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Swing Mob | |
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Origin | Virginia, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, hip hop |
Years active | 1991—1995 (Swing Mob) 1997—2004 (Superfriends) |
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Members | DeVante Swing |
Past members | K-Ci & JoJo Mr. Dalvin Missy Elliott Timbaland Magoo Ginuwine Playa Tweet Jimmy Douglass Stevie J Larry Live Leshawn Shellman Radiah Covington Chonita Coleman Sugah Accion Reeboc Mr Brendal Baazar Royale |
Swing Mob (sometimes known as Da Bassment Cru) was a loosely knit musical collective consisting of artists and record labels first discovered by Jodeci member DeVante Swing in 1991. The artists on Swing Mob included Missy Elliott with the group Sista, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, Static Major and the rest of Playa, Darryl Pearson, Mike "Funky Mike" Jackson, Tweet with the group Sugah, Majik, Jimmy Douglass, Stevie J, Maija Max, Renee Anderson, Bazaar Royale and Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott among others, although the group's full membership has never been documented comprehensively. A list of some known artists in Swing Mob at the time of the group's activity can be found in the liner notes of Jodeci's third studio album, The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel (1995).[1][2]