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LaTocha Scott
LaTocha Reney Scott-Bivens, (née Scott; born October 2, 1973) also known by her mononym LaTocha, is an American R&B and Gospel singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. She is best known as a member of the multi-platinum selling R&B group Xscape, who rose to popularity in the 1990s. Biography Scott was born in Atlanta, Georgia to her father, Rev. Randolf Scott and her mother, Gloria McFarlin who worked as a teacher at school. She is the elder sister to fellow Xscape member Tamika Scott. At the age of 6, she began to sing in church, weddings, and local talent shows. At 11, she had recorded her first song with her sister Tamika. Scott attended TriCities High School of Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, transferring to Tri-Cities High School in East Point, Georgia graduating in 1991. In 1995, she married music manager Rocky Bivens. Their son Jamon was born in August 1997. Scott eats plant based. She released cookbook ''LaTocha Planted Lifestyle''. Career 1991–1992: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Park, Georgia
College Park is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton and Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton counties, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of Atlanta. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 13,930. Georgia International Convention Center and part of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport are located in the city.City Maps ." City of College Park. Retrieved on May 25, 2009. The College Park Historic District is Georgia's fourth-largest urban historical district listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia, National Register of Historic Places. The Gateway Center Arena in College Park is the home stadium of the College Park Skyhawks and Atlanta Dream. History ...
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Just Kickin' It
"Just Kickin' It" is a song by American R&B group Xscape. Written by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, It was released in August 1993, by So So Def and Columbia Records, as Xscape's first single from the group's debut album, ''Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha'' (1993). The single became the group's most commercially successful hit, peaking at number one on the US ''Cash Box'' Top 100, number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. Its accompanying music video was nominated for Best New Artist Clip of the Year in the category for R&B/Urban at the 1994 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards. Composition "Just Kickin' It" is an urban ballad in which vocals are the focus, and the instrumental foundation is otherwise sparse. Jermaine Dupri, who according to his father, Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, wanted Xscape to be "the ghetto En Vogue," originally wrote the song as a summary of what men wanted from women. The lyrics were con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Jones (soundtrack)
''Love Jones: The Music'' is the soundtrack to Theodore Witcher's 1997 film '' Love Jones''. It was released on March 11, 1997, via Sony Music. The album features a blend of R&B, neo-soul, jazz, and spoken word, reflecting the film's poetic and intimate tone. It includes contributions from artists such as Lauryn Hill, Dionne Farris, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello, and The Brand New Heavies, among others. The soundtrack was a commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and reaching the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's standout track, " The Sweetest Thing" by Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Lauryn Hill, became a hit single and marked one of her first musical releases outside of the Fugees. Maxwell's " Sumthin' Sumthin' (Mellosmoothe)" also gained lasting recognition and remains one of his most beloved deep cuts. Critical reception Track listing ;Notes *Tracks 6, 7, 8, 12 are not featured in the film. Personnel *Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Park (soundtrack)
''Sunset Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the soundtrack to Steve Gomer's 1996 film '' Sunset Park''. It was released on April 23, 1996 through EastWest Records America/ Elektra Music Group. Recording sessions took place at Can-Am Studios, at Larrabee Studio and at Americayan Recording Studio in Los Angeles, at 36 Chambers Studio, at The Hit Factory, at Giant Recording Studio and at D&D Studios in New York, at Undercity Studios in Hackensack, at KrossWire Studio in Atlanta, at The Junk Yard in Orlando, and at Doorway Studios in Dallas. Production was handled by Alan Fouse, Bass Mechanics, Bryce Wilson, Carl Roland, Charles Jordan, Darren Lighty, Daz Dillinger, Easy Mo Bee, Jermaine Dupri, Livio Harris, Miles Goodman, Mobb Deep, RZA, Sergio, Tony Pizarro, and KayGee who also served as executive soundtrack album producer along with Merlin Bobb, Queen Latifah, Sha-Kim and Sylvia Rhone. In addition to Latifah, it features contributions from 2Pac, 69 Boyz, Aaliyah, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep On, Keepin' On (MC Lyte Song)
"Keep On, Keepin' On" is a song by American rapper MC Lyte featuring American girl group Xscape. It was produced and co-written by Jermaine Dupri and samples Michael Jackson's 1989 single " Liberian Girl". It was featured on the soundtrack to '' Sunset Park'', starring Rhea Perlman, and later appeared also on MC Lyte's fifth studio album, '' Bad As I Wanna B'' (1996). The song became her highest charting single in the US, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and it also became her second single to achieve a gold certification from the RIAA, earning the award on May 31, 1996. In November of the same year, Lyte performed the song when she appeared in the second season of the UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' alongside Xscape themselves. Critical reception Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' felt that the soundtrack to '' Sunset Park'' "gets an excellent introduction with this ticking jeep cruiser that is fueled by Lyte's reliably sharp, smart, rhymes, Xscape's shimmering harmonizing, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Lyte
Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a full solo album with 1988's critically acclaimed ''Lyte as a Rock.'' The album spawned the singles "10% Dis" and "Paper Thin (MC Lyte song), Paper Thin". In 1989, she joined the Supergroup (music), supergroup Stop the Violence, Stop the Violence Movement, and appeared on the single "Self Destruction (song), Self Destruction", which was the inaugural number-one single on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles, ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Singles chart. That same year, she released her second album ''Eyes on This'', which became one of the first albums by a female solo rapper to chart on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. That album included the single "Cha Cha Cha (MC Lyte song), Cha Cha Cha". In 1991, MC Lyte released the hit single "Poor Georgie", wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Hang
"Do You Want To" / "Can't Hang" is Xscape's fourth single from their second studio album ''Off the Hook'' that featured rapper MC Lyte. The song reached number #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number #9 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 .... It was a double A side to ''Do You Want To''. The song contains an interpolation of “Southern Girl” by Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly. The song saw member Kandi taking lead vocals on most of "Can't Hang". Tiny Cottle and Latocha Scott share lead vocals on "Do You Want To". Music video The video was shot in a beauty salon. "Do You Want To" was the group's final single from the ''Off The Hook'' album which achieved moderate to low success was released on January 16, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Can I Run To
"Who Can I Run To?" is a song originally recorded by American girl group The Jones Girls, for their eponymous album released in 1979. The song was covered and made popular by American girl group Xscape, who recorded the song for their second album '' Off the Hook'' (1995). The song was released as the album's second single on October 3, 1995, in the United States, by So So Def Recordings. The song features lead vocals by LaTocha Scott and Tamika Scott. "Who Can I Run To?" became Xscape's third top-ten single on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as third single number-one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Internationally, it charted in New Zealand, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. The accompanying music video for "Who Can I Run To?", directed by Allan Grip Smith, was filmed in a restaurant. ''Billboard'' named the song number 58 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. Background and composition During the recording of the group's second album ''Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feels So Good (Xscape Song)
"Feels So Good" is a song by American girl group Xscape, released in June 1995 by So So Def Recordings as the first single from their second album, '' Off the Hook'' (1995). The song was co-written and produced by Jermaine Dupri, and group members Kandi Burruss and LaTocha Scott sing lead on it. It reached No. 32 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 8 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Elsewhere, it also charted in the United Kingdom at No. 34, and in New Zealand at No. 24. Critical reception Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media ''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later m ...'' wrote, "The phone is off the hook, the champagne in the ice bucket, the lights dimmed... Love is in the air, there's no escaping this new jill swing quartet at its smoothest." Charts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off The Hook (Xscape Album)
''Off the Hook'' is the second studio album by American R&B group Xscape. It was released on July 11, 1995, through So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment. The album was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize, and Daryl Simmons and features a guest appearance by MC Lyte. ''Off the Hook'' was preceded by the release of four singles — " Feels So Good", "Who Can I Run To" and " Can't Hang/Do You Want To". The album debuted at number twenty-three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 16, 1995 and won the 1996 Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo. Critical reception In his review for AllMusic, senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album "an improvement on their first record, demonstrating gains both in terms of music and lyrics ..While they are still sexual on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom (Theme From Panther)
"Freedom (Theme from ''Panther'')" is a song originally recorded and written by Joi, for her album '' The Pendulum Vibe'' (1994). A cover version of the song was released as a single and theme song for the 1995 film '' Panther'', by Mercury Records. Produced by Dallas Austin and Diamond D, and vocally arranged by Angie Stone, the single brought together some of the era's best-known recording artists, including En Vogue, Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and TLC. "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" was recorded immediately following the 1995 American Music Awards. The song honors historical black resistance figures such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, and Angela Davis. "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The music video for the song was directed by Antoine Fuqua. Track listings ;CD single # "Freedom (Theme from ''Panther'')" (4:30) # "Freedom (Theme from ''Panther'')" (rap version) (4:20) # "Freedom (Theme fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panther (film)
''Panther'' is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peebles's novel ''Panther,'' produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature film to depict the Black Panther Party. Plot summary In this semi-fictionalized account of the origins of the Black Panthers, Vietnam veteran Judge (Kadeem Hardison) returns to his hometown of Oakland to find it beset by violence and police discrimination against African-Americans. Judge's friend Cy tells him about a vigilante group that's organizing against the police and introduces him to its leaders, Bobby (Courtney B. Vance) and Huey (Marcus Chong). Judge joins the movement but is soon beset by police pressure to inform against Huey. Cast Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 25% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
