CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) Movie Script

I REMEMBER TELLING MY MAMA

I'’M GONNA BE

A BIG STAR ONE DAY.

IT DIDN'’T MATTER

WHERE I CAME FROM.

IT DIDN'’T MATTER

WE DIDN'’T HAVE MONEY

TO PAY OUR BILLS, YOU KNOW?

ALL THREE OF US HAD THAT,

THAT STRUGGLE.

CHILLI GREW UP

WITHOUT A DADDY FROM DAY ONE,

SHE ALWAYS HAD

THAT BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT, YOU KNOW,

THAT JUST WANTED TO DANCE

AND SING AND BE HEARD

NO MATTER HOW HARD THINGS WERE.

ME?

[laughs]

I WAS JUST TRYING

TO BE ALL THAT, YOU KNOW.

DADDY GONE, NO MONEY.

I HUNG ONTO MY FANTASY, THOUGH,

AND MY COOL.

AND LISA?

[laughs]

LISA WAS A WILD,

CREATIVE KID.

I MEAN, SHE COULD DO ANYTHING:

SING, WRITE, MAKE POETRY,

MAKE ART.

HER DRILL SERGEANT DADDY

WAS A HARD DRINKING MAN.

SHE PERFORMED JUST TO TRY

AND GET HIS LOVE.

DID WE KNOW HOW MAJOR WE'’D GET?

WELL, LISA WOULD SAY

SHE KNEW IT ALL ALONG.

BUT SEE, THAT WAS THE THING,

IT DID HAPPEN FOR US.

I MEAN, OUR MOMENT CAME,

AND WE TOOK IT

ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.

OUR MUSIC REALLY TOOK US THERE,

YOU KNOW?

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR SONGS

CAME FROM THE HEART.

ALL THE LOVE WE HAD,

AND THE LOSS WE WENT THROUGH.

THOSE SONGS TOLD OUR STORIES,

FOR REAL.

- ♪ I KNEW WHEN I FELL FOR YOU

♪ IT WASN'’T WHEN I WANTED TO ♪

♪ BUT YOU WERE ACTING

SO INTO ME ♪

- ♪ AU-TO-MATIC

- ♪ WENT REAL GOOD

FOR A MONTH OR TWO ♪

♪ JUST LIKE EVERY RELATIONSHIP

♪ WE GOTTA EARN THAT TRUST TOO

♪ AND CAN'’T GET IT BABY ♪

- ♪ I KNEW WHEN YOU

STARTED TO CHANGE ♪

♪ WE COULD NEVER BE THE SAME

♪ I COULD DO IT

WHEN YOU DO IT TO ME ♪

- ♪ AU-TO-MATIC

- ♪ I KNEW IF IT CAME TO BE

♪ WE WOULD GET A CHANCE TO SEE

♪ A SIDE OF EACH OTHER

♪ THAT WE BOTH DIDN'’T KNOW ♪

- ♪ WHAT DID YOU WANT

- ♪ AND I WANTED TO BE

YOUR LADY ♪

- ♪ I CAN BE COOL

- ♪ BUT IF YOU'’RE

GONNA ACT CRAZY ♪

- ♪ WHAT YOU WANT

- ♪ BABY, THAT'’S JUST ♪

♪ JUST AUTOMATIC

- ATLANTA WAS THE CITY,

DECATUR WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND JELLYBEANS WAS THE SPOT.

THE HIP HOP STYLE OF THE SOUTH

WAS BORN OUT OF THIS RINK;

FROM THE CLOTHES, TO THE LINGO,

TO THE DANCE MOVES.

SEE, ON THE DANCE FLOOR,

IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE GUYS

AND THE GIRLS WERE JUST WATCHING

ON THE SIDE LINES.

BUT I WASN'’T INTERESTED

IN JUST WATCHING.

I WANTED IN

ON THE BOY'’S CLUB.

I MEAN, WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE

ALL THE FUN?

[crowd cheers]

- YO D, LET ME DANCE

ON YOUR CREW, MAN.

I DON'’T KNOW ABOUT THAT,

SHORTY.

TIONNE, I'’VE BEEN

LOOKING FOR YOU.

WHAT'’S GOOD, MARIE?

