Boy, the nineties were glorious. It was the time of scrunchies, Tamagotchis, and it was also the time we all realized we didn’t want no scrubs – thanks to TLC, the girl band of the century. Sure, we had the Spice Girls, but TLC were there first. However, in the words of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, “there’s plenty of room for more of us”. The girls paved the way for bands like Destiny’s Child and had incredible hits that we still belt out at the club, but here’s 12 things you probably didn’t know about Chilli, T-Boz and Lisa “Left Eye”.
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#1 Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ casket as well as her grave stone are engraved with her verse from “Waterfalls”.
#2 When Lisa moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in music, all she owned was a keyboard and $750.
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#3 Chilli got pregnant at the age of 20 to the group’s producer Dallas Austin. She got an abortion and later regretted it. The couple now have a son together called Tron Austin.
#4 TLC reportedly held producer Clive Davis hostage at gunpoint because of the money he owed them.
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#5 In 1994, Lisa burned down her boyfriend Andre Rison’s mansion down after they had an argument.
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#6 She was charged with arson but was released on a $75,000 bail.
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#7 Cee-Lo Green contributed vocals to “Waterfalls”.
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#8 Kandi Burruss (now a Real Housewife of Atlanta) wrote “No Scrubs”.
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#9. TLC recorded the theme song for Nickolodeon’s All That.
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#10 “Waterfalls” was written in support of HIV and AIDS victims.
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#11 Michael Keaton’s character in The Other Guys keeps unknowingly quoting TLC.
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#12 Shortly after the album Crazy Sexy Cool, which was the peak of their careers, TLC went bankrupt.
