# Xscape (group)
**Xscape** is an American R&B girl group from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1990 around sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott together with [Kandi Burruss](https://www.edgepedia.org/kandi-burruss) and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. Discovered by producer [Jermaine Dupri](https://www.edgepedia.org/jermaine-dupri), the quartet released three consecutive platinum albums in the 1990s, disbanded in 1998, and reunited with all four original members in 2017.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) • [2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1990 in College Park, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta; members Kandi Burruss, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott, and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) |
| Discovery | Sang at Jermaine Dupri's birthday party in 1991; signed to his So So Def label[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) |
| Debut album | *Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha* (1993), platinum; singles "Just Kickin' It" and "Understanding" each topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) |
| Later albums | *Off the Hook* (1995) and *Traces of My Lipstick* (1998), both platinum; "Who Can I Run To" was another R&B No. 1[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) • [2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) |
| Breakup | Disbanded in 1998 after the third album; members pursued solo work[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) |
| Reunion | All four original members reunited in 2017, performing at the BET Awards and the 2018 Essence Festival[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) |
| Recent activity | Bravo series *Xscape: Still Kickin' It* (2019) and *SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B* (2023); co-headlining Queens of R&B Tour with SWV from June 2024[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) |
## Formation and early years
The Scott sisters grew up singing in church under the training of their father, Rev. Randolf Scott, who had performed in the 1970s R&B group Scott Three.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) While attending Tri-Cities High School in College Park, they met classmates Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, and the four began performing together as a quartet in 1990.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) They were still in high school when they signed their first recording contract; as Burruss recalled, "our moms had to sign for us."[3](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/xscape-what-theyd-do-differently-90s-interview)
The group's break came in 1991, when they sang at a birthday party for the young producer Jermaine Dupri. Dupri signed them to his So So Def label and oversaw production of their first album.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) • [4](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/xscape) The members chose the name Xscape, they explained at the time, because they were "escaping out of stereotypes" and wanted to be known as "down-to-earth sisters who can all sing lead."[5](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-11-13-N.pdf)
## The 1990s run
**Debut.** *Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha*, released in October 1993, broke into the Top 20 on the strength of the No. 2 Hot 100 hit "Just Kickin' It" and later went platinum.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) Both "Just Kickin' It" and the follow-up ballad "Understanding" held the No. 1 position on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, for four weeks and two weeks respectively.[6](https://manuals.plus/m/9bef293589976eb2b381f7cd673fa1114ff1ca7d66433d76fd67553a3eb3fd4d.pdf) Critics noted the group's gospel-edged shared leads and "grit and energized harmonizing rather than over-rehearsed polish."[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/hummin-comin-at-cha-mw0000104421) The album peaked at No. 3 on the Top R&B Albums chart and sold 1 million copies according to SoundScan.[8](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB1995.pdf)
**Second and third albums.** *Off the Hook* (1995) also received platinum certification and produced the R&B No. 1 "Who Can I Run To," a cover of the Jones Girls song.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) • [2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) The group's third album, *Traces of My Lipstick* (1998), included the hit "My Little Secret" and the [Diane Warren](https://www.edgepedia.org/diane-warren)-penned ballad "The Arms of the One Who Loves You," which gave the group its last R&B and pop hit.[4](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/xscape) Xscape disbanded at the end of 1998, with each member moving on to solo projects.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) • [4](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/xscape)
## Style and place in 1990s R&B
Xscape was a consistent presence on the R&B charts of the 1990s, with tight, aggressive harmonies that pointed to a gospel influence, and it explored sexuality while avoiding the more explicit stance of contemporaries such as TLC.[4](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/xscape) Its R&B-hip-hop hybrid style, exemplified by "Just Kickin' It" (1993), helped popularize that sound alongside TLC and [Destiny's Child](https://www.edgepedia.org/destinys-child).[9](https://microsite-oh-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/media/editor/405/vdoc.pub_african-american-music-an-introduction.pdf) The Los Angeles Times described the group as "churchier than TLC but with more rough edges than En Vogue."[10](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-xscape-review-20180107-story.html)
