Ask an R&B LEGEND with Coko from SWV

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @rotricesummerville7910
    @rotricesummerville7910 Год назад +31

    Coko can do no wrong vocally! She knows her range...just beautiful 😍 ❤..who agrees with me in 2023

  • @lucybunwa5833
    @lucybunwa5833 4 года назад +166

    cokos voice is so distinctive, her vocals on the men in black tune😍😍😍😭

  • @Khiyana01
    @Khiyana01 3 года назад +186

    Coming back here after watching Verzuz

    • @keylimepie8426
      @keylimepie8426 3 года назад +3

      Me too

    • @saka543
      @saka543 3 года назад +4

      Me 3 and after watching her sing w her son

    • @marlynhunter6384
      @marlynhunter6384 3 года назад +1

      Me too fam!

    • @LaRhonda.
      @LaRhonda. 3 года назад +3

      Me too even though I saw this before 🙋🏽‍♀️🙂

    • @samrosendary3113
      @samrosendary3113 3 года назад +10

      Same , ever since I watched versus I been all over swv ,

  • @keikeilereaux208
    @keikeilereaux208 3 года назад +71

    Idc she's still so beautiful... This was the girl n the group I wanted to be when I used to sing this song as a teen n middle school

    • @tanishakennedy4616
      @tanishakennedy4616 3 года назад +4

      You couldn't tell me I wasn't Coko back in high school! I had the nails and her hair style😄

    • @hanunahwest9102
      @hanunahwest9102 3 года назад

      Who was the girl from the group was wasn't picked?Humm

    • @AngelHoll
      @AngelHoll Год назад

      ​@@hanunahwest9102not sure

  • @JMack-vb9mp
    @JMack-vb9mp 3 года назад +40

    Y’all had her laughing the whole time, and that’s no easy feat! Great interview. Love Coko, love SWV!

  • @voraciouschild9226
    @voraciouschild9226 3 года назад +65

    Coko is so much happier during this interview.😂😂😅😅😅

  • @seedofabraham31
    @seedofabraham31 3 года назад +39

    This was so informative about the industry and songs they've have made with music producers. Especially MJ not charging them for using his music!

  • @breal9028
    @breal9028 3 года назад +28

    I been rockin with SWV since 92 and this was such a fun interview!

  • @fancylivingKi
    @fancylivingKi 3 года назад +20

    MJ giving them Human Nature for free is a huge flex. I never knew that!

    • @Mone333Williams
      @Mone333Williams Год назад +2

      Oh yes. Nobody else can say that. MJ loved them.

  • @msinnga3803
    @msinnga3803 3 года назад +49

    All the singles were hits but can we remember songs like ‘It’s about time’ and and ‘That’s what I need’ - them album fillers be hitting. That first album still 🔥🔥🔥 shout out to Coko, LeLe and Taj 💕💫

    • @whatchuknowboutdat5740
      @whatchuknowboutdat5740 3 года назад +3

      Yoooo That’s what I need is sooo underrated 🎶 someone to do me riiiiight, make love all through the niiight , That’s. what. I. neeeeeed🎶

    • @nottoomuch87
      @nottoomuch87 3 года назад +1

      @@whatchuknowboutdat5740 That song is a jam. I have been listening to it nonstop for about a week.

    • @S1lverArr0w
      @S1lverArr0w 2 года назад +1

      That's What I Need is currently on rotation HEAVY here. Im bout to slap it on after this

  • @deepthinkrethink6653
    @deepthinkrethink6653 Год назад +2

    I thought it was "time's fading" as in time is moving slow when you're falling in love.😂😂😂❤ LONG LIVE THE QUEEN. Give her flowers!!!

  • @King__IV818
    @King__IV818 3 года назад +38

    YES! The words out my mind Coko, these “singers” be whispering now for the most part. Give me REAL VOCALS!

    • @ladykray4eva
      @ladykray4eva 3 года назад +1

      Insert Angel singing Jhené Aiko style 😆😆😆 If you know, you know #StageKrew 🎬

  • @gracejonesboxcut4990
    @gracejonesboxcut4990 Год назад +3

    This is a great interview. I love SWV.

