Tameka Tiny Cottle biographyTameka Tiny Cottle LyricsSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tameka_Cottle Born to Dianne Cottle-Pope and Charles Pope in College Park, Georgia, Cottle was immersed in the arts since childhood. She began modeling and acting at 5 years old, doing several commercials for TBS early in her career. Cottle's father and brother are both members of the R&B group, The Tams. Tiny joined the R&B quartet Xscape in 1992 while attending North Atlanta Performing Arts High School. Xscape was discovered by producer Jermaine Dupri while singing at a Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration in Atlanta. Dupri immediately signed the group to his new record label, So So Def Recordings. As a member of R&B group Xscape, Cottle has contributed to three of the band's platinum albums: Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha, Off the Hook, and Traces of My Lipstick. As a member of Xscape, she has received two Soul Train Music Awards for Best New R&B Artist and Best R&B Album, and the A-Town Music Award for Best Duo/Group. Cottle sang lead vocals on four of Xscape's hit singles: "Understanding", "Do You Want To?", "All I Need","Love's A Funny Thing", and "Am I Dreamin". She has also recorded on soundtracks for, Soul Food, "Panther," "Bad Boys," and "Love Jones" In 1998, after the release of Xscape's third album, Traces of My Lipstick, the band parted ways. In 1999, Cottle and fellow former Xscape band member Kandi Burruss were honored in with a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, for penning TLC's hit single, "No Scrubs". Cottle's other accomplishments include an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award in the R&B and Pop Music categories for "No Scrubs", as well as the ASCAP Rap Award for her work on the Sporty Thievz track, "No Pigeons." Cottle has also worked with T.I., 8Ball & MJG, Lil' Kim and Bow Wow. After a five year hiatus, Cottle reunited with sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott and added a new member, Kiesha Miles, to release a new Xscape album entitled, Unchained, and released the single, "What's Up" in 2005. Cottle is currently involved in a new project with Keisha Miles called The Ga.P Girlz. Cottle's daughter, Zonnique (aka Star) is also involved in the music industry and is part of a musical duo called the QT-Possie. Cottle has three children, a daughter, Zonnique Pullins, from a previous relationship, and a son, Clifford Harris III (known as "King"), with rapper T.I. Cottle has dated T.I. on and off for the last 6 years. On March 21, 2007, Cottle gave birth to her second child with T.I, a stillborn baby girl. The couple named the child Llayah Amour. On October 13, 2007, both Cottle and T.I were arrested in Atlanta. Cottle was charged with possession of marijuana and ecstasy, and released on $100,000 bail the following day. Two days after her arrest, sources confirmed that Cottle was pregnant with T.I.'s child. |