holidays?
Coko: We are home. But I am going to Seattle
for New Year's.
Pogo_Joe: What do you guys think of GURU?
Lelee: We don’t think.
CANDYBOMB_99: Do you like Mase and Puff
Daddy?
Coko: No comment.
Lelee: I'm sick right now of Mase and Puff
but I respect them as artists.
SonicNetHost: So we found someone you don't
like?
Lelee: No we like them. We just tired of
seeing them.
Forevertbozsguy: Was there any concern over
the lyrics to "Downtown?"
Coko: No. We knew everybody would like it.
Lelee: That song was the truth. The whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
SingALuvSong4U: Are there a lot of rivalries
between you and other female artists or is it all good?
SonicNetGuest: Coko & Lelee:
Its all good.
AZTEK_: Any plans to tour California soon?
Coko: We just left LA.
CANDYBOMB_99: Do you have children?
Coko: Yes I have one son. Named Jazz.
He’s two.
Lelee: I have two children. A boy and a girl,
9 and 6.
Modeska: Is Jazz Music one of your
influences?
SonicNetGuest Coko: Yes. That’s why my
son's name is Jazz.
SaraK21: Are any of you married?
SonicNetGuest: Coko. Not
yet. I’m working on it.
Koolhandz: What are you listening to in your
CD player?
Coko: LSG.
Lelee: Gods Property, Faith, and that it.
Masterfitness: Who came up with the name SWV?
Coko: Our OLD manager.
Papergirl79: I'm planning on being a fashion
designer would you guys introduce my designs to the world?
Nothing hideous I promise!
Lelee: No. We are singers.
Coko: Show me your threads.
Peachez101: Do you think you will ever do a
song with Dru Hill? Cuz you know they're tight and would sound so
good with you.
Coko: Jodeci Forever.
Koolhandz: CoKo what do you think of Digable
Planets?
Coko: That’s my baby’s daddy.
Butterfly.
Sonya7th : Are you planning on launching any
new careers of new singers or groups?
Coko: Yeah. I am.
CEMass: Coko the song with LSG is so tight
what was it like working with Faith and Missy?
Coko: Faith and Missy? They weren’t
there. I was there with Gerald and Keith.
Forevertbozsguy: Any regrets? Something you
would like to do over that you did wrong?
Coko: A new contract.
Lelee: A new beginning.
COKO: Do you like the opportunity to travel?
Coko: Oh yeah. Very much so.
AZTEK_: What projects does SWV
have planned before '98?
Coko: None. (lol)
Da_Killah: What do you do if you have colds
when you perform?
Coko: Sh%t. We suffer. I know I do.
Lelee: Give Blowjobs.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: Who is the best singer
L,S or G ?
Coko: I’m not going to say. I love them
all.
Lelee: Gil.
Tha_COLONEL: With all the record making do
any of you try to further your education?
Coko: No. But I am. I plan on it.
Lelee: I would like to go to college. But if
it is anything like high school, I will drop out.
Btr2rrcc: Do you guys use computers at home?
Coko: I used to. My ex-boyfriend took it.
Revolt22: Are y’all doing any of the up
and coming award shows?
Coko: Hopeful, No.
Lelee: Damn those award shows. They are full
of sh%t.
CEMass : Coko what is your
relationship like with Lil' Cease I noticed you thanked him in
your CD?
Coko: He was my little brother. But I cut him
off. (lol)
Jades_fire: What is it like singing on stage
live?
Coko: Beautiful.
Revolt22: Do you plan on doing a gospel
album?
Coko: I do. With my mother.
Lelee: I would love to.
Masterfitness: Do you see the group SWV
in the year 2000?
Coko: No. I don’t see sh*t.
Lelee: No.
Kevin_Mack: Do you like Erykah Badu?
Lelee: I do.
Badbatz: Coko, are you and Vin Baker going to
make a duet? He has a good voice.
Coko: He does doesn’t he? I don’t
know yet. How do you know?
Koolhandz: How did you get Redman to sing on
that record "Lose My Cool?"
Coko: That’s Lelee's baby father.
Rico_Shea: Do you all get into things like
poetry?
Lelee: NOT.
Coko: Yes. I do.
Playaj_97: Have any of you been to
Indianapolis, In? Please come there if you go on tour.
Coko: We have been there before.
Lelee: Yeah we’ve been there before and
we were robbed You were probably the one who robbed us.
FoLife08: Are you guys satisfied with how
your record company is treating you personally and financially?
Lelee: No.
Coko: No way.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: Are there any special
producers/songwriter that you really want to work with on your
next album. (Babyface, Teddy R, R Kelly, Jam)
Coko: I don’t know.
Lelee: The are all going to be worn out by
then. They are going to run out of songs.
Coko : Are you gonna make a solo-album soon?
Coko: Yes. And it will be out this time next
year.
So_cute98: Is Lelee’s baby’s daddy
really Redman?
Lelee: No.
Coko: It was just a joke.
