Xscape music videos

Xscape, often referred to mononymously as the word "Escape," and a pun on the common mispronunciation of that word, was a female American R&B group originally starting out as a quintet then became a quartet, the group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s. The original lineup of the group consisted of sisters LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott-Byas, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Tamera Coggins.

LaTocha and Tamika Scott's father, Rev. Randolf Scott, was part of the 1970s R&B group Scott Three during the early '70s. The sisters were trained to sing by their father at an early age. They sang in church and competed in talent shows around the area while growing up. In the early '90s, they met Xscape's other three members, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris and Tamera Coggins, at the magnet performing arts high school, Tri-Cities, in East Point, Georgia, a city outside of Atlanta. Cottle's father, Charles Pope and her uncle, Joseph Pope (1933-1996), were members of the R&B group, The Tams.
[edit] Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha (1992-1994)
Main article: Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha

After Coggins left the group in 1993, Xscape became a quartet. They were later discovered by Jermaine Dupri while singing at an annual Martin Luther King, Jr. festival in Atlanta. Dupri immediately signed the group to his up and coming So So Def label. He debuted the quartet at his birthday party in 1991. The group released their debut album, Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha on October 12, 1993.[1]. The album peaked at number seventeen the U.S. Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B Albums chart. It was a critical and commercial success, being certified platinum within a year and launching two top ten single. The debut single, "Just Kickin' It" and second single "Understanding" both entered the top 10 of the official Hot 100 and became platinum and gold certified number-one hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The follow up singles, "Love on My Mind" and "Tonight" didn't receive the same success.

The group's lyrics, which were chiefly written and produced by Dupri, had strong, female-empowering, soulful, and powerful vocals with harmonization. The musical formula was augmented by the girls' baggy and cool down-to-earth Atlanta style.

The group later appeared on The Mask soundtrack.
[edit] Off the Hook (1995-1998)
Main article: Off the Hook (Xscape album)

After much success, Xscape released their second studio album, Off the Hook, in 1995. The lead single, "Feels So Good", reached the top 40 of the US Hot 100, while "Who Can I Run To" peaked at #8. The follow-up singles "Do You Want To" and "Can't Hang", the latter featuring rapper MC Lyte, were released as a double A-side single. It went only as high as number 50 on the Hot 100, but peaked at #9 on the "Hot R&B/Hip Hop" charts. The album eventually went platinum.

In 1996, the group was featured on MC Lyte's single "Keep On, Keepin' On", which appeared on the Sunset Park soundtrack. The single reached the top ten on the "Hot 100" and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

In 1997 the group's popularity was growing, and their songs appeared on the soundtracks to the films Love Jones and Soul Food.
[edit] Traces of My Lipstick (1998-2001)
Main article: Traces of My Lipstick

In early 1998, Xscape was featured on the Keith Sweat-production by R&B new-coming group Ol' Skool on the single "Am I Dreamin'". The single was a success in North America, peaking at #31 on the "Hot 100". The single would later be featured on their third album "Traces of My Lipstick".

The third Xscape album,Traces of My Lipstick, debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and at No.6 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop album chart; over a million copies were sold in the U.S. The album featured the top ten hit "The Arms of the One Who Loves You", which reached number 7 on the "Hot 100" chart, and "My Little Secret," which reached number 9. Although there wasn't an official third single released, "Softest Place on Earth" reached number 28 on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart.

The group also made appearances on the Big Momma's House and Hardball soundtracks. They later disbanded.
[edit] Unchained and present (2003-present)

After a five-year hiatus, sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott reunited with Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. They replaced Kandi Burruss with Kiesha Miles to sing background to record a fourth album, Unchained. The new single "What's Up" was released on a mixtape and later got some airplay in hometown Atlanta.[2] However, the album wasn't released due to lack of promotion from the record label.
[edit] Solo careers
[edit] Tamika Scott

Scott released the single "Day & Night" in Japan. She also appeared in the 2004 Tyler Perry play, Meet the Browns originating the role of Millet Jenay Baptiste-Brown. She has written, produced, and arranged four songs for and is featured as a solo artist on the movie soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, which was released January 16, 2007 on Atlantic Records. In 2010, she made a female version of "Say Ahh" with the female rappers Trina, Rasheeda, and Gloss Da Boss. On December 18 2010 She did a play called Christmas In The Hood.
[edit] LaTocha Scott

