Xscape (band)

Xscape
(left to right) Kandi Burruss, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott, Tameka Cottle
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop
Years active	1991–2001; 2005–2009
Labels	So So Def/Columbia/SME Records (1992-1998)
Associated acts	Bow Wow
Past members	Tamika Scott Tameka "Tiny" Cottle Kandi Burruss Kiesha Miles Tamera Coggins-Wynn

Xscape was a female American R&B quartet which began as a quintet. The group had 3 consecutive Platinum albums along with 6 top 10 hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1990s including "Just Kickin' It", "Who Can I Run To", "The Arms of the One Who Loves You", and "My Little Secret". The original lineup of the group consisted of sisters and Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and Tamera Coggins, though Coggins departed the group before their debut album was released.

LaTocha and Tamika Scott's father, Rev. Randolf Scott, was part of the 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, Tamera Coggins-Wynn, and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle 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.

After Coggins left the group in 1991, 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. 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, certified platinum within a year, and launched two top 10 singles. 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", did not achieve the same success.