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I've noticed that Jermaine Dupree always had Kandi singing on both Hummin' Com'n At Ya and Of The Hook and than Tocha started singing on the third album.
Right! I’m so tired of them criticizing dark skin women, like let them live!when a light skin be ratchet or overly sexy nobody says nothing! It’s the colorism for me!
@@angechrisman1694 Chloe does receive too much criticism unfortunately. However I don't consider her to be lightskin..she is brown imo. I consider ppl like Beyonce' to be light skinned.
Whoever put the Soul Train Awards together this year deserves a raise. Chante Moore tore the entire house down. I also loved Q and didn’t know who he was before the show either. Everyone sounded amazing for the most part.
Here’s my thing with latocha. You had TWO DECADES to go solo after xscape broke up and wasn’t able to do it because truth be told nobody was checking for a solo album. She was lucky that Kandi and Tiny agreed to come back to the group being that she hasn’t worked in years. I think her sister understands the bag on the table and appreciates that her group is finally receiving their recognition.
Latocha SOLO CAREER IS GOING WELL ENOUGH TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE AN PAY FOR THAT LOVELY MANSION SHE LIVING IN.NOBODY HAS TO WAIT ON KANDI TO COME BACK TO GET THE GROUP WHEN SHE GET READY TO HELP HER SECURE HER BAG.KANDI HAS SEVERAL SOLO.HER TINY JUST DROP A TRACK TOGETHER. WAS NOTHING SAID BOUT THAT ..AN YES LATOCHA CAM GO SOLO AM DO THE DAMN THING.VERY WELL SHE BEEN SOLO ON HER OWM FOR YRS SHE WILL MAKE IT ON HER OWN .SAME AS THEY WOULD BE FIND ON THERE OWNS??
Facts. That’s what I’m saying. When she appeared on R&B Divas she talked about a solo album that never happened. Her husband is her manager and hasn’t taken her career anywhere 😂😂😂
I'm glad someone said it. I was thinking the same thing. What was she doing all this time, that she couldn't go solo? At least the group is back for now for there to be a bag to get.
Right it's no different than Ella Mai wardrobe on the BET Awards when she showed some skin. We all know all too well how covered Ella is and how she's a woman of class and grace. People do way too much!! Smh
I think the problem is is that it's out of character for tems. Tbh I loved that she was always covered and I'm sure she did that on purpose. The fact that she now goes main stream she now has to show skin!
@@newgurl77 i’m sure she loved all her outfits and had a say in wearing them lol nobody held a gun to her head telling her to show skin. kill this stigma that showing your skin and loving your body is bad.
@@lijah9168 nobody held up a gun to all the other artists who later have come out and said how they felt pressure to change who they were on the outside in order to further their career. Maybe her career is more important to her than staying her true self. I'm sure she did like or had a say so in her outfits. But I bet you there was a conversation about her needing to be more sexy! That's just how the industry goes!
💯💯💯That's the problem, we ain't here to please anyone. None of us are worthy of pleasing.. We're sinners here to make it right so when our number called, we will be ready
I'm Jason and I'm learning how to make myself happy it's gotten to the point where I don't care about what anyone says about me and what they think about me
The religious patrol gets on my damn nerves always tryna control what women wear. They dont try to control men like this. Women protesting in Iran for this same reason
@@shell-shellj1403 I believe that in the current music industry’s climate there no room for her. The mainstream audiences aren’t checking for contemporary r&b. I have all 8 of her albums and most of them are great. I also think she’s an independent artist. But I agree… such a beautiful talent should be mainstream.
This is exactly why people have stopped claiming they're Christians. People are cruel and extra harsh, which isn't fair. Look at how folks treat Chloe, China McClain, Meghan Goode. We are all sinners sometimes and the whole "holier than thou" act has got to stop cause it turns people away.
Being a Christian is about following Christ's example and his principles. It doesn't mean we're perfect however, it does mean we follow his example in how we live. Because at the end of the day we all have to stand before him to give an account for our lives. ❤️
I am replaceable at work. I am irreplaceable at home. Home is your real life. Work/careers can always be rebuilt. Do you have a husband? If you threaten mine, you threaten me. Period. I wouldn't want to work with that person either. How is loyalty bad? All money ain't good money. The cost can be too high.
@@sonyap8253 chiiile i ain’t say she needs to divorce the man but, time after time we see these successful women marry men that have no background in entertainment become intertwined in their business affairs, leaving the spouse that’s in the limelight’s career, money, reputation and name tarnished. Ex MJB, Wendy Williams, Nikki just to name a few. My point is if her husband had other things going for himself they wouldn’t have to worry about him falling out with promoters or anyone else for that matter.
@@sonyap8253Work is work. Home is home. Her husband (a non-musician, non-business-executive) should never have been involved with her pre-existing musical career. A REAL music manager would have handled that threat accordingly. His wife would have never been involved to fight his battle. It's not a question of loyalty. It's more like he should have stayed in his lane. And she should have NEVER involved him in Xscapes tumultuous musical business. That man is nobody's music manager, show promoter, or anything else musical.
That promoter didn’t just walk up and say he gone kill him so if we gone tell what the promoter did then tell what happened for him to say what he said and Tocha gone keep right on until she won’t have a career or a husband cause I bet my last dime if XSCAPE eliminate Tocha and she can’t find a way to pay the bills that husband gone find a life boat and let her sink with ship by herself
Chanté may not have had the same mainstream success as the other singers, but she definitely is recognized as one of the best singers, ever. Especially everything she did in the early 90’s and with Keith Washington. 🥰
Most sought after voice... U can hear her distinctive voice on many great songs as a backing vocal... Her duet with boyz to man is truly amazing...her perfomance gave me goose bumbs🎆🎆🎆
Tems was showing too much skin?! I've seen WORSE, and I love her clapback!! I just love how "society" tries to fit you, and keep you in a box according to THEIR standards!! Be YOU people, the world will adjust!!❤️✌️
Ok, let’s be honest there’s no market for EITHER OF THEM to go solo. Latocha has already tried this and it went nowhere BUT maybe Gospel is a lane she can probably see success in, idk 🤷🏽♂️ but when it comes to R&B people don’t wanna see Xscape without ALL FOUR and that’s just been proven time and time again. Side note: in my opinion, Tameka Scott is actually the better singer in the group. She places her runs where they need to be and she EXECUTES them and she has just as much range as Latocha.
Agreed, Kandi has even tried and didn’t work. They have to realize their strength is being together and not separate. I don’t want to see a trio, I want to see them all. But you think they would have learned by now.
Ur 1000000000000% RIGHT about Tamika Scott being thee BETTER Sanger, she's an intelligent vocalist who doesn't OVERDO, OVERKILL & OBSESSIVELY RIFF & RUN IN EVERY BREATHE. She over does it & it starts to sound like overkill quick, fast & in a hurry. While Tamika on the other hand has a beautiful, rich tone, amazing range, power & she INTELLIGENTLY places her riffs & runs here & there, subtlety where they can be truly appreciated bcuz ur not being tf drowned & beat to death by them. All singers KNOW this, while ur average, everyday, general music lover doesn't know any better & thinks this is "singing down", but it actually is NOT. If we think of our CLASSIC GREATS, a la Whitney, Chaka, Aretha, you NEVER hear them overdoing their runs, Chaka's runs for example are so swiftly done, the avenue Joe Schmoe will miss them every damn time, but they're intelligently placed where they're most appreciated & show thee extent of her vocal mastery.
@Day it just doesn’t make sense to me at all. Seems like she jealous and all she had to do was what Kandi and Tiny are doing….she can have the same success.
Thank you. I was thinking this. What were you doing before Xscape starting popping again? Her and her sister. Also, I’m not sure if anyone wants to hear them separately. They seem stronger as a group or in a different lane completely.
Latocha didn't have a successful solo career before Xscape got back together. She had years to go solo. She is using the group to big up her name so she can once again attempt to go solo. Her husband always seems to be in the middle of the ladies issues, he's definitely a problem.