  • @JJones2011
    @JJones2011 3 года назад +30

    This was an amazing interview. I love Coko so much.

  • @otisfreeman5146
    @otisfreeman5146 3 года назад +26

    This whole interview was hilarious ! Coko is so funny naturally... of course the interviewers did an amazing job

  • @TatixSwank
    @TatixSwank 4 года назад +41

    Gotta love the living legend Coko! Hope y’all do more of these videos.

  • @CARATMom
    @CARATMom 3 года назад +17

    WE NEED MORE VIDEOS!! This was so good. CoCo was delightful. I need a part 2.

  • @ricardored207
    @ricardored207 3 года назад +45

    I’m not quite sure if they mentioned the fourth member on the UNSUNG episode,but COKO is the AARON HALL of the group because that VOICE is recognizable,no matter how many years go by her VOICE is her blessing‼️

    • @JM-cx6ze
      @JM-cx6ze 3 года назад +1

      I disagree she’s the Aaron Hall of the group but she’s amazing

  • @ddlyify
    @ddlyify 3 года назад +48

    I always thought it was "cross-fading" lol. Thanks for the update, Coko. "pride's fading"..

    • @kenderay99w.60
      @kenderay99w.60 3 года назад +4

      I always thought it was ,” like baaabyeeee”

    • @s.n.4096
      @s.n.4096 3 года назад +5

      So it's prides fading, not cries fading? Lol Pride fading makes the most sense.

    • @ShezGorgeous
      @ShezGorgeous 3 года назад +2

      Lmao 🤣

    • @Mone333Williams
      @Mone333Williams Год назад

      I thought it was "times fading" 😅

  • @lebronshairline4768
    @lebronshairline4768 3 года назад +11

    I knew she was gonna say Patti. Great choice!

  • @titlaat9292
    @titlaat9292 3 года назад +12

    I love her so much! Her voice is definitely one of a kind. 😍❤️

  • @jarvisjones2790
    @jarvisjones2790 3 года назад +14

    Cook is so Amazing SWV is my favorite Female group of all time 🎶🎶❤️

  • @ManifestDestinee
    @ManifestDestinee 3 года назад +32

    I love the way she laughs😂😂😂

  • @lpoindexter7812
    @lpoindexter7812 3 года назад +28

    Prides fading!!! Whaaaaat!!! Been singing Christ Baaaaaaby forever!! Thanks Coko, 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @truthseekerross4329
      @truthseekerross4329 3 года назад +4

      Oh I'm still wrong,,I thought they said cries fading. Lord. That make sense..pride

    • @ashleyhw4388
      @ashleyhw4388 3 года назад +1

      I was singing “Christ fading” then I later changed to “I’m fading.” Either way, I was off.

    • @Noemyskillz
      @Noemyskillz 2 года назад

      @@truthseekerross4329 thts wat the lyrics say 2

    • @thegospeloutlet2000
      @thegospeloutlet2000 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 how did u think that

    • @ROBII88
      @ROBII88 Год назад

      Me toooooooo. 🤦‍♀️

  • @NYCKZ360
    @NYCKZ360 3 года назад +21

    Coko’s laugh is so cute 🥰

  • @final1fantasy
    @final1fantasy 3 года назад +20

    ❤❤❤ Coko. Her voice is phenomenal.

  • @meramera8911
    @meramera8911 3 года назад +17

    My favorites are:
    Human Nature
    Rain
    Use your heart

    • @hermon1499
      @hermon1499 3 года назад +1

      mine are
      weak
      anything for you
      rain

  • @masco2483
    @masco2483 4 года назад +43

    Coko is the best!!!😍😍😍

  • @alexanderalexander6169
    @alexanderalexander6169 3 года назад +9

    I can listen to Coko talk all day. She sounds like that young cool auntie....Thatll still get wit you if you act up.

