HWA (group)
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![]() From left to right: Jazz, Baby Girl and Diva | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Hoez With Attitude |
Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1989–1994, 2012–present |
Labels | Ruthless Relativity Drive-By |
Members | Jazz Diva Baby Girl Go-Di |
H.W.A. (an initialism of Hoez With Attitude) is an American all-female hip hop trio composed of Jazz, Diva and Baby Girl; Diva was later on replaced by Go-Di. They were active between 1989 and 1994, and reformed in April 2012.
History
[edit]The three members came together in 1989, founded and funded by Chicago street legend Keith "KP" Presley, and soon secured an independent label from Drive-By Records to record their first album Livin in a hoe house. The album was not a huge success, only making it to #38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but the group became known for its sexually explicit lyrics and they were soon signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Their second album, Az Much Ass Azz U Want, was even less of a success, briefly reaching #71 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. They also made a cameo appearance in Eazy-E's "diss" song to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, "Real Muthaphuckkin G's".
In 1993, H.W.A. released a single called "All That (Juzt a Little Action", which received a very generous amount of airtime due to the involvement of Eazy-E.
In 1994, H.W.A. released a remix album called I Ain't No Lady.[1] Afterwards, H.W.A disbanded.
In April 2012, according to Jazz, H.W.A. reformed.[2]
Discography
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Livin' in a Hoe House
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All That (Juzt a Little Action)
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Az Much Ass Azz U Want
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Wynn, Ron. Biography of H.W.A. at AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- H.W.A. at Discogs
- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3chMMhnzIqwETgeOurCqP4
- Hip hop groups from California
- Women hip hop groups
- American musical trios
- Ruthless Records artists
- Musical groups from Los Angeles
- Musical groups established in 1989
- Musical groups disestablished in 1994
- Musical groups reestablished in 2012
- Musicians from Compton, California
- American women rappers
- African-American women rappers
- African-American musical groups
- 1989 establishments in California