Chante Moore is that girl! She’s beautiful and I’m so happy she got her moment because she definitely deserved it. She didn’t go as far as she could of because she would not sellout! Her faith in God is why! Love her so much ❤
@@endlesspossibilities5384 I did NOT say she was perfect. What I stated was she would NOT SELL OUT. And her Faith in God, her relationship with GOD and CHURCH Are 2 different things. Gods love is unconditional and nonjudgmental! See the church does the opposite of that. A perfect Example would be someone such as yourself, since you’re perfect you cannot relate. Have a BLESSED DAY❤️
Chanté Moore was the best performance and the highlight of the Soul Train Awards. When she hits that whistle note OMG! I was so happy that is she is final getting the recognition that she deserves. As for Xscape This isn't the first time that LaTocha has done this to the Tiny, Kandi & Tameka, she did this back in 1998 while they were on tour promoting Traces of My Lipstick Album she left in the middle of the tour to go solo back then.
It’s just annoying that latocha had all this time to go solo, but only wants to do so after they’ve been thrusted back into the spotlight. And let’s be honest, kandi and tiny have mad connections in the industry and that no doubt has helped xscape gain some traction. So it’s like she used kandi and Tinys star power to get on.
Thank you it's like the fat girl lost weight and is the mean jealous girl now... Tiny and Kandi are marketing and branding genius and this is why they are doing so much better than the other comebacks from the 90s groups... She might want to seat down and take some notes so this second solo deal don't flop like the first one did
Honey, I grew up on Xscape and LaTocha has had the same argument since the 90s. It's discussed in their UNSUNG episode, it played out on their first reality show, and here we are now still with the same narrative. No one ever stopped her from going solo and to be frank, Kandi's solo career didn't jump off either. Kandi and Tini made their money behind the scenes writing for other Artists which is where the money is made. The bottom line is if no one is checking for you, people aren't going to buy your product. She needs to have that energy for her Husbanger b/c he hasn't been doing jack for her. LaTocha, I'm speaking directly to you! Change your attitude, change the people you surround yourself with (e.g., firing your husband), and you'll go far.
I think it's kind of messed up that when Kandi didn't want to be all in when they initially got back together and she told them the can do a trio when she isn't able to make it... They weren't going for it and wanted Kandi to full commit. Now the tables have turned... Kandi is fully committed and no Latocha is trying to be a solo artist again... Chile a mess! She didn't make fetch happen back in the 90s it certainly won't be a thing in 2023.🤷🏾♀️
Im shocked and seemingly surprised....that no one yet has talked about how physically good looking Chante Moore looks after all these years! Homegirl is 55 and still has the same body from the late 90s. Damn
So, she couldn't call or text her sister to ask what the dress code was if her stylist wasn't getting a response? They all were in communication enough for her to know they were booked for the performance. ijs 🤔
She did reach out for clarification for the dress code. The stylists probably wrote back to the other members managers and ask if it was ok to inform her. And they probably all didn’t really want to tell her. You can tell there is animosity on both ends. The miscommunication is not one sided.
Check out Betty wright. Ppl try to make Mariah the standard. But she's not the only one who can do the whistle note. Low key Betty wright and Minnie ripperton does it better
Latocha is a great vocalist don’t get me wrong but honestly her sister Tamika is the most consistent out of the four. She has the range, control, and never tries to outdo anyone which makes her the best vocalist in the group imo.
I was actually waiting for Empressive to cover the Xscape drama. I have not really kept up with all of the drama that started from earlier reports a few weeks back lol!
Am I the only one who likes Tamika’s voice more than LaTocha? LaTocha can sang undeniably, but Tamika knows how to scale it back and stay in certain pockets.
I definitely learned about both flo and coco Jones from your channel. I love how you highlight r&b artists that can ( in the words of Tamar) sing their throats off. Please continue to do that!
Chanté Moore is CRIMINALLY underrated. Latocha is always the problem. She was the issue during Xscape’s first run, she was the issue when they tried to reunite (with Kandi’s replacement) back in 2005, and she’s the issue now. Her and that damn husband of hers. The fact that Tamika isn’t backing Latocha this time is VERY telling… Btw… Tamika Scott is the vocal superior of the group. Don’t be fooled by the fact that she has the least “solo spots”. Tamika is a beast.
Latocha went solo years ago and it didn’t work out to well. Same with Kandi. They just really need to accept that they work best musically TOGETHER. Like Donjuan said they are magical on stage and off it’s a disaster. I would love for them to settle the differences again and put out new music. Kandi & Tiny are great writers so it should do well.
What’s wrong with being that girl who sings in Xscape? It’s the reason her career has been revived. LaTocha the grass is not always greener on the other side. I would encourage her to eat humble pie and continue with Xscape and her solo career. She should take a page outta Candy’s book, she has allot of careers and multi tasks.
LaTocha can do both - continue to tour with the group while doing a solo set within the tour to get a feel of the fans response to her as a solo artist.
It’s because she’s a narcissist and thought the group couldn’t do it without her, YET THEY ARE ON A SOLD OUT TOUR! And killing it! I actually like them better without Latocha always trying to oversing them. She stays singing even during their solos it’s annoying!
She’s tired of singing that same ole song, “what I need from you is understanding.” Kandi & Tiny have done their own things for years! Btw, none of us are getting any younger.. Live and Let Live! ♥️🥰
@@shayemarina7930 it’s not about her going solo it’s about the way she did it. She agreed to the tour and after the paperwork was finalized, she decided to leave the girls high and dry! So now they have to do the tour or be sued. And they had to figure out if all of the venues were willing to agree to it just being 3 girls instead of 4. That’s worst then how she tried to go solo the first time. She’s always the reason why the group breaks up! She’s narcissistic and thinks the world starts and stops with her. Plus SINGING THE SAME SONGS is literally part of the job. DONT BECOME A SINGER IF YOU DONT WANT TO SING ALL YOUR HITS FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER! I’m sure Beyoncé tired of singing some of her songs but she still gonna get on stage and do it!
She waits SEVERAL decades to reunite with Xscape to NOW wanting to branch out as a solo artist!?🤣 Girl, good luck. If you haven't made it as a solo artist after several decades, then...nevermind...😆
LaTocha had 25 years to make a solo career. When Xscape was broken up all that time. She can sing her face off. Perioddddd! But with that voice, you can't get your solo career popping? Something is wrong. Attitude, bad song writers, bad material, bad management etc, etc, etc; with that voice she could've become a mega star. To use the group again to start her solo career is very disingenuous and selfish. Especially if she didn't let them know from the beginning of this second phase of the group.
Exactly it’s looking very opportunistic and as long as these ladies have been doing reality tv ain’t nobody throwing her or her husband under the bus it’s just exposing more of the same
Exactly! Why she never used that opportunity to go solo? She didn't because nobody would know of her without Xscape. And now that the group is back on her name is out there drama and all - let's see if her solo career happens.
All of this!!!!! What LaTocha doesn't realize solo career success when coming from a group is if the FANS WANT TO HEAR YOU SOLO. She should realize by now her fan base wants all 4 members of Xscape
What?! I thought that was just a rumor. If it's true, then she's barking up the wrong tree and she be mad her man. He was the problem back then coming between them and he is now.
This part! Mary J. Blige ex-husband was getting a 1/3 of her coins as her manager then turned around and sought alimony AND WON in the midst of the divorce. Like you said, if you’re a talented act, your man should not be your manager. He gotta get his bag elsewhere!
@@Sikiratspeaks literally 99.999999% of the time it’s goes left! lol I feel like women do it to give their men purpose or to soothe his ego and make him feel like he’s part of her success but I honestly think that just causes the husband to resent them in a way so they cheat to fulfill that ego. A man should have his own bag and his own purpose!
