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TLC Is An American Girl Group Formed In 1990 In Atlanta Georgia. The Group's Best-Known Line-Up Was Composed Of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes And Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The Group Enjoyed Success During The 1990s With Nine Top-Ten Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Including Four Number-One Singles "Creep" "Waterfalls" "No Scrubs" And "Unpretty". The Group Also Recorded Four Multi-Platinum Albums Including CrazySexyCool 1994 Which Received A Diamond Certification From The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . TLC Became The First R&B Group In History To Receive The Million Certification From The Recording Industry Association Of Japan RIAJ For FanMail 1999 . Having Sold Over 65 Million Records Worldwide TLC Is The Best-Selling American Girl Group Of All Time. VH1 Ranked TLC As The Greatest Female Group Placing Them At Number 12 On The List Of 100 Greatest Women In Music. Billboard Magazine Ranked TLC As One Of The Greatest Musical Trios As Well As The Seventh-Most-Successful Act Of The 1990s. The Group's Accolades Include Four Career Grammy Awards Five MTV Video Music Awards And Five Soul Train Music Awards. Twenty Years After Their Debut TLC Received The Outstanding Contribution To Music Award At The 17th MOBO Awards And The Legend Award At The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. Following Lopes's Death In 2002 Instead Of Replacing Her The Remaining Members Chose To Continue As A Duo. In 2017 They Released Their Eponymous Fifth Album TLC. In 2022 The Group Was Inducted Into The Black Music & Entertainment Walk Of Fame. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/TLC_ Group Discography
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"Red Light Special" Is A Song By American Vocal Group TLC For Their Second Studio Album "CrazySexyCool". Written And Produced By Babyface LaFace And Arista Records Released The Song As The Second Single From The Album On February 21 1995. The Song Found Chart Success Reaching Number One On The US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 Chart And Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Being Held Back From The Top Position By Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It". The "Red Light Special" Single Contains A B-Side Rap Track Titled "My Secret Enemy" Led By Group Rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Who Wrote The Track Alongside Steve Keitt And R.A.S. Posse. Despite Not Making TLC's Album CrazySexyCool The Song Is Highly Praised By Long-Time TLC Fans And Kept Up With The Group's More Mature Style. Its Lyrical Content Focuses On Lisa's Coverage In The Media And Her Relationship With Andre Rison. Lopes Went On To Say That The Song Came Out Directly After The Incident That Saw Her Accidentally Set Fire To Rison's Atlanta Mansion. "It Happened Right After That Incident And I Was Feeling Like I Needed A Way Out " Said Lopes Of The Track. The Accompanying Music Video For "Red Light Special" Was Directed By Matthew Rolston And Is Set In A Brothel. Male Actors Portray Prostitutes And Left Eye Plays A Pimp While Chilli And T-Boz Portray Customers Playing Strip Poker. A Young Boris Kodjoe Is Featured As One Of The Male Prostitutes. T-Boz Is Seen Being Caressed By A Man In A Room. Chilli Is Seen Dancing With The Guitar Player. There Are Also Black-And-White Solo Shots Of The Girls Singing. There Are Three Versions Of The Music Video. Version One Is Labelled "Sexy" The Second Is Labelled "Sexier" And The Final Version Is Labelled "Sexiest". As A Result Of More Sexually Suggestive And Racy Footage Being Used In Versions Two And Three The First Version Is Widely Broadcast.
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TLC Is An American Girl Group Formed In 1990 In Atlanta Georgia. The Group's Best-Known Line-Up Was Composed Of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes And Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The Group Enjoyed Success During The 1990s With Nine Top-Ten Hits On The Billboard Hot 100 Including Four Number-One Singles "Creep" "Waterfalls" "No Scrubs" And "Unpretty". The Group Also Recorded Four Multi-Platinum Albums Including CrazySexyCool 1994 Which Received A Diamond Certification From The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . TLC Became The First R&B Group In History To Receive The Million Certification From The Recording Industry Association Of Japan RIAJ For FanMail 1999 . Having Sold Over 65 Million Records Worldwide TLC Is The Best-Selling American Girl Group Of All Time. VH1 Ranked TLC As The Greatest Female Group Placing Them At Number 12 On The List Of 100 Greatest Women In Music. Billboard Magazine Ranked TLC As One Of The Greatest Musical Trios As Well As The Seventh-Most-Successful Act Of The 1990s. The Group's Accolades Include Four Career Grammy Awards Five MTV Video Music Awards And Five Soul Train Music Awards. Twenty Years After Their Debut TLC Received The Outstanding Contribution To Music Award At The 17th MOBO Awards And The Legend Award At The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. Following Lopes's Death In 2002 Instead Of Replacing Her The Remaining Members Chose To Continue As A Duo. In 2017 They Released Their Eponymous Fifth Album TLC. In 2022 The Group Was Inducted Into The Black Music & Entertainment Walk Of Fame. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/TLC_ Group Discography
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"Red Light Special" is a song by American vocal group TLC for their second studio album "CrazySexyCool". Written and produced by Babyface, LaFace and Arista Records released the song as the second single from the album on February 21, 1995. The song found chart success, reaching number one on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being held back from the top position by Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It".
The "Red Light Special" single contains a B-side rap track titled "My Secret Enemy", led by group rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who wrote the track alongside Steve Keitt and R.A.S. Posse. Despite not making TLC's album CrazySexyCool, the song is highly praised by long-time TLC fans and kept up with the group's more mature style. Its lyrical content focuses on Lisa's coverage in the media and her relationship with Andre Rison. Lopes went on to say that the song came out directly after the incident that saw her accidentally set fire to Rison's Atlanta mansion. "It happened right after that incident and I was feeling like I needed a way out," said Lopes of the track.
The accompanying music video for "Red Light Special" was directed by Matthew Rolston and is set in a brothel. Male actors portray prostitutes and Left Eye plays a pimp while Chilli and T-Boz portray customers playing strip poker. A young Boris Kodjoe is featured as one of the male prostitutes. T-Boz is seen being caressed by a man in a room. Chilli is seen dancing with the guitar player. There are also black-and-white solo shots of the girls singing.
There are three versions of the music video. Version one is labelled "Sexy", the second is labelled "Sexier" and the final version is labelled "Sexiest". As a result of more sexually suggestive and racy footage being used in versions two and three, the first version is widely broadcast. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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2013 Collection From The R&B Trio. Entitled 20 As A Nod To The Group's 20-Year-Plus Career The Album Features TLC's Biggest Hits Including Their Four #1 Singles "Creep " "Waterfalls " "No Scrubs " And "Unpretty" Plus A New Track Written By Ne-Yo "Meant To Be." The Latter Can Be Heard During The Closing Credits Of The VH1 Original Movie CrazySexyCool The TLC Story Which Inspired The Track-Listing For 20. The Film Which Stars Keke Palmer As Chilli Drew Sidora As Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins And Lil Mama As Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez Chronicles TLC's Humble Beginnings In Atlanta And Unprecedented Rise To Fame In The '90s.