Scott, Recorded a solo album, titled Solo Flight, and made appearances on Jermaine Dupri's song "All That's Got to Go" and J-Shin's "One Night Stand", which was Scott's first solo R&B single. She also appears on "Liar, Liar" from the soundtrack of The Best Man, Cha Cha's "Dear Diary," and Trick Daddy's single "Thug Holiday"[3].
[edit] Kandi Burruss
Main article: Kandi Burruss

Burruss has co-written song for artists such as Mariah Carey, Pink, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. Also written songs for artist like TLC, Destiny's Child, 'N Sync, Boyz II Men, and Faith Evans. In 1999, she appeared on Solé's debut album and was also in a video for the single, titled "4, 5, 6". In 2000, Columbia Records released her solo debut, Hey Kandi, which featured the hit song "Don't Think I'm Not." On December 14, 2010, Buress released the album 1Kandi Koated featuring tracks "Fly Above" and "Leave U." She is also responsible for discovering male R&B quartet Jagged Edge.

Burruss sang backup on LSG's "Wide Open" on their final album, LSG2 in 2003. In 2006, she released "I Need", featuring Eightball & MJG from an upcoming solo album on UpFront Records. She is also featured on E-40's hit "U and Dat" and performs under the name Kandi Girl. In 2007, she formed a duo, Peach Candy, with Atlanta female rapper Rasheeda [4][5]

In 2009, Burruss joined the hit Bravo reality show, The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
[edit] Tameka "Tiny" Cottle
Main article: Tameka Cottle

Cottle co-wrote TLC's 1999 hit "No Scrubs" with Burruss, with her singing vocals on the chorus of the song and on Lil' Kim's "I Know You See Me", Lil Bow Wow's "Let's Get Down", and on 8Ball & MJG's "Things We Used to Do."

Cottle is still in the music business, and has branched out into television. She stars in the BET reality show Tiny & Toya which follows Cottle and her friendship with Antonia "Toya" Johnson Carter, the ex-wife of rap artist Lil’ Wayne. Cottle and rapper T.I. have been dating since 2001;[9] they married on July 30, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Videos: Xscape

Can't Hang

Christmas Without You

Do You Want To

Feels So Good

Just Kickin' It

Love On My Mind

My Little Secret

Tonight

Understanding

Who Can I Run To

Who's That Man?


