TLC
Atlanta trio and the best-selling American girl group ever, with hits like "Waterfalls", "Creep" and "No Scrubs".
Key albums
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC TipCrazySexyCoolFanMail
Key tracks
Ain't 2 Proud 2 BegCreepWaterfallsNo ScrubsUnpretty
Who are TLC?
TLC is a trio from Atlanta: T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli. Left Eye, the group's rapper, died in 2002.
Known for
The albums CrazySexyCool (1994) and FanMail (1999), with "Waterfalls", "Creep", "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". TLC is the best-selling American girl group of all time.
Style
R&B and new jack swing with hip-hop attitude: T-Boz's low voice, Chilli's soft vocals and Left Eye's sharp rap verses. Their baggy, colorful looks were as recognizable as their music.
Impact
TLC put serious topics like safe sex, HIV and self-image on the charts, and showed that a group could blend hip-hop and R&B for a huge audience.
Influences
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Janet Jackson
