Here for It
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{{Infobox album
| name = Here for It
| type = EP
| artist = Xscape
| cover = File:Here_for_It_EP.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = March 2, 2018
| recorded = 2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|R&B}}
| length = {{Duration|m=21|s=38}}
| label = RedZone Entertainment
| producer =
| prev_title = Traces of My Lipstick
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Here for It
| type = EP
| single1 = Dream Killa
| single1date = December 1, 2017
| single2 = Wifed Up
| single2date = December 1, 2017
}}
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Here For It – EP by Xscape|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/here-for-it-ep/1326903556|website=iTunes Store (U.S.)|access-date=22 February 2018}} This is Xscape's first release in twenty years and as a trio.
Background and release
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.{{cite web|title=The Xscape Reunion Really Happened + Big Tigger !!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sviChGF9olg|website=YouTube|accessdate=28 February 2017}} A few months later the group were announced to perform at the Essence Festival 2017.{{cite magazine|title=Xscape Formally Kicks Off Reunion With Essence Festival Performance|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7800215/xscape-reunion-essence-festival-performance|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=17 May 2017}} 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".{{cite web|title=New Music: Xscape - 'Dream Killa' & 'Wifed Up'|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2017/12/new-music-xscape-dream-killa-wifed/|website=That Grape Juice|accessdate=1 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Xscape Unveils New Six Song EP 'Here For It' Artwork, Tracklist & Release Date|url=http://jojocrews.com/xscape-unveils-new-six-song-ep-artwork-tracklist-release-date/|website=JoJo Crews|date=27 December 2017 |accessdate=27 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=New Xscape Music With NO Kandi Burruss Leaks|url=http://thejasminebrand.com/2017/11/21/new-xscape-music-with-no-kandi-burruss-leaks/|website=The Jasmine Brand|date=21 November 2017 |accessdate=21 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=New Song: Xscape - 'Here For It'|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2018/01/new-song-xscape/|website=That Grape Juice|accessdate=1 January 2018}} "Here for It" was given several release dates, January 12, 2018, February 14, 2018{{cite web|title=Xscape EP Dropping Next Month Without Kandi Burruss|url=http://thejasminebrand.com/2018/01/10/xscape-ep-dropping-next-month-without-kandi-burruss/|website=That Jasmine Brand|date=10 January 2018 |accessdate=10 January 2018}} and the most recent release date March 2, 2018.
Singles
"Dream Killa" and "Wifed Up" were both released as singles on December 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Dream Killa - Single by Xscape on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dream-killa-single/1317371935|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204012529/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dream-killa-single/1317371935|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2017|website=iTunes Store (U.S.)|accessdate=1 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Wifed Up - Single by Xscape on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wifed-up/1317376883?i=1317377069|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223112438/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wifed-up/1317376883?i=1317377069|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2018|website=iTunes Store (U.S.)|accessdate=1 December 2017}}
=Other singles=
"Here for It" was released as the first promotional single on 1 January 2018.{{cite web|title=New Music: Xscape - Here For It|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2018/01/new-music-xscape/|website=This Is RnB|date=2 January 2018 |accessdate=2 January 2018}}
Track listing
Credits taken from TIDAL.{{cite web|title=Here for it Xscape|url=https://tidal.com/album/82771462|website=TIDAL|accessdate=23 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Dream Killa Xscape|url=https://tidal.com/album/81678606|website=TIDAL|accessdate=23 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Wifed Up Xscape|url=https://tidal.com/album/81678629|website=TIDAL|accessdate=23 February 2018}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 21:38
| title1 = Memory Lane
| writer1 = {{hlist|Christopher Stewart|J. Pierre Medor}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|J. Pierre Medor|C. Tricky Stewart}}
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = Dream Killa
| writer2 = {{hlist|Alex Jacke|Todd Perry|Jenna Webb|Richard Stuckey|Laney Stewart|Jeremiah Bethea}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Todd Perry|Laney Stewart}}
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = Wifed Up
| writer3 = {{hlist|J. Pierre Medor|Jeremiah Bethea|Christopher A Stewart}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Christopher A Stewart|Jeremiah Bethea|J. Pierre Medor}}
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Here for It
| writer4 = {{hlist|William Lovely|Christopher A Stewart|Jeremiah Bethea|J. Pierre Medor}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|J. Pierre Medor|Christopher A Stewart|William Lovely}}
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Craving
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bruce Robinson|Christopher Stewart|J. Pierre Medor}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Medor|Stewart}}
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = Last of Me
| writer6 = {{hlist|Christopher Stewart|Bruce Robinson|J. Pierre Medor}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Medor|Stewart}}
| length6 = 3:54
}}
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label ! Ref |
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| Worldwide
| March 2, 2018 | RedZone Entertainment | International releases of Here for It:
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