Biography of Tameka Cottle
Tameka Dianne Cottle Harris is an American singer and songwriter. She is famous for being a member of the multi-platinum R&B vocal group Xscape, who rose to fame after appearing on BET’s Tiny and Toya and ‘TI & Tiny: The Family Hustle’. Additionally, Tameka received a Grammy Award for her writing contributions to TLC’s hit “No Scrubs”. Cottle is also known for her marriage to TI as well as the nickname Tiny.
Cottle was born in College Park, Georgia into a musical family, as his father and uncle were founders of the R&B group The Tams. Later, she went to Tri-Cities Performing Arts High School. After finishing his studies, Harris started his career by joining the R&B quartet ‘Xscape’ in the year 1992. With his group, they released three albums namely ‘Hummin’ Comin’ at ‘Cha’, ‘Traces of My Lipstick ‘ and ‘Off the hook’. Harris then contributed six songs to the group. These songs were: ‘Understanding’, ‘All I Need’, ‘Do You Want To?’, ‘My Little Secret’, ‘Am I Dreamin’ and ‘Love’s a Funny Thing’.
In addition, she has won 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. In the year 1998, ‘Xscape’ disbanded and Cottle started to focus on his solo career. In 2005, Cottle reunited with sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott and added a new member, Kiesha Miles, to release an Xscape album titled Unchained, as well as releasing the single “What’s Up”. Four years later, she appeared in the reality show ‘Tiny and Toya’. In 2011, ‘TI & Tiny: The Family Hustle premiered on VH1.
After that, she returned to the music industry with her single ‘What The Fuck You Gon Do?’ number one song on the genre charts. In the same year, Harris’ show Tiny and Shekinah’s Weave Trip’, featuring the singer and her best friend, premiered on VH1. In 2018, Cottle took a break to care for her one-year-old daughter.
Tameka Cottle Age
Tameka is 47 years old in 2023. She was born on the 14th of July 1975, in College Park, Georgia, United States. Furthermore, she celebrates her birthday on 14th of July annually.
Tameka Cottle Height/Weight
Harris has an approximate height of 4 feet 10 inches. She weighs 55 kilos. Furthermore, she has short, straight black hair and bright black eyes.
Wife Tameka Cottle
Cottle married rapper TI in 2010 and together they had three children named King, Major Philant, and Heiress before getting divorced in 2016. She also has a daughter named Zonnique from another relationship and became a stepmother to Domani, Messias, and Deyjah Harris through her marriage to TI
Tameka Cottle Family
Cottle was born in College Park, Georgia, to a white mother, Dianne Cottle, and an African-American father, Charles Pope. Cottle’s father and uncle, Joseph Pope, are the founders of the R&B group The Tams. Sadly, his father, Charles, died on July 11, 2013, aged 76, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. On the other hand, Tameka has a sister named Michelle Pope and a brother named Red Pope.
Tameka Cottle Nert Worth
Tameka has an estimated net worth of between $3 million to $5 million US dollars. Her main attribute is her singing career.