IAN BURKE REALLY LIKES YOU

FOR THAT GIRL GROUP.

NAW, I AIN'’T TRYIN'’ TO BE

IN NO GIRL GROUP.

THIS GIRL CRYSTAL

IS GETTING IT TOGETHER.

THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.

COME ON,

YOU CAN SING.

I'’M JUST TRYIN'’ TO DANCE.

WELL, PEBBLES IS STARTING

HER OWN LABEL

HERE IN ATLANTA.

YOU TALKIN'’ ABOUT PEBBLES

AS IN,

"DON'’T YOU WANNA RIDE IN MY

MERCEDES, BOY?" PEBBLES?

MM-HMM.

I CAN HOOK IT UP.

YOU KNOW I DO PEBBLES HAIR,

RIGHT?

PEBBLES IS MARRIED TO

L.A. REID OF LA FACE RECORDS.

THEY'’RE KILLIN'’ IT IN ATLANTA,

SIGNIN'’ FOLKS

AND GETTING RECORDS MADE,

FOR REAL.

GIRL GROUP OR NOT,

I WASN'’T ABOUT TO PASS UP

ON THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I MEAN, CRYSTAL

DID HAVE THE CONNECT,

BUT I HAD TO BRING

SOME INSURANCE

THAT OUR GROUP WOULD BE HOT.

AND I KNEW JUST THE VOICE

THAT WAS BIG ENOUGH

TO STAND OUT.

- ♪ AND EVERY TIME

I TURN AROUND ♪

♪ HE TRYIN'’ TO SPEND THE NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT I BE LIKE WHOOP

♪ I GOT MONEY TO MAKE

♪ AND EVERY TIME

HE TURN AROUND ♪

♪ HE FIND A RUMP TO SHAKE

♪ AND WHEN HE TALK SLICK,

'’BOUT THE STICK ♪

♪ REALLY TRYIN'’ TO HIT ♪

♪ TELL A BROTHA'’ COME LEGIT ♪

♪ IF IT'’S ME YOU TRYIN'’ TO GET ♪

♪ I'’M EDUCATIN'’ AND I LOVE IT

AND IT WON'’T STOP,

♪ TAKIN'’ IT STRAIGHT

TO THE TIGGITY TIGGITY TOP ♪

♪ WITH GOD AS MY WITNESS

♪ NO YOU CAN'’T FLIP THIS

♪ OR KICK THIS

♪ OR FLIPS OR FLOW

HOW I HITS IT ♪

ALL RIGHT FOLKS,

PUT THE MONEY IN THE HAT

AND PROMISE

YOU'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- OKAY, ALL RIGHT NOW.

YO, LISA, DOPE.

TIONNE, WHAT UP GIRL?

THIS IS CRYSTAL,

WHO I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

- HEY, CRYSTAL.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

I LIKE YOUR RHYMES.

YOU GOT FLAVOR, GIRL.

I KNOW IT,

'’CAUSE I'’M ABOUT TO BLOW UP.

I GOT MY WHOLE SETUP.

YEAH, SHE'’LL BE PERFECT

FOR THE GROUP.

GIRL, TELL ME SOMETHING

THAT I DON'’T KNOW.

[laughter]

- OH, MY GOD.

FOOD READY, GIRLS.

ENJOY.

THANK YOU.

DANG, LISA,

WHEN'’S THE LAST TIME YOU ATE?

TOO DAMN LONG, GIRL.

YOU KNOW,

I FEEL YOU ON THAT.

IT USED TO BE ME AND MY MOMS E

ATING WATERMELON

AND POPCORN FOR DINNER,

'’CAUSE THAT'’S ALL WE COULD

SCRAPE TOGETHER.

I FEEL YOU.

MM-HMM.

I HEARD YOU CAME DOWN

FROM PHILLY

WITH $100 AND A KEYBOARD

AND JUST POSTED UP, LIKE...

- [laughs]

BELIEVE THAT,

I HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE.

IT WAS HECTIC BACK HOME.

YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY'’S CRAZY,

BUT THIS IS WHERE IT'’S AT.

SO, WHAT, YOUR FOLKS COOL

WITH YOU BEIN'’ DOWN HERE?

