It is the battle of the ’90s girls on Saturday, as SWV and Xscape face off within the newest Verzuz occasion, taking place Saturday night time at 8 p.m. ET.
New York new jack swing trio SWV — which options Cheryl Gamble, Leanne Lyons and Tamara Johnson — had been some of the profitable R&B vocal teams of the ’90s, with such hits because the Billboard Scorching 1oo No. 1 “Weak.” Atlanta’s four-member Xscape — that includes Tameka “Tiny” Harris, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott and Kandi Burruss — had been found by producer/rapper Jermaine Dupri, who signed them to his So So Def label, which launched their debut, Hummin’ Comin’ At ‘Cha, in 1993, that includes the band’s signature hits “Understanding” and “Simply Kickin’ It.”
The girl-group vocal-off follows the Easter weekend old-school match between The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Hearth and an April 20 smoke-out between Redman and Methodology Man.