Tocha lacks control and yes, it gets VERY sloppy. In the 90s it wasn’t a big deal but 30 years later it’s an interesting question to why she still hasn’t sharpened up her instrument. I prefer Tameka’s singing, hell even Tiny’s.
The megastars like Beyoncé should show up at these Black award shows. They are properly showcased and honored at these events, and don't have to compete with multiple musical genres like the Grammys.
That's a great point and one of my issues with Beyonce. Soul train was started because we had no award shows for us. All the greats attended Soul Train Awards. It's awful that she will show up for other platforms but not this one
@@glam2gobeauty811 Exactly! These black artists complain about not being nominated or winning something at a white award show, but won’t even show up to something made for us and by us.
Latocha can definitely sing, but all of the ladies in the group have beautiful voices. It sometimes seems she tries to outdo the rest of the members in performances!!
They need to break up already…I can’t imagine disliking somebody for 20-25 years. This fuckery been going on since they were teenagers. Now they’re almost 50. Ridiculous!
It’s really too late for her solo career if we are honest! If it was gonna happen it would have by now. Ppl ONLY want to see her in the group.. that’s just the HARD facts 🤷🏿♀️
The mics 🎤 🎤 🎤 were definitely on at this year's awards show, and I'm so glad to see them prove that R&B is not dead‼️ Tamika is the strongest voice in Xscape
Notice how Chris Brown didn't even bother going to the Soul Train Awards despite winning an awards; btw STA was filmed at the beginning of November; but he was denied performing AMAs The big names never attend the Soul Train Awards
He could not attend the Black Awards show .The people who support him after he beat Rihanna ass.The white show that cancelled his performance he so hurt about them.He so anti black .White people gave him the Janet Treatment!.
Honestly girl... your commentary is KILLING ME on this video. I have been dying through the soul train awards segment. "The mic was ON..." you're so funny. I love your videos. Honestly... ❤
Yes thank you sooo much for shining light on Chanté Moore... She's literally in my top 2 of all time favorite female R&B singers. She was wayyyy underrated 😩.
I think she never expected kandi and tiny to become soo successful on their own. Back than she told kandi go do your modeling thing and tameka and tiny keep getting baby’s I’m gone do my solo album ………whaaaattt!! Kandi wrote a bunch of songs for legendary artists, released 2 solo Albums, became a reality star, is in incredible business woman. She pushed the envelope for the other members of course they want respect on their names. Tocha is a great singer but you need more than that to become interessting in this industry. I think as a solo singer she is to boring but we will see
Y’all have to also Remember.. Tems is a Nigerian singer which means they are heavily her fan base… and we all know the cultural norms over there for women are .. well whew Chile
Chante’s performance was everything! I definitely agree with your point that she had potential to be wayyy bigger than she is. I think her problem was a lack of access to hit records. For example Whitney always had the best records sent her way, Mariah’s LEGENDARY pen game made her catalogue the gift that kept on giving, and unfortunately colorism/anti-blackness in the industry and label power meant that below average artists like J-Lo were able to be prioritised over talent. It’s very unfortunate but I’m glad to see her doing well!
Whitney grew up in show biz with A-listers and all of their connections. Mariah married Tommy Matola, the king at the time, and had to rebuild from there (at the top.) JLo slept around, a lot, including seducing Diddy 🤮 to start at the TOP of the music game. Chanté is very Jesus centered. She won't sell her soul (or other body parts) to play their games. And weee know how much you need to worship the d3vil and compromise your integrity in that music industry. She is never going to get access to hit records (unless she writes them) and they won't get the attention they deserve bc she won't play their dirty games.
I just LOVE your channel! I absolutely love & respect that you give underrated & even new artists a platform! There are SO many wonderfully talented Black artists that deserve the limelight 😩 so many!! SoulTrain awards is our classy sophisticated award show honey! The only award show I deem worthy of our attention FR!!
I agree regarding Chante. I love her! I think she could've been on Toni's level. I don't know about Mariah. People tend to forget Mariah Carey is a hit songwriter. She wrote Vision of Love when she was like 18 or something. Her demo had like two hits records already. It would've been hard for Chante in a way because Whitney had first refusal for any song she wanted. Although she didn't write, Whitney was the voice so every hit song was coming to her first. Toni is a hit writer and also had Babyface. Since she was a LaFace artist Toni was getting all of the hits. Mariah didn't need anyone between her vc and pen which is why she really didn't begin co-writing until like her six album I think, and even then it's not much. I think Chante's problem was always the lack of hits. She didn't have the material. Chante is incredible though. She is a vocal beast! She deserves all of her flowers.
Chante Moore was the highlight of the night. I’ve never heard of her until the Soul Train Awards. She sang, she grooved, and totally commanded that stage. Very beautiful. Such an excellent performance, my soul was snatched.
I actually met latocha back in 2017 I was working at office depot in McDonough, GA! I loved her spirit and she was really sweet. She gave me a autograph.. That was a good day! 😍❤😂😂
The real thing Latocha needs to do, is get her a new manager. These "working couples" never work in the end because professional and personal never mix well. The other women are keeping business business. She's keeping her personal life apart of her business and it's creating her downfall. And to keep it 100, Latocha is not the best singer in Xscape. They are all pretty equal in the talent department. She does a lot of "riffs" and "runs"-- but they don't always sound good; in fact, she does them too much so most times she sounds pretty bad to me. Moderation and strategic is key, vocalists, -- there is a such thing as being extra and doing too much. This is also probably why her solo career didn't work either. As for her being the villain on the reality show; they can't use what you don't give. LaTocha has got to be smarter about her movements, whether they are genuine or strategic. Her and her husband are creating LaTocha's self sabotaging destiny. Chante Moore absolutely killed it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Coco Jones did as well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Muni Long's performance was awesome. TEMS-- to me gave such a respectable response to the critics. Very well put.
Nawww Tocha needs to fire her husband and stick with the original manager that been there since day one. How do you get 3 platinum albums and then your boyfriend-turned-husband gas you up for another solo project when most of your money is made with the group?
@@daradiant1 I personally feel like, it's an inevitability that groups will break up. If she can't ride that money train with the group for a bit longer, then she should for sure. But with her husband as her manager, and theae allegations against him existing too -- she at a high chance of basically losing it all. Her man, her reputations (which will kill any chance of her having a successful solo career), and her ability to stay in the group (cause they might end up eventually getting tired of the ish and just kick her out.) I watched R&B Divas, and LaTocha has a reputation, all on her own, about not playing well with others lol
I agree with you mostly except the part about her singing 😅 home girl got pipes. The runs can be managed , Marsha Ambrosius does the same with the “running rifts “ as well
Now empressive girl I love you, but the last segments about xscape I have to disagree with you. When they were working on the third album. Latocha already had a solo deal before they started recording the third album and she told all the other girls they can do whatever they’re doing because she’s going solo. Also at that time her husband was their manager so he was already pushing her to the forefront, and making it seem like she was the star. When in all actuality, there is no xscape without all of them. Some people aren’t meant to go solo. We didn’t want a solo album from her then and we don’t want one now
I feel like Xscape was meant to be together and they could've gone further than they did if they would have stayed together as a group. I don't think any of them were meant to be solo and they definitely could have put out way more albums. Not all singing groups have to have a breakout star in my opinion. I think they would succeed long-term if they all would just stay together!
Yes, agree, Xscape seemed like a close knit R&B singing group. They sound so powerful together, I can understand why LaTocha wants a solo career. Kandi made a few songs on her own.
This girl has had the same time that Tiny and Kandi had to get a solo career started. If she hasn’t done anything with herself in all this time then maybe she truly doesn’t want it because it’s not her voice holding her back. Her voice is immaculate
Doesn’t look like you did your due diligence on Xscape, Kandi did a whole video saying that the stylists communicated by phone also after that text. If you notice in the texts, the stylist said they were thinking about wearing all black, why if that was the case would Latocha wear a green dress lol
Exactly...I bet Tocha thought they would be wearing black, and she said I'm really about to stand out and wear this pop of color and shine ..then they wore silver and they looked better than she thought they were gonna look and it was just a mess lol
You were DEAD on with your @Chante Moore commentary, she is very talented and could have been as big as Toni & Deborah Cox, but didn’t get promoted properly, if you listen to Toni Braxton “Secrets” CD Chante did all of the background and backing vocals which made that album what it was especially on songs like “Find Me A Man” & “Why should I care” Chante ATE those songs up.
@@flyleelee5351 Yes! In my opinion that “Secrets” Album would not be what it was without Chante Moore, Toni even took Chante out on tour during that album to recreate the exact background vocals. Their voices blended perfectly and Babyface was a genius and used Chante on “Waiting to Exhale” backing Whitney.
On Unsung, the Xscape episode revealed a LOT of fuckery. At that point Kandi hadn’t spoken to the Scott’s in 12-13 years. Tasha and Kandi do not like each other, and it’s been that way since they were teenagers. I think they had a fist fight too. They need to just all go their separate ways already.
When Latocha sings, she should ALWAYS sing her best whether with Xscape or solo💯. She is gifted with a beautiful voice and her group members should NEVER tell her to not outshine them, just like she never tell telling them to not outshine her💯. We all are suppose to greatly do our best with our talents💯
Latocha always tries to oversing over everybody. I’m so glad her mic was so low for the soul train awards. I’m tired of her voice. She does too much with her runs we don’t even want to hear all of that in the gospel world. The other 3 killed it and finally people can appreciate their voice like I’ve been appreciating it for years. And the way tocha is going about her solo career this time is disgusting and worst then the first time AND GOD DONT BLESS NO MESS!
@@diamond4270 they didn’t say nothing like that. I don’t think she outshines them, I think she oversings and acts like a pick me when she sings. She’s always trying to sing during the other girl’s moments!
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I am telling my age i seen the time and princ and vanity6 live many times at the Joe Louis arena in Detroit ,this is my era real music
She just did a play in June and July and she just during a gospel album and she said she has not quit the group.
I've noticed that Jermaine Dupree always had Kandi singing on both Hummin' Com'n At Ya and Of The Hook and than Tocha started singing on the third album.
I think Tems looks absolutely gorgeous! She wasn’t even super too risqué!
Exactly!!
People were being dramatic. She looked great
Right! I’m so tired of them criticizing dark skin women, like let them live!when a light skin be ratchet or overly sexy nobody says nothing! It’s the colorism for me!
@@nikki9276 Chloe Bailey receives 10× more criticisms for the way she dress, sing and behave and she's light skinned 🤷🏾♂️
@@angechrisman1694 Chloe does receive too much criticism unfortunately. However I don't consider her to be lightskin..she is brown imo. I consider ppl like Beyonce' to be light skinned.
Whoever put the Soul Train Awards together this year deserves a raise. Chante Moore tore the entire house down. I also loved Q and didn’t know who he was before the show either. Everyone sounded amazing for the most part.
I agree. Chanté killed it!
Chante killed it but I was looking for more artists it seemed like it ended quickly.
Yea, I enjoyed the soul cypher as well.
Yes soul train awards was on as Eva this year
Agreed I love how they just took a step UP! And Tank killed it as well I needto see the rest
Here’s my thing with latocha. You had TWO DECADES to go solo after xscape broke up and wasn’t able to do it because truth be told nobody was checking for a solo album. She was lucky that Kandi and Tiny agreed to come back to the group being that she hasn’t worked in years. I think her sister understands the bag on the table and appreciates that her group is finally receiving their recognition.
Latocha SOLO CAREER IS GOING WELL ENOUGH TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE AN PAY FOR THAT LOVELY MANSION SHE LIVING IN.NOBODY HAS TO WAIT ON KANDI TO COME BACK TO GET THE GROUP WHEN SHE GET READY TO HELP HER SECURE HER BAG.KANDI HAS SEVERAL SOLO.HER TINY JUST DROP A TRACK TOGETHER. WAS NOTHING SAID BOUT THAT ..AN YES LATOCHA CAM GO SOLO AM DO THE DAMN THING.VERY WELL SHE BEEN SOLO ON HER OWM FOR YRS SHE WILL MAKE IT ON HER OWN .SAME AS THEY WOULD BE FIND ON THERE OWNS??
my exact thoughts
Facts. That’s what I’m saying. When she appeared on R&B Divas she talked about a solo album that never happened. Her husband is her manager and hasn’t taken her career anywhere 😂😂😂
@@teeteetronda She was boring and antisocial on that show too
I'm glad someone said it. I was thinking the same thing. What was she doing all this time, that she couldn't go solo? At least the group is back for now for there to be a bag to get.
There's nothing wrong with the pics Tems took, she showed skin in a graceful way 🔥
Well said
Right it's no different than Ella Mai wardrobe on the BET Awards when she showed some skin. We all know all too well how covered Ella is and how she's a woman of class and grace. People do way too much!! Smh
I think the problem is is that it's out of character for tems. Tbh I loved that she was always covered and I'm sure she did that on purpose. The fact that she now goes main stream she now has to show skin!
@@newgurl77 i’m sure she loved all her outfits and had a say in wearing them lol nobody held a gun to her head telling her to show skin. kill this stigma that showing your skin and loving your body is bad.
@@lijah9168 nobody held up a gun to all the other artists who later have come out and said how they felt pressure to change who they were on the outside in order to further their career. Maybe her career is more important to her than staying her true self. I'm sure she did like or had a say so in her outfits. But I bet you there was a conversation about her needing to be more sexy! That's just how the industry goes!
In this world you can’t please everyone… do whatever makes you happy Tems.!!
💯💯💯That's the problem, we ain't here to please anyone. None of us are worthy of pleasing.. We're sinners here to make it right so when our number called, we will be ready
I'm Jason and I'm learning how to make myself happy it's gotten to the point where I don't care about what anyone says about me and what they think about me
@@autumnwinter9568 I hope Tems denounce Christianity. These so called Christians need to focus on their own damned number and not worry about others.
The religious patrol gets on my damn nerves always tryna control what women wear. They dont try to control men like this. Women protesting in Iran for this same reason
Thank you so much for liking my comment I appreciate you so much
Chante Moore DID steal the show. Amazing talent
It makes you wonder why Chante don’t have a deal to release new music… it would be nice to see that happen since there is a buzz around her…
@@shell-shellj1403 I believe that in the current music industry’s climate there no room for her. The mainstream audiences aren’t checking for contemporary r&b. I have all 8 of her albums and most of them are great. I also think she’s an independent artist. But I agree… such a beautiful talent should be mainstream.
Too bad they cut her song short 🤨.I was there. Definitely STOLE it!!🥇
@@bgwalthney I agree..sucks tho
Yes impeccable performance 💜
This is exactly why people have stopped claiming they're Christians. People are cruel and extra harsh, which isn't fair. Look at how folks treat Chloe, China McClain, Meghan Goode. We are all sinners sometimes and the whole "holier than thou" act has got to stop cause it turns people away.
THAT PART!!! 🤦🏾♀️
Right!
💯💯💯That's why I act the way I act cause I refuse to act like imma saint when imma sinner.
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc ......lay off the drugs son
Being a Christian is about following Christ's example and his principles. It doesn't mean we're perfect however, it does mean we follow his example in how we live. Because at the end of the day we all have to stand before him to give an account for our lives. ❤️
Chante Moore destroyed her performance. She was absolutely amazing. She deserves more then what the industry gave her❤
She really does deserve more.
She had a good career this is my era of soul singers
@@krystalbutler3777 absolutely
@@kimwilliams1402 she did but the industry didn’t support her enough
She’s so pretty to me and I noticed she’s happier now
Tell them Tems. Fans are so controlling, yet nobody is controlling them and they can live their lives the way they want without being told what to do
Exactly they need to grow up
That part
It’s crazy how a lot of these successful women allow their husbands to be the downfall of their careers. It happens way too often.
I am replaceable at work. I am irreplaceable at home. Home is your real life. Work/careers can always be rebuilt. Do you have a husband? If you threaten mine, you threaten me. Period. I wouldn't want to work with that person either. How is loyalty bad? All money ain't good money. The cost can be too high.
@@sonyap8253 chiiile i ain’t say she needs to divorce the man but, time after time we see these successful women marry men that have no background in entertainment become intertwined in their business affairs, leaving the spouse that’s in the limelight’s career, money, reputation and name tarnished. Ex MJB, Wendy Williams, Nikki just to name a few. My point is if her husband had other things going for himself they wouldn’t have to worry about him falling out with promoters or anyone else for that matter.
She been gettin bad advice from him since the 90s lol
@@sonyap8253Work is work. Home is home. Her husband (a non-musician, non-business-executive) should never have been involved with her pre-existing musical career.
A REAL music manager would have handled that threat accordingly. His wife would have never been involved to fight his battle. It's not a question of loyalty. It's more like he should have stayed in his lane. And she should have NEVER involved him in Xscapes tumultuous musical business. That man is nobody's music manager, show promoter, or anything else musical.
That promoter didn’t just walk up and say he gone kill him so if we gone tell what the promoter did then tell what happened for him to say what he said and Tocha gone keep right on until she won’t have a career or a husband cause I bet my last dime if XSCAPE eliminate Tocha and she can’t find a way to pay the bills that husband gone find a life boat and let her sink with ship by herself
Chanté may not have had the same mainstream success as the other singers, but she definitely is recognized as one of the best singers, ever. Especially everything she did in the early 90’s and with Keith Washington. 🥰
OMG do you remember the song they had, I LOVE YOU??? beautiful
Wtf u talking yes she has been mainstream so u even know her music are u even old enough please
@@shell-shellj1403 That was my jam. Used to be on a loop with Keith Washington's kissing you.
Omg those Keith Washington duets are literally perfection
Most sought after voice... U can hear her distinctive voice on many great songs as a backing vocal... Her duet with boyz to man is truly amazing...her perfomance gave me goose bumbs🎆🎆🎆
Tems was showing too much skin?! I've seen WORSE, and I love her clapback!! I just love how "society" tries to fit you, and keep you in a box according to THEIR standards!! Be YOU people, the world will adjust!!❤️✌️
Ok, let’s be honest there’s no market for EITHER OF THEM to go solo. Latocha has already tried this and it went nowhere BUT maybe Gospel is a lane she can probably see success in, idk 🤷🏽♂️ but when it comes to R&B people don’t wanna see Xscape without ALL FOUR and that’s just been proven time and time again.
Side note: in my opinion, Tameka Scott is actually the better singer in the group. She places her runs where they need to be and she EXECUTES them and she has just as much range as Latocha.
Agreed, Kandi has even tried and didn’t work. They have to realize their strength is being together and not separate. I don’t want to see a trio, I want to see them all. But you think they would have learned by now.
Latocha revealed she’s gonna do gospel so we will see
I agree. The same with EnVogue. It's just not the same without all 4 original members.
Ur 1000000000000% RIGHT about Tamika Scott being thee BETTER Sanger, she's an intelligent vocalist who doesn't OVERDO, OVERKILL & OBSESSIVELY RIFF & RUN IN EVERY BREATHE. She over does it & it starts to sound like overkill quick, fast & in a hurry. While Tamika on the other hand has a beautiful, rich tone, amazing range, power & she INTELLIGENTLY places her riffs & runs here & there, subtlety where they can be truly appreciated bcuz ur not being tf drowned & beat to death by them. All singers KNOW this, while ur average, everyday, general music lover doesn't know any better & thinks this is "singing down", but it actually is NOT. If we think of our CLASSIC GREATS, a la Whitney, Chaka, Aretha, you NEVER hear them overdoing their runs, Chaka's runs for example are so swiftly done, the avenue Joe Schmoe will miss them every damn time, but they're intelligently placed where they're most appreciated & show thee extent of her vocal mastery.
@@delnitrawoods755 I don’t think Kandi ever tried to go solo she just did solo songs
Tems has on a turtleneck compared to what some of these other women wear. She’s gorgeous.
THIS!
Even if she was. She not out here doing it ALL the time. I guess they expect her to be fully covered going to the pool because she's a Christian 😂😂
@@autumnwinter9568 She sings secular music. I’m not sure what they expect.
@@shaybar93 that's what I was thinking. Like... go police the gospel singers and leave this woman alone.
African can be very judgmental, when it comes to dress attire lol
My thing with Tocha is…..she hasn’t been out here trying to do her solo thing like Tiny and Kandi until it’s time for them to be a group again 😩😩
Right !!!!!!
@Day it just doesn’t make sense to me at all. Seems like she jealous and all she had to do was what Kandi and Tiny are doing….she can have the same success.
She is so annoying. She seems very bitter and it's so unnecessary. She loves to play the victim and it's giving Narc vibes 🤣🙄🙄🙄
Tocha hasn't learned anything from how Kandi and Tiny make business moves...like girl yes you can sang but your business iq is very low.
Thank you. I was thinking this. What were you doing before Xscape starting popping again? Her and her sister. Also, I’m not sure if anyone wants to hear them separately. They seem stronger as a group or in a different lane completely.
Latocha didn't have a successful solo career before Xscape got back together. She had years to go solo. She is using the group to big up her name so she can once again attempt to go solo. Her husband always seems to be in the middle of the ladies issues, he's definitely a problem.
None of their solo did good
And look at what's come out about him since looool. She needs to check it together
Chante Moore is that girl! She’s beautiful and I’m so happy she got her moment because she definitely deserved it. She didn’t go as far as she could of because she would not sellout! Her faith in God is why! Love her so much ❤
She gave everything!
She couldn’t sing in the church choir after “contagious” 🤷🏽♀️
@@endlesspossibilities5384 I did NOT say she was perfect. What I stated was she would NOT SELL OUT. And her Faith in God, her relationship with GOD and CHURCH Are 2 different things. Gods love is unconditional and nonjudgmental! See the church does the opposite of that. A perfect Example would be someone such as yourself, since you’re perfect you cannot relate. Have a BLESSED DAY❤️
That's literally my girl since I was a kid...listening to Love's Taken Over stays on repeat.
Chanté Moore was the best performance and the highlight of the Soul Train Awards. When she hits that whistle note OMG! I was so happy that is she is final getting the recognition that she deserves.
As for Xscape
This isn't the first time that LaTocha has done this to the Tiny, Kandi & Tameka, she did this back in 1998 while they were on tour promoting Traces of My Lipstick Album she left in the middle of the tour to go solo back then.
Chante Moore DESERVES HER FLOWERS. Impeccable voice from the heavens. 💯
The mics were on on on! Everyone was sounding professional and dedicated to their craft. Applause to production!!!!
It’s just annoying that latocha had all this time to go solo, but only wants to do so after they’ve been thrusted back into the spotlight. And let’s be honest, kandi and tiny have mad connections in the industry and that no doubt has helped xscape gain some traction. So it’s like she used kandi and Tinys star power to get on.
Exactly. She’s a user and snake
Exactly
Her sister don’t even be backing up her shit, that’s how you Know Latocha is wrong
Thank you it's like the fat girl lost weight and is the mean jealous girl now... Tiny and Kandi are marketing and branding genius and this is why they are doing so much better than the other comebacks from the 90s groups... She might want to seat down and take some notes so this second solo deal don't flop like the first one did
So true that’s why the sister not rocking with her on this trip
Still waiting for the Jennifer Lopez taking from black culture documentary. She was so manufactured and did soo many black women wrong.
Black feminity did one a few years ago
@@msoddballz5763 That was a good one! Love her channel
Black men allowed it and pushed it per usual.
Lool!!Yassss
She owes Ashanti her entire career.
🇳🇬WE Nigerians LOVE TEMS being her RISQUÉ and body positive self 🥹🤩💕💥🇳🇬…we love you TEMS TEMMA, keep flying! 😘❤️
Honey, I grew up on Xscape and LaTocha has had the same argument since the 90s. It's discussed in their UNSUNG episode, it played out on their first reality show, and here we are now still with the same narrative. No one ever stopped her from going solo and to be frank, Kandi's solo career didn't jump off either. Kandi and Tini made their money behind the scenes writing for other Artists which is where the money is made. The bottom line is if no one is checking for you, people aren't going to buy your product. She needs to have that energy for her Husbanger b/c he hasn't been doing jack for her.
LaTocha, I'm speaking directly to you! Change your attitude, change the people you surround yourself with (e.g., firing your husband), and you'll go far.
👏🏾👏🏾 well said!
I think it's kind of messed up that when Kandi didn't want to be all in when they initially got back together and she told them the can do a trio when she isn't able to make it... They weren't going for it and wanted Kandi to full commit. Now the tables have turned... Kandi is fully committed and no Latocha is trying to be a solo artist again... Chile a mess! She didn't make fetch happen back in the 90s it certainly won't be a thing in 2023.🤷🏾♀️
Facts
Lol .. stop trying to make fetch happen!!!!🤣
Lmao not the mean girls reference 😭🤣🤣
True
Right. I was just speaking about this the other day. They were gonna be Xscap3.
Im shocked and seemingly surprised....that no one yet has talked about how physically good looking Chante Moore looks after all these years! Homegirl is 55 and still has the same body from the late 90s.
Damn
💯💯 she's always looked great
Cuz she’s always looked this good
Clean living. She does her club gigs and stays away from the music industry.
To busy dragging Latasha Scott.
Ms.Chante killed it like no other! When she started to hit them notes chileeee!😩 speechless as she glided
So, she couldn't call or text her sister to ask what the dress code was if her stylist wasn't getting a response? They all were in communication enough for her to know they were booked for the performance. ijs 🤔
And she knew what they were wearing to perform in. It sounds very messy to me
Her stylist DID get a response the response WAS solid color dress. No COLOR was given just needed to be solid
Her and her sister don’t really talk either.
She did reach out for clarification for the dress code. The stylists probably wrote back to the other members managers and ask if it was ok to inform her. And they probably all didn’t really want to tell her. You can tell there is animosity on both ends. The miscommunication is not one sided.
The report states that her and her sister weren't speaking and getting along at the time, so Clearly No ma.
I love Coco. She’s to herself and gets the recognition where her talent matters .
Chante Moore showed that more than Mariah can whistle and hit the high notes. She was awesome and looked great!
Shanese can whistle, Ariana can whistle...we know more than Mariah can whistle
Check out Betty wright. Ppl try to make Mariah the standard. But she's not the only one who can do the whistle note. Low key Betty wright and Minnie ripperton does it better
Kandi also do the whistle.
Let me tell you something.. no matter what happens.. if Empressive drops a video.. one thing I'mma do is watch. I love your channel girl
Same!! Her videos are always 🔥
At any hour!!!! She is the absolute BEST
Exactly 😂
Latocha is a great vocalist don’t get me wrong but honestly her sister Tamika is the most consistent out of the four. She has the range, control, and never tries to outdo anyone which makes her the best vocalist in the group imo.
Thissss!! Plus Tocha needs to learn run placement she over does these a lot to the point it tends to distract from the actual melody 🤦🏾♂️
Agreed.
Yessss!! Even Tiny and Kandi say she’s the best singer. She can blow!
i agree with this!
I was actually waiting for Empressive to cover the Xscape drama. I have not really kept up with all of the drama that started from earlier reports a few weeks back lol!
Every girl group has soo much drama! Every single one and even Male groups. Egos and money is usually the reason.
Pretty much...
Am I the only one who likes Tamika’s voice more than LaTocha? LaTocha can sang undeniably, but Tamika knows how to scale it back and stay in certain pockets.
Nope, I do too.
It's so taboo to say. But Tamika has better voice and better energy. Love love love her!!
I think Tamika is the best singer. Don’t get me wrong, they all can sang they butt off, but I love Tamika’s voice the best.
Nope I feel the same and she doesn’t over sing like Latocha
Absolutely. Her voice is the most disciplined and refined.
Behind Tamar, Monique, and Wendy Williams.... I really can't understand why these women let their men create more issues in their careers.
I definitely learned about both flo and coco Jones from your channel. I love how you highlight r&b artists that can ( in the words of Tamar) sing their throats off. Please continue to do that!
I know of coco Jones from good luck Charlie she should have been that girl lol
That Green Dress was absolutely gorgeous!!🥰🥰 The designer was on Point!💯
Chanté Moore is CRIMINALLY underrated.
Latocha is always the problem. She was the issue during Xscape’s first run, she was the issue when they tried to reunite (with Kandi’s replacement) back in 2005, and she’s the issue now. Her and that damn husband of hers. The fact that Tamika isn’t backing Latocha this time is VERY telling…
Btw… Tamika Scott is the vocal superior of the group. Don’t be fooled by the fact that she has the least “solo spots”. Tamika is a beast.
I agree with all of this!!!
I LOVE Tems response 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Yessss Chante blew me away. Haven't heard from her in a min! She killed it
Latocha went solo years ago and it didn’t work out to well. Same with Kandi. They just really need to accept that they work best musically TOGETHER. Like Donjuan said they are magical on stage and off it’s a disaster. I would love for them to settle the differences again and put out new music. Kandi & Tiny are great writers so it should do well.
Kandi is mid singer and writer lmfao and Tiny well she’s lightskin
What’s wrong with being that girl who sings in Xscape? It’s the reason her career has been revived. LaTocha the grass is not always greener on the other side. I would encourage her to eat humble pie and continue with Xscape and her solo career. She should take a page outta Candy’s book, she has allot of careers and multi tasks.
LaTocha can do both - continue to tour with the group while doing a solo set within the tour to get a feel of the fans response to her as a solo artist.
It’s because she’s a narcissist and thought the group couldn’t do it without her, YET THEY ARE ON A SOLD OUT TOUR! And killing it! I actually like them better without Latocha always trying to oversing them. She stays singing even during their solos it’s annoying!
She’s tired of singing that same ole song, “what I need from you is understanding.” Kandi & Tiny have done their own things for years! Btw, none of us are getting any younger.. Live and Let Live! ♥️🥰
@@shayemarina7930 it’s not about her going solo it’s about the way she did it. She agreed to the tour and after the paperwork was finalized, she decided to leave the girls high and dry! So now they have to do the tour or be sued. And they had to figure out if all of the venues were willing to agree to it just being 3 girls instead of 4. That’s worst then how she tried to go solo the first time. She’s always the reason why the group breaks up! She’s narcissistic and thinks the world starts and stops with her. Plus SINGING THE SAME SONGS is literally part of the job. DONT BECOME A SINGER IF YOU DONT WANT TO SING ALL YOUR HITS FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER! I’m sure Beyoncé tired of singing some of her songs but she still gonna get on stage and do it!
She waits SEVERAL decades to reunite with Xscape to NOW wanting to branch out as a solo artist!?🤣 Girl, good luck. If you haven't made it as a solo artist after several decades, then...nevermind...😆
Especially because she needed the reunion more than the others.
She tried twice and it didn't pop off. The second time in 2012 I interviewed her for her solo album, and I heard nothing from it.
Realest comment ever.😂
LaTocha had 25 years to make a solo career. When Xscape was broken up all that time.
She can sing her face off. Perioddddd! But with that voice, you can't get your solo career popping? Something is wrong. Attitude, bad song writers, bad material, bad management etc, etc, etc; with that voice she could've become a mega star.
To use the group again to start her solo career is very disingenuous and selfish. Especially if she didn't let them know from the beginning of this second phase of the group.
Exactly it’s looking very opportunistic and as long as these ladies have been doing reality tv ain’t nobody throwing her or her husband under the bus it’s just exposing more of the same
Exactly! Why she never used that opportunity to go solo? She didn't because nobody would know of her without Xscape. And now that the group is back on her name is out there drama and all - let's see if her solo career happens.
All of this!!!!! What LaTocha doesn't realize solo career success when coming from a group is if the FANS WANT TO HEAR YOU SOLO. She should realize by now her fan base wants all 4 members of Xscape
She did go solo back in the day her music didn't sale.
@@msraymond6941 🤣😂😂 you were better off letting us think it never happened LmAo that just proves the point
“I think Kandis vocals were a little bit shaky”…isn’t it always? Lol
Fr she sings like she's falling down the stairs lmao
@@bonemeringue9464 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😋👍🏽😎
Every man wants a woooman
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂 She did a good job on Understanding tho!
Tems looked good she wasn't even too revealing. People just gone have anything to say
Right! I thought it was classy
No Tems slander will be tolerated. She’s a grown woman 🤎
That's on periodt!
LaTocha is stopping her own bag… over her husband… the same husband that has a baby on the way… that’s CRAZY.
Yup
What?! I thought that was just a rumor. If it's true, then she's barking up the wrong tree and she be mad her man. He was the problem back then coming between them and he is now.
Are you serious? 😮 He had a baby on her?
Oh far out tems looks great!! I actually think her body should be praised and how she was dressed and styled was great 👍😀
Has there ever been an instance where a man made his wife his manager? Lol…I wish women would stop doing that. Let him make his bag elsewhere!!!
This part! Mary J. Blige ex-husband was getting a 1/3 of her coins as her manager then turned around and sought alimony AND WON in the midst of the divorce. Like you said, if you’re a talented act, your man should not be your manager. He gotta get his bag elsewhere!
Thank you! I literally thought about this. It’s proven that anytime a man is involved, things go left
@@Sikiratspeaks literally 99.999999% of the time it’s goes left! lol I feel like women do it to give their men purpose or to soothe his ego and make him feel like he’s part of her success but I honestly think that just causes the husband to resent them in a way so they cheat to fulfill that ego. A man should have his own bag and his own purpose!
I can't seem to understand how ppl keep saying she's the best singer in the group when her sister is equally if not better than her.
Tocha has a very unique voice her sisters voice is stellar but quite common.
Tocha lacks control and yes, it gets VERY sloppy. In the 90s it wasn’t a big deal but 30 years later it’s an interesting question to why she still hasn’t sharpened up her instrument. I prefer Tameka’s singing, hell even Tiny’s.
Becuase she IS the best singer in the group. It’s clear as day. The strongest vocally. That’s why she is the Lead
Facts!
I love Tem's response and her photo shoot was all that
The megastars like Beyoncé should show up at these Black award shows. They are properly showcased and honored at these events, and don't have to compete with multiple musical genres like the Grammys.
That's a great point and one of my issues with Beyonce. Soul train was started because we had no award shows for us. All the greats attended Soul Train Awards. It's awful that she will show up for other platforms but not this one
@@glam2gobeauty811 Exactly! These black artists complain about not being nominated or winning something at a white award show, but won’t even show up to something made for us and by us.
She won't miss the Oscar's or the Grammy's though.
@@ohanaohana8844 facts!
Straight up
I love the way she never tries to be so positive while spilling the tea! That's why I love the Empressive channel.
I love Coco I’m glad she’s getting the recognition she deserves
Chante Moore giving us YOUTHFUL and HYDRATED!!!😍
Latocha can definitely sing, but all of the ladies in the group have beautiful voices. It sometimes seems she tries to outdo the rest of the members in performances!!
Sick of the Xscape drama but I keep tuning in for it
They need to break up already…I can’t imagine disliking somebody for 20-25 years. This fuckery been going on since they were teenagers. Now they’re almost 50.
Ridiculous!
@@ClowneryAtItsFinest you haven't met my cousin. He still got a grudge for a dude from 30 years ago.
@@kenyettaready Your cousin is crazy!
UNLESS…the person harmed or molested his child. Anything else is just strange.
@@kenyettaready Is the grudge over money? Or a woman?
@@ClowneryAtItsFinest agree
I love Chante Moore. She gives textbook perfect performances; the look, dance moves, vocals, and overall stage presence every time.
It’s really too late for her solo career if we are honest! If it was gonna happen it would have by now. Ppl ONLY want to see her in the group.. that’s just the HARD facts 🤷🏿♀️
The mics 🎤 🎤 🎤 were definitely on at this year's awards show, and I'm so glad to see them prove that R&B is not dead‼️
Tamika is the strongest voice in Xscape
Yup! Tamika is the better singer. Hell even Kandi said that!
Honestly what black artist has jlo NOT stolen from at this point? I feel bad for her, Ashanti was done the worst out of all of them
Notice how Chris Brown didn't even bother going to the Soul Train Awards despite winning an awards; btw STA was filmed at the beginning of November; but he was denied performing AMAs
The big names never attend the Soul Train Awards
Gotta go where you are celebrated and not tolerated. Guess he hasn’t learned that
He could not attend the Black Awards show .The people who support him after he beat Rihanna ass.The white show that cancelled his performance he so hurt about them.He so anti black .White people gave him the Janet Treatment!.
They believe the white awards are more important so that’s why they get mad when they don’t get what they want. Black ppl don’t value their own.
@@smilealwaysnatasha3423 They all think they’re too good for the black award shows.
@@daydream2609 Yep!
Honestly girl... your commentary is KILLING ME on this video. I have been dying through the soul train awards segment. "The mic was ON..." you're so funny. I love your videos. Honestly... ❤
LEAVE TEMS ALONE! She’s a queen and she’s GROWN. #TheEnd 😍🤷🏾♀️
I loved Tems’ responses !!
Tiny's part during Xscape's acceptance speech was awkward. There was definitely tension. However their performance was good!
Even Latocha's speech was awkward...she was being shady towards Kandi, talmbout don't bring others down lol
I need Shante to drop a skin care regimen or skin care line CAUSE SHE LOOKS GOOD
Yes thank you sooo much for shining light on Chanté Moore... She's literally in my top 2 of all time favorite female R&B singers. She was wayyyy underrated 😩.
I think she never expected kandi and tiny to become soo successful on their own. Back than she told kandi go do your modeling thing and tameka and tiny keep getting baby’s I’m gone do my solo album ………whaaaattt!!
Kandi wrote a bunch of songs for legendary artists, released 2 solo Albums, became a reality star, is in incredible business woman. She pushed the envelope for the other members of course they want respect on their names.
Tocha is a great singer but you need more than that to become interessting in this industry. I think as a solo singer she is to boring but we will see
Right ,Kandi is the most successful one of the group
Y’all have to also Remember.. Tems is a Nigerian singer which means they are heavily her fan base… and we all know the cultural norms over there for women are .. well whew Chile
I was about to comment this
Chante’s performance was everything! I definitely agree with your point that she had potential to be wayyy bigger than she is. I think her problem was a lack of access to hit records. For example Whitney always had the best records sent her way, Mariah’s LEGENDARY pen game made her catalogue the gift that kept on giving, and unfortunately colorism/anti-blackness in the industry and label power meant that below average artists like J-Lo were able to be prioritised over talent. It’s very unfortunate but I’m glad to see her doing well!
that j lo part.... 🎯
Whitney grew up in show biz with A-listers and all of their connections. Mariah married Tommy Matola, the king at the time, and had to rebuild from there (at the top.) JLo slept around, a lot, including seducing Diddy 🤮 to start at the TOP of the music game.
Chanté is very Jesus centered. She won't sell her soul (or other body parts) to play their games. And weee know how much you need to worship the d3vil and compromise your integrity in that music industry. She is never going to get access to hit records (unless she writes them) and they won't get the attention they deserve bc she won't play their dirty games.