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	Videos: Xscape Can't Hang Christmas Without You Do You Want To Feels So Good Just Kickin' It Love On My Mind My Little Secret Tonight Understanding Who Can I Run To Who's That Man? Xscape, often referred to mononymously as the word "Escape," and a pun on the common mispronunciation of that word, was a female American R&B group originally starting out as a quintet then became a quartet, the group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s. The original lineup of the group consisted of sisters LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott-Byas, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Tamera Coggins. LaTocha and Tamika Scott's father, Rev. Randolf Scott, was part of the 1970s R&B group Scott Three during the early '70s. The sisters were trained to sing by their father at an early age. They sang in church and competed in talent shows around the area while growing up. In the early '90s, they met Xscape's other three members, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris and Tamera Coggins, at the magnet performing arts high school, Tri-Cities, in East Point, Georgia, a city outside of Atlanta. Cottle's father, Charles Pope and her uncle, Joseph Pope (1933-1996), were members of the R&B group, The Tams. [edit] Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha (1992-1994) Main article: Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha After Coggins left the group in 1993, Xscape became a quartet. They were later discovered by Jermaine Dupri while singing at an annual Martin Luther King, Jr. festival in Atlanta. Dupri immediately signed the group to his up and coming So So Def label. He debuted the quartet at his birthday party in 1991. The group released their debut album, Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha on October 12, 1993.[1]. The album peaked at number seventeen the U.S. Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B Albums chart. It was a critical and commercial success, being certified platinum within a year and launching two top ten single. The debut single, "Just Kickin' It" and second single "Understanding" both entered the top 10 of the official Hot 100 and became platinum and gold certified number-one hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The follow up singles, "Love on My Mind" and "Tonight" didn't receive the same success. The group's lyrics, which were chiefly written and produced by Dupri, had strong, female-empowering, soulful, and powerful vocals with harmonization. The musical formula was augmented by the girls' baggy and cool down-to-earth Atlanta style. The group later appeared on The Mask soundtrack. [edit] Off the Hook (1995-1998) Main article: Off the Hook (Xscape album) After much success, Xscape released their second studio album, Off the Hook, in 1995. The lead single, "Feels So Good", reached the top 40 of the US Hot 100, while "Who Can I Run To" peaked at #8. The follow-up singles "Do You Want To" and "Can't Hang", the latter featuring rapper MC Lyte, were released as a double A-side single. It went only as high as number 50 on the Hot 100, but peaked at #9 on the "Hot R&B/Hip Hop" charts. The album eventually went platinum. In 1996, the group was featured on MC Lyte's single "Keep On, Keepin' On", which appeared on the Sunset Park soundtrack. The single reached the top ten on the "Hot 100" and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 1997 the group's popularity was growing, and their songs appeared on the soundtracks to the films Love Jones and Soul Food. [edit] Traces of My Lipstick (1998-2001) Main article: Traces of My Lipstick In early 1998, Xscape was featured on the Keith Sweat-production by R&B new-coming group Ol' Skool on the single "Am I Dreamin'". The single was a success in North America, peaking at #31 on the "Hot 100". The single would later be featured on their third album "Traces of My Lipstick". The third Xscape album,Traces of My Lipstick, debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and at No.6 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop album chart; over a million copies were sold in the U.S. The album featured the top ten hit "The Arms of the One Who Loves You", which reached number 7 on the "Hot 100" chart, and "My Little Secret," which reached number 9. Although there wasn't an official third single released, "Softest Place on Earth" reached number 28 on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart. The group also made appearances on the Big Momma's House and Hardball soundtracks. They later disbanded. [edit] Unchained and present (2003-present) After a five-year hiatus, sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott reunited with Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. They replaced Kandi Burruss with Kiesha Miles to sing background to record a fourth album, Unchained. The new single "What's Up" was released on a mixtape and later got some airplay in hometown Atlanta.[2] However, the album wasn't released due to lack of promotion from the record label. [edit] Solo careers [edit] Tamika Scott Scott released the single "Day & Night" in Japan. She also appeared in the 2004 Tyler Perry play, Meet the Browns originating the role of Millet Jenay Baptiste-Brown. She has written, produced, and arranged four songs for and is featured as a solo artist on the movie soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, which was released January 16, 2007 on Atlantic Records. In 2010, she made a female version of "Say Ahh" with the female rappers Trina, Rasheeda, and Gloss Da Boss. On December 18 2010 She did a play called Christmas In The Hood. [edit] LaTocha Scott Scott, Recorded a solo album, titled Solo Flight, and made appearances on Jermaine Dupri's song "All That's Got to Go" and J-Shin's "One Night Stand", which was Scott's first solo R&B single. She also appears on "Liar, Liar" from the soundtrack of The Best Man, Cha Cha's "Dear Diary," and Trick Daddy's single "Thug Holiday"[3]. [edit] Kandi Burruss Main article: Kandi Burruss Burruss has co-written song for artists such as Mariah Carey, Pink, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. Also written songs for artist like TLC, Destiny's Child, 'N Sync, Boyz II Men, and Faith Evans. In 1999, she appeared on Solé's debut album and was also in a video for the single, titled "4, 5, 6". In 2000, Columbia Records released her solo debut, Hey Kandi, which featured the hit song "Don't Think I'm Not." On December 14, 2010, Buress released the album 1Kandi Koated featuring tracks "Fly Above" and "Leave U." She is also responsible for discovering male R&B quartet Jagged Edge. Burruss sang backup on LSG's "Wide Open" on their final album, LSG2 in 2003. In 2006, she released "I Need", featuring Eightball & MJG from an upcoming solo album on UpFront Records. She is also featured on E-40's hit "U and Dat" and performs under the name Kandi Girl. In 2007, she formed a duo, Peach Candy, with Atlanta female rapper Rasheeda [4][5] In 2009, Burruss joined the hit Bravo reality show, The Real Housewives of Atlanta. [edit] Tameka "Tiny" Cottle Main article: Tameka Cottle Cottle co-wrote TLC's 1999 hit "No Scrubs" with Burruss, with her singing vocals on the chorus of the song and on Lil' Kim's "I Know You See Me", Lil Bow Wow's "Let's Get Down", and on 8Ball & MJG's "Things We Used to Do." Cottle is still in the music business, and has branched out into television. She stars in the BET reality show Tiny & Toya which follows Cottle and her friendship with Antonia "Toya" Johnson Carter, the ex-wife of rap artist Lil’ Wayne. Cottle and rapper T.I. have been dating since 2001;[9] they married on July 30, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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