“It wasn't even like a month later and we were called to be on 'The Arsenio Hall Show.' Things kinda took off for us and then Jermaine sat us down and was like, 'Y'all went Platinum.' We didn't know what Platinum was. It was crazy because I remember when 'Just Kickin' It' was on the radio and we were screaming in the car,” LaTocha Scott told the Atlanta's Creative Loafing. “We were very naïve when we came into the game.
Within four weeks, the song made it to number one on the R&B charts and would go on to peak at No. The single entered the Billboard 100 at No. 90 and made a trajectory to the top at lightning speed. So, me to have a first group to go number one in five weeks, I can’t be more than happy for that.” It’s been out for five weeks, and they’re the first group on my label. “Xscape is just a hip-hop version of En Vogue 'Just Kickin’ It' went number one on the R&B charts. But Dupri’s focus was the group’s vibe, “With Xscape, I just wanted to come out with a four-piece group that was singing over hip-hop beats,” Dupri said in a rare 1993 interview. The song, written by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal had Kandi, the group’s lead vocalist, spit the opening verse “Everyone man wants a woman” which painted the picture of an around-the-way girl who was a homie, lover, friend, wifey- everything and then some. It was 1993, and after a year of making their promo rounds across the US, the group – comprised of Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, LaTocha Scott, Tamika Scott - had released the lead single “Just Kickin’ It” off their debut album, Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha. When Xscape came out, they were southern bells on a tomboy tip.
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