MY DAD, NO,

AND I DON'’T GET IT,

'’CAUSE THIS DUDE IS A MUSICIAN.

DON'’T EVEN TRIP,

MY FOLKS DID MUSIC.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD HAD THE BAND,

MY MAMA WAS SINGING BACKUP,

AND HE ENDED UP

CHOOSING MUSIC OVER US,

SO WE HAD TO BE OUT,

AND THAT'’S HOW IT BE SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW WHAT,

I THINK WITH MY DAD,

IT JUST WAS NOBODY WAS EVER

GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM, YOU KNOW?

I GUESS BEIN'’ IN THE MILITARY

MADE HIM HARD TO PLEASE.

BUT HE GONNA SEE, THOUGH.

YEAH, HE DEFINITELY GONNA SEE,

'’CAUSE I'’MA MAKE HIM PROUD.

'’CAUSE I'’M FITTIN'’ TO BLOW UP.

BLOW IT UP.

LA FACE RECORDS:

THE MOTOWN OF THE SOUTH, BABY.

OWNED BY BABYFACE

AND L.A. REID.

NOBODY MADE IT

WITHOUT GOING THROUGH L.A.

LADIES?

YOU CAN GO IN NOW.

♪ I GOT A MEETING

IN THE LADIES ROOM ♪

I DON'’T NEED THIS.

♪ I'’LL BE BACK REAL SOON ♪

THAT'’S WHAT I GET

FOR BEING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

♪ I'’VE GOT A MEETING

IN THE LADIES ROOM ♪

WHERE'’S MY JEWELRY?

♪ I'’LL BE BACK REAL SOON ♪

CAN WE TALK?

♪ I DON'’T MIND ♪

♪ BUT CAN YOU WATCH

YOUR MAN? ♪

♪ I THINK YOU BETTER

WATCH YOUR MAN ♪

- [coughs]

♪ '’CAUSE GIRL HE'’S GONNA ♪

[clears throat]

♪ LIKE NOBODY ELSE CAN

♪ ALL THE GIRLS

ARE WATCHIN'’ HIM ♪

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GIRLS.

GOOD JOB, THANK YOU.

MY HUSBAND AND I

WILL DISCUSS THIS,

AND WE'’LL GIVE YOU A CALL.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS.

LISA, TIONNE,

CAN YOU WAIT A SECOND?

OH, CRYSTAL,

YOU'’RE OKAY, YOU CAN GO.

THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU TWO,

BUT HER?

SHE'’S GOT TO GO.

I'’LL GIVE YOU A CALL

DURING THE WEEK.

GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

both: YO, WE KILLED IT!

[laughter]

WE KILLED IT!

WE '’BOUT TO BLOW UP.

LET ME CALL MY DAD.

OH, MY GOD, GIRL.

YEAH, HELLO?

IT'’S LISA.

MAN, I'’VE BEEN TRYIN'’

TO REACH Y'’ALL ALL DAY.

LET ME SPEAK TO DAD.

WHAT?

HE'’S BEEN SHOT?

WHAT?

I MEAN, WELL, HE'’S ALL RIGHT,

THOUGH, RIGHT?

I MEAN, HE'’S--

HE'’S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

HE GOOD?

NO LIE, SAME EXACT DAY

LISA WALKED OUT

WITH THE BEST NEWS OF HER LIFE,

SHE GETS THE WORST NEWS

OF HER LIFE.

WE FOUND OUT REAL FAST JUST HOW

CRAZY OUR LIVES WOULD BE.

THREE, FOUR, FIVE,

SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

- THE ATL

WAS FULL OF BACKUP DANCERS.

CAN YOU TELL WHICH ONE IS ME?

YEAH, I'’M JUST ANOTHER PERFORMER

LOST IN THE BACKGROUND.

BUT THAT WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE.

LADIES, GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES,

OKAY?

WHAT IS PEBBLES DOING HERE?

SHE'’S PUTTING TOGETHER

A GIRL GROUP.

NOW, THAT'’S

WHAT I'’M TALKIN'’ ABOUT.

YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SING.

WHO SAID I CAN'’T SING?

PLEASE, GIRL,

YOU A BACKUP DANCER

LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

WELL,

I'’M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

PEBBLES, ROZANDA.

