HWA (group)
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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
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 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
External links
- 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