  • @lisahays9226
    @lisahays9226 3 года назад +57

    People brag about weak, but hands down right here, anything, you're always on my mind, I'm so into you, someone are their best singles, it's so many other song I would choose before that one, dont know if it was because they played it yo death or what.
    You're the one
    Rain
    All the remixes,
    They are the best though

    • @pickawallbootz-
      @pickawallbootz- 3 года назад +9

      Lose my cool
      Can We
      When You Cry

    • @lisahays9226
      @lisahays9226 3 года назад +2

      @@pickawallbootz- yessss they made so many bops.. lose myself, when you cry, fine time, all the remixes!!!! I'm a swv fan so I know all of the songs lol

    • @pickawallbootz-
      @pickawallbootz- 3 года назад +4

      @@lisahays9226 I was just listening to fine time and where is the love.

    • @lisahays9226
      @lisahays9226 3 года назад +2

      @@pickawallbootz- 🥰🥰🥰love that, I was driving home one day and I was listening to all the old tunes, did you like show off and the recent cd?

    • @lisahays9226
      @lisahays9226 3 года назад +4

      When this feeling, ✍✍✍✍✍ I think it depends on my mood which song is my favorite, anything, I'm so into to you, right here someone, you're the one gets me ready,
      Break up ---- when you cry, fine time, I even loved the intro the cd lol although I wont say coko had the best voice for 90s group they are definitely my favorite and have the most hits

  • @Le0_da-Li0ness
    @Le0_da-Li0ness Год назад +1

    I love when she's happy and laughing ❤

  • @TheAcebergSlim
    @TheAcebergSlim 3 года назад +3

    She's soo beautiful. Great spirit too.

  • @gqdastar1542
    @gqdastar1542 3 года назад +18

    Weak is one of my favorite songs 💯

  • @TheMichelleRena
    @TheMichelleRena 3 года назад +16

    Best interview, Coko is so down to earth. Chile call me anytime.

  • @justwillieb
    @justwillieb 3 года назад +13

    CoKo is the queen 👑 of the SideEye 😩

  • @ladykray4eva
    @ladykray4eva 3 года назад +6

    Wow this was in my Recommends today Im assuming bc of the #Verzuz. What a difference 2 years make. The upgrade has been phenomenal. If you know, you know!So proud to watch the transformation and glowup. 🤗 #StageKrew 🎬🎬🎬

  • @SJO897
    @SJO897 4 года назад +30

    Always love Coko

  • @ovahness100
    @ovahness100 3 года назад +21

    I remember sneaking their 1st album/cd, It's About Time, into my mom's shopping cart at Kmart. When we got to the checkout she was mad but she still bought it for me. Been an SWV + Coko fan from the beginning...love them so much!!💖💖💖 Ty for sharing this.💌

  • @rashadhaughton22
    @rashadhaughton22 4 года назад +62

    Chile...who didn't know that was Coko singing, "here's comes the men in black". Duhhhhhh

    • @marlynhunter6384
      @marlynhunter6384 3 года назад +3

      IKR?

    • @nicolelewis6312
      @nicolelewis6312 3 года назад +5

      I didn't know.🤚🙁

    • @TheMaddchocolate
      @TheMaddchocolate 3 года назад +2

      I didn't know until the Verzuz last week. Lol

    • @JM-cx6ze
      @JM-cx6ze 3 года назад +1

      Either do I because I wasn’t into swv as I was into TLC! But when I first heard Weak by SWV honestly it was as if I was hypnotized because their voices just fit together and Coco omg 😳 I totally had gotten lost in that song 🎵

    • @tmason3409
      @tmason3409 2 года назад

      I instantly heard Coko when I heard Men In Black. Especially after that Ohhh oh ohhh when Will Smith was doing the "slide with me just slide with me..." That was signature Coko! Her voice is still so ridiculous after 30 years!!! I've been on a serious SWV kick for over a year now. RUclips is wonderful! Lol

  • @voraciouschild9226
    @voraciouschild9226 3 года назад +29

    Teddy Riley is a GLOBAL TREASURE!! LOL @ him saying Pharrell is 800 years old.😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
    He doesn't age at all. Sell us some of those Pharrell, non-aging products.😅😅😅😃😃🤣🤣😂😂😆😆

    • @msinnga3803
      @msinnga3803 3 года назад

      Not 800 years 😂😂😩

  • @gdtj30
    @gdtj30 3 года назад +7

    I looooovvvvvveeee this. This was awesome and Coko is amazing.

