▁as ▁alto ▁( and ▁sp ok esp erson ) ▁adding ▁the ▁low ▁notes ▁and ▁L uck ett ▁as ▁the ▁sop rano ▁adding ▁the ▁high ▁notes ▁to ▁the ▁group ' s ▁harm ony , ▁however ▁occas ional ▁leads ▁too . ▁After ▁being ▁signed ▁and ▁later ▁dropped ▁by ▁Ele kt ra ▁Records , ▁the ▁group ▁eventually ▁signed ▁with ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁signing ▁with ▁Mat hew ▁Know les ▁the ▁group ' s ▁manager ▁( and ▁also ▁Bey on cé ▁Know les ' ▁father ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁E !   T ele vision ▁Special , ▁Bou lev ard ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Dream s , ▁Know les ▁forced ▁the ▁girls ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁him ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁label . ▁L uck ett ' s ▁mother ▁requested ▁the ▁contract s ▁be ▁review ed ▁by ▁an ▁att orney , ▁but ▁Know les ▁denied ▁the ▁request . ▁However , ▁L uck ett ▁eventually ▁signed ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁group . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Houston ▁club ▁scene , ▁the ▁group ▁opened ▁for ▁established ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁Dru ▁Hill , ▁SW V , ▁and ▁Im m ature , ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child . ▁The ▁album ▁spawn ed ▁two ▁singles : ▁the ▁plat in um ▁" No , ▁No , ▁No ▁Part ▁II " ▁( fe aturing ▁Wy cle f ▁Jean ) ▁and ▁" With ▁Me ". ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁group ▁made