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| Released | March 2, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 21:38 | |||
| Label | RedZone Entertainment | |||
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Here for It is the first extended play (EP) from American recording R&B girl group Xscape. The EP was released on March 2, 2018, through RedZone Entertainment. [1] This is Xscape's first release in twenty years and as a trio.
On February 28, 2017, Kandi Burruss, LaTocha Scott, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and Tamika Scott gave their first interview in over twenty years on V-103 Atlanta. The group announced their reunion stating they had offers on the table but nothing was set in stone at the time. [2] A few months later the group were announced to perform at the Essence Festival 2017. [3] On December 27, 2017, it was announced Xscape would be releasing an EP in Spring 2018 as a trio titled "Here for It" and would feature six brand new songs including their two most recent singles "Dream Killa" and "Wifed Up". [4] [5] Burruss stated she would not be joining the group in new music as she had other projects going on and she would be playing Roxie Hart on Broadway's Musical Chicago. [6] [7] "Here for It" was given several release dates, January 12, 2018, [7] February 14, 2018 [8] and the most recent release date March 2, 2018. [1]
"Dream Killa" and "Wifed Up" were both released as singles on December 1, 2017. [9] [10]
"Here for It" was released as the first promotional single on 1 January 2018. [11]
Credits taken from TIDAL. [12] [13] [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Memory Lane" |
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| 3:21 |
| 2. | "Dream Killa" |
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| 3:48 |
| 3. | "Wifed Up" |
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| 3:36 |
| 4. | "Here for It" |
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| 3:44 |
| 5. | "Craving" |
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| 3:15 |
| 6. | "Last of Me" |
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| 3:54 |
| Total length: | 21:38 | |||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Worldwide | March 2, 2018 | Digital Download | RedZone Entertainment | [1] [15] |
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