HWA (group)

H.W.A.
From left to right: Jazz, Baby Girl and Go-Di
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. Their name is a reference to another hip hop / gangsta rap group, N.W.A.

History

The three members came together in 1989, founded and funded by Chicago's Keith "KP" Presley, and soon secured an independent label, Drive-By Records, to record their first album Livin' in a Hoe House . The album was not a huge success, although it did sell almost 400,000 copies, ^[1] reaching No. 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, reaching No. 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. ^[2] Afterwards, H.W.A disbanded.

In April 2012, according to Jazz, H.W.A. reformed. ^[3]

Discography

Release Information
Livin' in a Hoe House Released: 1990 Chart positions: No. 38 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: "Eat This", "Little Dick"
All That (Juzt a Little Action) Released: 1993 Chart positions: None
Az Much Ass Azz U Want Released: February 22, 1994 Chart positions: No. 71 Top R&B/Hip-Hop, No. 33 Top Heatseakers

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 154. ISBN   0-7535-0252-6.
2. "H.W.A. – I Ain't No Lady". Discogs.com . Retrieved July 21, 2011.
3. ^[ dead link ]

External links

• Wynn, Ron. Biography of H.W.A. at AllMusic . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
• H.W.A. at Discogs
• H.W.A. @ Spotify – Web Player