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. When the group was still a quartet they appeared along with many other 90's African-American R&B and Hip Hop girl groups in the song "

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and several other African American R&B and Hip-Hop girl groups. The soundtrack also featured African American female solo artist and female solo rappers and was released on May 2, 1995. In 1996, while still under contract with Tommy Boy the quartet appeared on a 4-Track CD single "De La Soul 4 More Featuring Zhané" which was released under Tommy Boy Records and the quartet released a song on the single titled "Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby"

Career

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'', and '' …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin''). ''The Tortoise and The Hare'', the group's second album, was released in September 2002 through Coolhunter/Ryko.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' The Once and Future'' (1999) * ''The Tortoise & the Hare'' (2002) * '' The World Is Coming'' (2005) ''The World Is Coming'' was originally titled ''Let It Be Mine'' and was slated for a 1 March 2005 release; however, it was not released until 2009, online.

References

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