ESSENCE: The songs you’ve played from the new album sound like contemporary gospel. Will you have anything traditional? Cheryl “Coko” Clemons: Yes. I’m doing a song called “Hymns for the Soul,” and I ...

Coko began as a member of the R&B girl group SWV. But these days, she's a solo artist. She tells Farai Chideya about her latest adventure, a recording of gospel music. Sponsor Message I'm tired of ...