DarkBishop27: Did the deaths of Tu-Pac and
Biggie ( may they both rest in peace) in any way affect any of
y’all.
Coko: Biggie’s death bothered me a lot.
Lelee: Live by the sword you die by the
sword.
SaraK21: Do you think Dion Sanders should
stick with sports and not rap?
Coko: Yeah. Definitely.
Lelee: He is a minister now.
Forevertbozsguy: What label would you like to
kick RCA Victor to the curb for?
Coko: Arista.
Lelee: Sony & Arista.
Bartman311_98: How long are y’all going
to keep making tracks together?
Coko: As long as you'll have us.
Bones_14: What is your opinion of Bone Thugs
-n- Harmony? Do y'all like em?
Coko: I don’t understand them. I think
they ARE SEXY.
AZTEK_: What was the first thing you all
bought with the first big money that you made?
Coko: Cars.
Lelee: Yeah.
JC_Man_o_Steel: How well do you three get
along most of the time?
Coko: Gulp!
Lelee: We have our ups and downs.
Coko: Half we do half we don’t. Lately
its been cool.
Lelee: Ask us next week.
SonicNetHost: What would you be doing if you
weren't singing together -- besides modeling?
Coko: Thank you. But I will be a hair
dresser.
Lelee: I would be a mortician and a gold
digger.
Rico_Shea: Do you think Master P is booty?
Coko: Hell, No.
Lelee: He's Booty with looty.
Coko: He’s fine.
JC_Man_o_Steel: What are your goals for the
future?
Coko: Umm.
Lelee: We want our own company.
Coko: I want to be Legend. A respected
vocalist.
Bones_14: Who was your favorite rapper to
work with on your latest album?
Coko: E-40.
Lelee: I could remember that niggaz name.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: Do you know that it is
03:52 am in Sweden right now?
Coko: No we didn’t know.
Lelee: No, but you are stupid you should be a
sleep.
Koolhandz: Why do you ladies say not to
pursue a career in music?
Coko: Its very hard. Its very hard.
Lelee: Its like gambling. Hustling on the
corner. If you don’t sell any records your ass going to be
on the corner any way.
AZTEK_: Can you describe where you are at
right now and do you enjoy these kinds of "interviews?"
Lelee: We are in a junky ass office. With
plenty of people around us. But everything is fun.
JC_Man_o_Steel: I listen to Alternative music
now, but I used to listen to R& B. So I’m wondering do
you girls like the other types of music or do you only listen to
R& B?
Coko: No we listen to all types.
Lelee: I hope you bought our record. You
don’t have to listen to it. Just buy it
Revolt22: Do y’all really love singing
and performing or y’all in it for the money.
Lelee: Both.
Coko: Yeah who want to do it for free.
Lelee: Yeah, my kids charge me to take the
damn garbage out.
JuJu_Bug: Which producer did y'all enjoy
working with the most on your last album?
Lelee: All of them.
Coko: I hate everybody.
JuJu_Bug: Are you guys really living large
like everyone in all these videos?
Coko: No.
Lelee: Is a bunch of bullsh*t. Its only for
TV.
MATTIAS_FROM_SWEDEN: If you had your own
company, what acts would you like to sign then?
Coko: Me.
Lelee: (lol).
Koolhandz: Did Patti LaBell influence your
singing.
Coko: Ya know it.
Rico_Shea: Do ya'll get into the intellectual
side of Rap, like the lyrics?
Coko: No I don’t really listen to rap.
Lelee: I listen to the beat. Except with
Rakim and Biggie. I listen to their lyrics.
Bo: What was your girls very first job?
Coko: I have never had a job.
Lelee: I was working at a supermarket as a
cashier.
Bdf73: What are the three of you wearing
right now be very specific!
Coko: Bras and panties and three inch boots.
Lelee: A 9.99 shirt some jeans and a DKNY
hat.
SilencerPA: Is your hair real?
Coko: Yup. I bought it.
Lelee: You can curl it pull it. Do all types
of sh*t.
Bones_14: What’s your perspective of the
"backstage."
Coko: Sluts and groupies. And guys with AIDS
trying to give it to someone. Uh huh.
CEMass: Do y’all think Busta Rhymes is
sexy?
Lelee: Sexy and loud.
Koolhandz: What do you plan to do after your
musical careers are over?
Coko: I don’t plan for it to be over.
Lelee: Hustle.
Tina02: What do you all see yourself doing
ten years from now.
Coko: Singing.
Lelee: I don’t know.
SonicNetHost: SWV are going
to wrap it up right now. Thanks all for coming.
Lelee: It was nice talking to you guys even
though some of the questions were shitty and you asked the same
questions Five and six times. But all is GOOD. And thank you so
much for giving SWV much love and taking the
time out to have this chat. Don’t be a stranger go out an
buy the album and get to know us all three times. Merry
Christmas!
Coko: I enjoyed all the questions. Thank you
to all my lovely fans Happy Holidays. And buy my solo record when
it come out too.