  • @LaToya_C.
    @LaToya_C. 3 года назад +2

    Classic interview! And relieved to know the truth about "Rain"....thank goodness!! 💯💯❤❤

  • @psychologyeats
    @psychologyeats 3 года назад +4

    Wow! Its 2021 and I learned so much!

  • @vii_xxii
    @vii_xxii Год назад +1

    This is a great interview. .
    Bring Doboy back

  • @lisahays9226
    @lisahays9226 3 года назад +12

    My 90 play list
    Right here
    Before I let you go-blackstreet
    Anything
    I'm so into you
    Case
    Tootsie roll
    Montell Jordan this is how we do it
    California love
    TLC
    Waiting 2 exhale sound track
    You're the one
    Shawtyvswing my way
    2000' was all mya
    Tamia
    Aaliyah
    Black street
    Boys 2 men
    Mary I bligh
    Devine

  • @andream4989
    @andream4989 4 года назад +25

    I seriously fangirled 😍

  • @darrenfant4197
    @darrenfant4197 3 года назад +3

    Hey, Coco still beautiful and talented can still get it !!

  • @Noemyskillz
    @Noemyskillz 2 года назад +2

    Lol her face expression whn homeboy said he jus realized who Anita waz

  • @deewilliams572
    @deewilliams572 4 года назад +34

    I Wish They Let Her Talk More. It’s All In The Timing.. I Understand He’s A Comedian, But There’s A Time To Be Funny. They’re Talking Over Her A Lot, She Could Barely Answer A Question Without An Interruption.

  • @ettapooh313
    @ettapooh313 3 года назад +7

    kev's pure amazement at everything she says is so cute lol

  • @amajtheory
    @amajtheory 3 года назад +49

    Weak was actually written for Chanté Moore. Brian Alexander Morgan had a huge crush on Chanté.

    • @voraciouschild9226
      @voraciouschild9226 3 года назад +19

      He should've written a hit album for Chante like he did for SWV.

    • @bigtomb1027
      @bigtomb1027 3 года назад +15

      @@voraciouschild9226 facts.. people sleeping on Chante. She got some pipes

    • @joshuaafrifa8134
      @joshuaafrifa8134 3 года назад +7

      Yes I even asked him on IG to confirm and he said it was definitely written for Chanté Moore

    • @mslmc3
      @mslmc3 3 года назад +1

      Yup. I was so surprised when I learned that.

    • @sxm76
      @sxm76 3 года назад +9

      I just heard Coko say that it was offered to Charlie Wilson but he didn't want it. I'm glad because I can't see him doing it.

  • @CHAR23BEAST
    @CHAR23BEAST Год назад +2

    Great interview! A total vibe.

  • @TEDSHOTTHAT
    @TEDSHOTTHAT 3 года назад +3

    I used to have a crush on coko!
    And i loved the nails vack then 😁

  • @Neoldsoul
    @Neoldsoul 3 года назад +7

    I thought she said “price fading.” 😂

  • @lanocordale
    @lanocordale 2 года назад +4

    Lil Tracy the son of a literal god of rnb crazy asl

  •  3 года назад +2

    Please Don't Forget is my Favorite Coko song.....Period...go listen if you never heard

  • @s.a.5143
    @s.a.5143 3 года назад +5

    Well, I’m happy they didn’t use TLC for their group name. Some of their best songs made SWV sound so good!!

  • @DreThomasMusic
    @DreThomasMusic 3 года назад +12

    Coko ❤️

  • @katinastewart5210
    @katinastewart5210 3 года назад +13

    Awww, Kev and Do 😥

  • @edubb527
    @edubb527 3 года назад +8

    I love some Coko

  • @lisahays9226
    @lisahays9226 3 года назад +14

    Her laugh is so interesting lol

    • @tmason3409
      @tmason3409 2 года назад +1

      Right! Lol infectious

  • @do-it-nita4real
    @do-it-nita4real 3 года назад +3

    I knew one day this day would come !!longevity, woke up to choice fm. And I said you better wake up. !!!!!!

  • @beechannel27
    @beechannel27 2 года назад +1

    That cracked me up when yall said people be whisper-singing lol. 💯💯💯

    • @beechannel27
      @beechannel27 2 года назад

      I learned so much about the industry.