## Members' careers after the breakup
Burruss became one of the most successful R&B songwriters of the late 1990s and early 2000s, writing for [Mariah Carey](https://www.edgepedia.org/mariah-carey) ("X-Girlfriend"), [Whitney Houston](https://www.edgepedia.org/whitney-houston) ("Tell Me No"), TLC ("No Scrubs," co-written with Tiny), Destiny's Child ("Bills, Bills, Bills"), and *NSYNC ("It Makes Me Ill").[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) Tiny also turned to songwriting and later became known for reality shows such as *Tiny & Toya* and *T.I. and Tiny*; LaTocha pursued solo recording and Tamika focused on acting.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956)
## Reunion and later activity
The group went on hiatus in the late 1990s and did not reunite with all four members until 2017, when they performed at the [BET Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/bet-awards) and the 2018 Essence Festival.[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) The reunion followed the resolution of a long-running personal rift between Burruss and Tamika Scott.[11](https://www.tmz.com/2017/03/02/xscape-reunion-unofficial-kandi-tamika-feud-over/) The reunion produced two Bravo series, *Xscape: Still Kickin' It* in 2019 and *SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B* in 2023, the latter a six-part limited series co-starring the 1990s R&B group SWV.[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) • [3](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/xscape-what-theyd-do-differently-90s-interview)
**Lineup changes.** In 2018, Tiny and the Scott sisters, without Burruss, released the EP *Here for It* as the trio Xscap3.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956) During the 2023 Bravo series, tensions between [LaTocha Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/latocha-scott)-Bivens and the other members were documented, and the group subsequently performed as a trio without her.[12](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/what-is-xscape-doing-now-where-the-girl-group-is-today) In 2024, the lineup of Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle-Harris, and Tamika Scott co-headlined The Queens of R&B Tour with SWV, with openers MYA, Total, and 702; the tour began in June 2024 in [Concord, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/concord-california).[2](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852) A 2026 report stated that after the reunion tour, the group would continue as a trio of LaTocha Scott, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, and Tamika Scott, with Vincent Herbert as music manager and two new singles released.[13](https://goseeknest.com/articles/xscape-hires-vincent-herbert-as-music-manager-drops-2-new-singles-as-a-trio-without-kandi-burruss/)
## Influence
Xscape's catalog has continued to circulate among later artists: LaTocha Scott cited June's Diary's cover of "Tonight" and Wale's sampling of "I Will" as examples of the group's influence on younger musicians.[14](https://www.essence.com/entertainment/xscape-reunion-interview/?iid=sr-link1) Burruss later said she opposed recording new reunion material because it risked "messing with history."[10](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-xscape-review-20180107-story.html)
## References
1. [Xscape Biography, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xscape-mn0000681956)
2. [Xscape Tickets, Ticketmaster artist page](https://www.ticketmaster.com/Xscape-tickets/artist/2489852)
3. [XSCAPE on What They'd Go Back and Do Differently in the '90s, Bravo's The Daily Dish](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/xscape-what-theyd-do-differently-90s-interview)
4. [Xscape, Encyclopedia.com (Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990)](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/xscape)
5. [R&B Artists & Music, Billboard, November 13, 1993](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-11-13-N.pdf)
6. [Xscape Cultivates Mature Sound, Billboard, 1995](https://manuals.plus/m/9bef293589976eb2b381f7cd673fa1114ff1ca7d66433d76fd67553a3eb3fd4d.pdf)
7. [Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha review, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/hummin-comin-at-cha-mw0000104421)
8. [Xscape Cultivates Mature Sound, Billboard 1995 archive](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB1995.pdf)
9. [African American Music: An Introduction](https://microsite-oh-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/media/editor/405/vdoc.pub_african-american-music-an-introduction.pdf)
10. [Review: Xscape blurs real life and reality TV on its strong reunion tour, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-xscape-review-20180107-story.html)
11. [Xscape Buries Hatchet but No Reunion Tour Yet, TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2017/03/02/xscape-reunion-unofficial-kandi-tamika-feud-over/)
12. [What Is XSCAPE Doing Now? Where the Girl Group Is Today, Bravo's The Daily Dish](https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/what-is-xscape-doing-now-where-the-girl-group-is-today)
13. [Xscape Taps Vincent Herbert as Music Manager, Unveils Two New Singles as Trio Following Kandi Burruss Departure, GoSeekNest](https://goseeknest.com/articles/xscape-hires-vincent-herbert-as-music-manager-drops-2-new-singles-as-a-trio-without-kandi-burruss/)
14. [EXCLUSIVE: XSCAPE Reveals The Real Reason Behind Their Split, Essence](https://www.essence.com/entertainment/xscape-reunion-interview/?iid=sr-link1)
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