Chante ate everybody up!! Legendary💫
I just LOVE your channel! I absolutely love & respect that you give underrated & even new artists a platform! There are SO many wonderfully talented Black artists that deserve the limelight 😩 so many!! SoulTrain awards is our classy sophisticated award show honey! The only award show I deem worthy of our attention FR!!
I agree regarding Chante. I love her! I think she could've been on Toni's level. I don't know about Mariah. People tend to forget Mariah Carey is a hit songwriter. She wrote Vision of Love when she was like 18 or something. Her demo had like two hits records already. It would've been hard for Chante in a way because Whitney had first refusal for any song she wanted. Although she didn't write, Whitney was the voice so every hit song was coming to her first. Toni is a hit writer and also had Babyface. Since she was a LaFace artist Toni was getting all of the hits. Mariah didn't need anyone between her vc and pen which is why she really didn't begin co-writing until like her six album I think, and even then it's not much. I think Chante's problem was always the lack of hits. She didn't have the material. Chante is incredible though. She is a vocal beast! She deserves all of her flowers.
"The mics were on"!!🤣😂
Why is a phone case on casting 62 dollars 😭😭 absolutely not
Chante is super underrated as well. Once of the best voices we have...bless her!!!!
Chante Moore was the highlight of the night. I’ve never heard of her until the Soul Train Awards. She sang, she grooved, and totally commanded that stage. Very beautiful. Such an excellent performance, my soul was snatched.
😳😳😳😳😳
Youve never heard of Chante Moore?
You must was born in the 2000s
@@mariohill9212 I’ll take that as a compliment.
@@fagggggia Haha…tell the rest of us we’re old without telling us we’re old…I’m not mad at it tho 😂
I actually met latocha back in 2017 I was working at office depot in McDonough, GA! I loved her spirit and she was really sweet. She gave me a autograph.. That was a good day! 😍❤😂😂
The real thing Latocha needs to do, is get her a new manager. These "working couples" never work in the end because professional and personal never mix well.
The other women are keeping business business. She's keeping her personal life apart of her business and it's creating her downfall.
And to keep it 100, Latocha is not the best singer in Xscape. They are all pretty equal in the talent department. She does a lot of "riffs" and "runs"-- but they don't always sound good; in fact, she does them too much so most times she sounds pretty bad to me. Moderation and strategic is key, vocalists, -- there is a such thing as being extra and doing too much.
This is also probably why her solo career didn't work either.
As for her being the villain on the reality show; they can't use what you don't give. LaTocha has got to be smarter about her movements, whether they are genuine or strategic. Her and her husband are creating LaTocha's self sabotaging destiny.
Chante Moore absolutely killed it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Coco Jones did as well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Muni Long's performance was awesome.
TEMS-- to me gave such a respectable response to the critics. Very well put.
Nawww Tocha needs to fire her husband and stick with the original manager that been there since day one. How do you get 3 platinum albums and then your boyfriend-turned-husband gas you up for another solo project when most of your money is made with the group?
I love Latocha’s voice but she does do the most most of the time. 😮
@@daradiant1 I personally feel like, it's an inevitability that groups will break up. If she can't ride that money train with the group for a bit longer, then she should for sure.
But with her husband as her manager, and theae allegations against him existing too -- she at a high chance of basically losing it all. Her man, her reputations (which will kill any chance of her having a successful solo career), and her ability to stay in the group (cause they might end up eventually getting tired of the ish and just kick her out.)
I watched R&B Divas, and LaTocha has a reputation, all on her own, about not playing well with others lol
And the worst part was, she was on R&B Divas, an ensemble cast, still making herself look bad.
I agree with you mostly except the part about her singing 😅 home girl got pipes. The runs can be managed , Marsha Ambrosius does the same with the “running rifts “ as well
Now empressive girl I love you, but the last segments about xscape I have to disagree with you. When they were working on the third album. Latocha already had a solo deal before they started recording the third album and she told all the other girls they can do whatever they’re doing because she’s going solo. Also at that time her husband was their manager so he was already pushing her to the forefront, and making it seem like she was the star. When in all actuality, there is no xscape without all of them. Some people aren’t meant to go solo. We didn’t want a solo album from her then and we don’t want one now
I feel like Xscape was meant to be together and they could've gone further than they did if they would have stayed together as a group. I don't think any of them were meant to be solo and they definitely could have put out way more albums. Not all singing groups have to have a breakout star in my opinion. I think they would succeed long-term if they all would just stay together!
Yes, agree, Xscape seemed like a close knit R&B singing group. They sound so powerful together, I can understand why LaTocha wants a solo career. Kandi made a few songs on her own.
This girl has had the same time that Tiny and Kandi had to get a solo career started. If she hasn’t done anything with herself in all this time then maybe she truly doesn’t want it because it’s not her voice holding her back. Her voice is immaculate
Does tiny have a solo music career or do you mean her reality tv stuff?
@@tajsimms8976 What she mean is that they did try solo but was the same as Tocha
This is how some of the “Christian” community treated Meagan good… 🙃
Chante Moore always know how to bring the house down
Doesn’t look like you did your due diligence on Xscape, Kandi did a whole video saying that the stylists communicated by phone also after that text. If you notice in the texts, the stylist said they were thinking about wearing all black, why if that was the case would Latocha wear a green dress lol
Exactly...I bet Tocha thought they would be wearing black, and she said I'm really about to stand out and wear this pop of color and shine ..then they wore silver and they looked better than she thought they were gonna look and it was just a mess lol
🤔 I have never heard Empressive be so biased.
Chante is too damn amazing. Looking like she’s 25
Tems is grown 😂
I knew Coco Jones was a star when I saw her on "Let it shine" on Disney. Her voice straight blew me away!!!
If Xscape are going to have a reality TV show, prepare to see a physical altercation between two out of four of them
Kandy vs the 2 sisters and Tiny mediating 😂😂
They can't put hands on each other. Besides, this will be their second reality show and this time it's with SWV.
@@rainboots8069 Isn't the sisters at odds right now?
You were DEAD on with your @Chante Moore commentary, she is very talented and could have been as big as Toni & Deborah Cox, but didn’t get promoted properly, if you listen to Toni Braxton “Secrets” CD Chante did all of the background and backing vocals which made that album what it was especially on songs like “Find Me A Man” & “Why should I care” Chante ATE those songs up.
I was wondering who that was!!!
@@flyleelee5351 Yes! In my opinion that “Secrets” Album would not be what it was without Chante Moore, Toni even took Chante out on tour during that album to recreate the exact background vocals. Their voices blended perfectly and Babyface was a genius and used Chante on “Waiting to Exhale” backing Whitney.
On Unsung, the Xscape episode revealed a LOT of fuckery. At that point Kandi hadn’t spoken to the Scott’s in 12-13 years. Tasha and Kandi do not like each other, and it’s been that way since they were teenagers. I think they had a fist fight too.
They need to just all go their separate ways already.
Minnie was looking from heaven at Chante proud as ever 💙💙
Coco Jones is a whole vibe right now frfr
Kandi & Latocha Beef Will Never Go Away. But Hopefully It Can Be Fixed!
So glad you mentioned Flo and love them too❤️
When Latocha sings, she should ALWAYS sing her best whether with Xscape or solo💯. She is gifted with a beautiful voice and her group members should NEVER tell her to not outshine them, just like she never tell telling them to not outshine her💯. We all are suppose to greatly do our best with our talents💯
Latocha always tries to oversing over everybody. I’m so glad her mic was so low for the soul train awards. I’m tired of her voice. She does too much with her runs we don’t even want to hear all of that in the gospel world. The other 3 killed it and finally people can appreciate their voice like I’ve been appreciating it for years. And the way tocha is going about her solo career this time is disgusting and worst then the first time AND GOD DONT BLESS NO MESS!
When did they tell her to not "outshine" them?
@@diamond4270 they didn’t say nothing like that. I don’t think she outshines them, I think she oversings and acts like a pick me when she sings. She’s always trying to sing during the other girl’s moments!