T-Boz from TLC on Left Eye's Passing, Belly with Nas & DMX, Sickle Cell & More
Gina and Lush catch up with the legendary T-Boz from TLC, to talk about her career, some viral moments, motherhood, her health, and more!
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00:00 Intro
0:05 Lush says he was in love with all 3 TLC and Gina always wanted to be T-Boz's character in Belly
2:04 T-Boz breaks down the origins of TLC and how the group was formed
3:10 T-Boz on how she feels to be part of such a legendary, influential era, and the highest-selling girl group
4:40 T-Boz on why there are not so many R&B girl groups anymore
6:13 T-Boz speaks on how artists' development, from a label perspective, is a lost art
7:10 T-Boz talks TLC's first album and teetering the line between hip-hop and R&B
8:49 Gina says that "No Scrubs" was the first "anti-broke n** song" and T-Boz on if they were actually living those lyrics
10:20 T-Boz reacts to the new era of plastic surgery and BBL culture
13:20 T-Boz speaks on if there is a prerequisite for R&B artists to write their own music and how important it was for her to do so
16:10 T-Boz talks being diagnosed with sickle cell disease at 7 years old, being told she wouldn't live past 30
20:22 T-Boz on if any new information on sickle cell disease has helped her in terms of treatment and her words of advice to anyone who's going through it
22:30 T-Boz says to keep looking for a doctor until you find one that really cares about you as a person and speaks on her daughter having lupus disease
26:25 T-Boz on the inspiration for her to enter the holistic business and start TLC CBD
29:55 T-Boz breaks down the creation of TLC's iconic videos and the huge difference in music video budgets from then to now
35:10 T-Boz reacts to the "No Scrubs" rebuttal "No Pigeons" and if TLC is open to doing a Verzuz battle
37:35 T-Boz talks about producing the movie "ATL", how the movie was loosely based on her life, and if "ATL 2" is on the way
39:00 T-Boz explains how she got her role in the movie "Belly" and what it was like working with Nas and DMX
41:00 T-Boz on her experience starring in "House Party 3" and how a lot of the lines were improv
42:54 T-Boz talks performing on the Nickelodeon show "All That" and creating the theme song for the show
44:01 T-Boz speaks on what it was like being in a super high profile relationship with rapper Mack 10
48:17 T-Boz on wishing she handled her health and took care of her body better in the past
49:40 T-Boz on how the chemistry in TLC came about and how they maintained it throughout their careers
51:20 T-Boz on how she and Chilli kept performing and the creation of music after the loss of Left Eye + Doing the video for "Girl Talk" in the midst of mourning their group member
57:23 T-Boz talks wanting to stay healthy in 2023 and the opening up her new restaurant "Good *ss Burger"
59:44 T-Boz on how her health journey inspired her to lean into a more holistic direction in her life
1:01:50 T-Boz on new music she's releasing in 2023 and releasing a new cookbook
1:05:30 T-Boz speaks on the new TLC Broadway Musical that's coming soon
1:06:05 T-Boz on how she feels about the TLC biopic and if anything was left out
1:08:10 T-Boz on if the music in Atlanta has influenced the streets and reacts to the passing of Takeoff
1:11:51 T-Boz speaks on the lack of conscious music in today's era
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