  • @BRANDNEW715
    @BRANDNEW715 3 года назад +2

    I love Coko!!!!

  • @txtornado3880
    @txtornado3880 3 года назад +19

    Who else came back here after the verzuz?

    • @ChristianJoyD
      @ChristianJoyD 3 года назад +2

      It was recommended to me after Verzuz

    • @darwinyancy868
      @darwinyancy868 3 года назад +1

      Been on a SWV Kick since then😂🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @ladykray4eva
      @ladykray4eva 3 года назад +1

      In my Recommends today

  • @iigobytroy7843
    @iigobytroy7843 Год назад +1

    When I first heard the song I was singing “Cry’s fading” bhut when I start looking at their live performances (cause I was obsessed with coko) I heard her say “Prides Fading” I was like omg I was singing the wrong thing😂😂😂😂

  • @love2love266
    @love2love266 3 года назад +3

    I hated weak too when I was younger 🤣🤣🤣 but now I love it! 🤣🤣

  • @PATULOCA
    @PATULOCA 3 года назад +3

    I love the interview

  • @joshuathomas390
    @joshuathomas390 3 года назад +1

    This is a great interview

  • @WisEdit836
    @WisEdit836 3 года назад +2

    Ty Kevin. Cuz ain’t NOBODY kno. I was saying “ Christ baby”,

  • @dorrellhouston2603
    @dorrellhouston2603 3 года назад +4

    Kev and doboy smh I would cry if they got back together

  • @angelrasheena5954
    @angelrasheena5954 3 года назад +14

    So nobody gonna talk about how dude on the right looks like a thick drake?

    • @latishaturner7675
      @latishaturner7675 3 года назад

      True

    • @ManifestDestinee
      @ManifestDestinee 3 года назад +1

      How nobody talkin about how much weight he lost. I haven't seen him. since wild n out and he was thicker than this😳

    • @ChristianJoyD
      @ChristianJoyD 3 года назад +5

      He actually had a spoof song called Fat Drake

    • @ladykray4eva
      @ladykray4eva 3 года назад

      @@ChristianJoyD He actually has another one out now as we speak. Check his IG. Do brought it back.

  • @RaneMP2016
    @RaneMP2016 3 года назад +8

    WHAT!? MJ signed off for FREE?!?!?!?!?!?! WOW

  • @expertonmyself
    @expertonmyself 3 года назад +8

    it's tripped out how artists originally hated their biggest hits. toni hated "unbreak my heart." boyz II to men hated "i'll make love to you." there's gotta be a video compilation out here, talkin' about these instances. i gotta find it. "you have no morals. you goin' to hell." for nails. dang. LOL ugh, they ain't clear her to be in the video? record labels get on my damned nerves!

    • @Thetouchofjazz
      @Thetouchofjazz 3 года назад

      Right?! Can you imagine how many more hits Coko/SWV would've had if it wasn't for her/their label blocking every damn thing.

    • @tmason3409
      @tmason3409 2 года назад

      Whitney hated "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." And it became her 7th number 1 in a row. I didn't know about Boyz II Men though. But I did hear it was mentioned that they thought Babyface was corny during that time.

  • @lisahays9226
    @lisahays9226 3 года назад +11

    Never paid attention to that being her on men n black sound track

  • @JSAqueen
    @JSAqueen 3 года назад +4

    RUclips would recommend this after the Verzuz

  • @TheFever77
    @TheFever77 4 года назад +43

    I wish they'd shut up so she can talk.

    • @Lyfeiscrazee
      @Lyfeiscrazee 3 года назад

      Ikr..mad aggy

    • @ladykray4eva
      @ladykray4eva 3 года назад +4

      Hes come a loooong way 2 years later. Kev took this critique from the fans humbly and turned it around.

    • @brandosmythe7259
      @brandosmythe7259 3 года назад +1

      @@ladykray4eva I watched this interview because I’m a SWV fan. I saw KevOnStage on 85South last month….and he was so much better there. I’m willing to give the rest of his stuff a chance.

  • @idome1524
    @idome1524 Год назад +1

    I was singing rain one day last year and i stopped and said was they really talking about what i think

  • @Teebee407
    @Teebee407 3 года назад +8

    "Resistance is down, when you're around, pride's fading...."
    THAT ACTUALLY A REALLY DOPE LYRIC, IN CONTEXT! ARTIST DON'T WRITE LIKE THIS ANYMORE!!!

    • @s.n.4096
      @s.n.4096 3 года назад +1

      Yes, I love that line! It shows pure vulnerability. Great song/story!

    • @Noemyskillz
      @Noemyskillz 2 года назад

      Is it pride or cries..lyrics say cries fadin

    • @jeterw75
      @jeterw75 Год назад +1

      I knew she was saying cause and cure, but, 30 years later I finally find out she was saying pride’s fading. Unbelievable

  • @alishamoss6801
    @alishamoss6801 3 года назад +6

    Honestly I Never Like Weak Either Wasn't Bad Song Tho

  • @justtiff6237
    @justtiff6237 3 года назад

    I love this interview

  • @valeriefullilove1031
    @valeriefullilove1031 3 года назад +3

    echo in the room is bad, but this is a great interview

  • @djwillpower578
    @djwillpower578 3 года назад +8

    I didn’t like ‘Weak’ either. It took decades for it to grow on me.

    • @mugozbee7221
      @mugozbee7221 3 года назад +1

      Me too

    • @NYCKZ360
      @NYCKZ360 3 года назад +2

      Damn fr?

    • @NatureGirl215LLC
      @NatureGirl215LLC 2 года назад +2

      Same here. Couldn't do "Weak" until these last couple of years. My songs were "Use Your Heart" & "You're Always On My Mind".

    • @Mone333Williams
      @Mone333Williams Год назад

      I don't like "downtown" ...I'm wit coko

  • @solameencuentro
    @solameencuentro 2 года назад

    Long Live the 90s!!!✊🏾

  • @Phee971
    @Phee971 3 года назад +5

    43:00 Coko looks like she's a bit disappointed, I know she wanted to sing a little something, and so did i

  • @meka3701
    @meka3701 3 года назад +1

    Legendary!

  • @bgrierofficial
    @bgrierofficial 3 года назад +4

    That time when Drake ate too many Cheetos before his interview

  • @cims1ty640
    @cims1ty640 2 года назад +1

    I ain’t gone lie I thought the lyric was “cries fading” 😂

  • @michellehardy3663
    @michellehardy3663 3 года назад +3

    Great interview.

  • @nataliehayes7990
    @nataliehayes7990 3 года назад +6

    Funny she didn't mention Xscape

  • @hollylove9053
    @hollylove9053 3 года назад +1

    Wait wait wait.. “cries fading” all these years even thru the verzuz I thought it was “Christ baby”😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂 but cries fading makes much more sense🤦🏾‍♀️😩😩

    • @tlove2996
      @tlove2996 3 года назад +6

      She said "prides fading" fam😉

  • @diaramorrisbowen4018
    @diaramorrisbowen4018 3 года назад +5

    How do you NOT know that's her on the Men in Black song??

  • @only1caramel267
    @only1caramel267 3 года назад

    Coko said na na

  • @jibrealyaaseen
    @jibrealyaaseen 3 года назад +1

    I was like 6 when weak came out and it was everything for me to sing back then

  • @kingraw3057
    @kingraw3057 4 года назад +10

    Did she say chris brown ha but that's her opinion but don't nobody say he remind them of the 90's he don't have the voice a timeless classics quality impactful legendary and iconic albums and songs

  • @lmnpeach
    @lmnpeach 3 года назад

    This was soo good !!!!

  • @frenchfries2378
    @frenchfries2378 3 года назад +2

    Mine is Triflin’

  • @raquelfrizzell
    @raquelfrizzell 3 года назад +7

    Why does the guy on the right have such huge knees? I'm so distracted.

    • @blisslove3758
      @blisslove3758 3 года назад +3

      😂 I glanced at them like what and then just went back to looking at the other two

    • @NYCKZ360
      @NYCKZ360 3 года назад +2

      Too many Krabby Patties

  • @linneas746
    @linneas746 4 года назад +26

    isn't this lil tracy's mom

  • @angelalford21
    @angelalford21 3 года назад +3

    Rapture was not released in 1984 Kevin