Ultimate 90s party jam and I never skip it when it comes on my shuffle. Xscape, “Keep on Keepin’ On”įeature that I enjoy (which I have a feeling that it will be yourĬhoice, Edd) but the joint with MC Lyte is my jam! This to me, is an What’s their best feature?ĭary: MC Lyte feat. Also, personally speaking, this is my favorite Xscape song and it was great to hear Tiny take the lead on vocals. Tiny running around with her fuzzy Kangol, getting mad at her friends and dipping in the XSCAPE HELICOPTER to hook up with Z-Bo only to get played AGAIN at the end. It revolved around Tiny and her trash bag of a boyfriend (and real-life ex-fiancé) Z-Bo. Theirĭary alluded to it but let me set the stage – circa 1995, Xscape’s videos had a continuing plot thread, which was pretty novel at the time. On dude? I never understood her scenes but overall this video was great. Their new image but is Tiny laying on top of a glass ceiling spying They were serving face and looks in this video showcasing Running off in that helicopter always have me weak but “My Little Secret” is my This video and “Do You Want to” only because of that scene with Tiny Don’t you miss music videos? Name Xscape’s best. Give it a strong video and it definitely would have been a BET staple. An anthem about a woman seeing through her man’s lies would have fit right in. In the late 90s, those “my man is trash” tracks were all the rage – from Scrubs to Bills. Xscape has lots of strong album cuts but “The Runaround” is one of their best and could have given Traces of My Lipstick even more juice. This was a challenge for me to figure out which cut should have been a single because my girls’ album cuts are fire but I’m gonna choose “Keep it on the Real” from Off The Hook because to me, that song had great potential to be a staple radio hit. Which album cut should have been a single? This era of Xscape may have been their pinnacle. This is when LaTocha REALLY got my attention (more on her later) and the group really began to gel. “Understanding” is definitely a strong intro into Xscape’s talent, but “Who Can I Run To” is where they solidified themselves as a force. They each share leads on this track and undeniably KILL IT! Tocha taking us to church and Kandi with that semi-Mariah high note towards the end? WOOH! Dem gurls can SANG! I’m gonna have to rock with “Understanding” for this one. You can’t go wrong with any of the three, though. It’s very close but Dary is right – the third album showed so much growth, from sound to songwriting to presentation, that it edges out the incredible but overlooked Off the Hook. Xscape’s debut is good but this is clearly a race between their sophomore year and junior year releases. Wow, I was pretty sure I was in the minority on this one but it looks like we’re on the same page.
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