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW

I CAN SING TOO?

OH, REALLY?

ROZANDA, YOU'’RE NOT--

♪ WON'’T YOU ♪

♪ JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE

♪ CHANCE?

OKAY, ROZANDA.

I'’LL CALL YOU.

- WHAT ABOUT FINISHING SCHOOL?

IT'’S PEBBLES, MOM.

I'’M AUDITIONING FOR PEBBLES.

YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, HUH?

SHE'’S PUTTING TOGETHER

A GIRL GROUP,

AND THIS IS MY MOMENT.

I GOT TO GO FOR IT.

GOT TO GO FOR IT.

GIRL, YOU'’VE BEEN SAYING THIS

SINCE YOU COULD STAND

ON TWO FEET.

[laughter]

OKAY, YOU'’RE AN ADULT, RO,

AND YOU NEED TO DO

WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU.

I CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL

ANY TIME, BUT THIS?

I GOT TO GO FOR THIS.

IT'’S MY DREAM.

I DON'’T WANT TO LOOK BACK

AND THINK,

"WISH I'’D DONE THAT."

I DON'’T WANT ANY REGRETS.

NO REGRETS, BABY.

WHAT TIME IS IT, MAN?

WHERE IS SHE?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

LET'’S DO THIS.

HEY, GIRLS!

LISA LOPES,

TIONNE WATKINS,

THIS IS ROZANDA THOMAS.

WE'’RE GONNA SEE

IF THIS MIGHT WORK.

HEY, IT'’S SO GREAT

TO MEET Y'’ALL!

ROZANDA'’S BEEN DANCING

FOR DAMIAN DAME,

BUT SHE'’S GOT

SOME PIPES TOO.

OKAY.

DALLAS, GREAT,

THANKS FOR COMING.

WHY DON'’T YOU COME

AND SET UP OVER HERE?

LISA, ROZANDA,

THIS IS DALLAS AUSTIN.

AND YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER.

WHAT'’S UP, T?

WHAT UP, D?

HOW DID YOU FIND HIM, TIONNE?

I LOVE HIS TAPES,

LOVE HIS MIXES.

WE GO WAY BACK, RIGHT?

SCHOOL.

JELLYBEANS.

HE THE REAL JAM TOO.

DALLAS HAS SOME TRACKS

I WANT YOU GIRLS TO WORK WITH.

SO WE'’LL LISTEN TO IT

AND GIVE IT A TRY.

HEY, HEY!

OKAY! OKAY.

LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

COME ON.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THAT'’S DOPE.

UH-HUH, OKAY.

THAT'’S NICE.

LET'’S TRY TO--OH.

THAT'’S CRAZY.

UH-HUH.

OKAY, SO YOU GUYS

GOT THE LYRICS, RIGHT?

WELL, LET'’S RUN THIS CHORUS

REAL QUICK.

ALL RIGHT.

♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ WILL THEY STAND THEIR GROUND

♪ WILL THEY

LET YOU DOWN AGAIN? ♪

GET IN A LITTLE HARMONY.

both:

♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ ARE THEY GONNA BE LOW DOWN?

♪ WILL THEY EVER BE AROUND?

♪ OR WILL THEY TURN

THEIR BACKS ON YOU? ♪

THAT'’S HOT RIGHT THERE.

I DEFINITELY COULD KICK

A RHYME TO THAT.

- ♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ WILL THEY STAND

THEIR GROUND? ♪

♪ WILL THEY LET YOU DOWN?

♪ YEAH

♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ ARE THEY GONNA BE LOW DOWN?

♪ WILL THEY EVER BE AROUND?

- ♪ WELL, IS IT ME

♪ OR CAN IT BE

♪ I AM A LITTLE TOO FRIENDLY

♪ SO TO SPEAK

♪ HYPOTHETICALLY

♪ SAY I SUPPLY CREATIVITY

♪ TO WHAT OTHERS MUST TAKE

♪ AS A FORM OF SELF-HATE

♪ ONLY TO MAKE AN ENEMY

♪ WHICH RESULTS

IN UNFORTUNATE DESTINY ♪

♪ THEY DOG ME OUT

♪ THEN BE NEXT TO ME

♪ JUST CAUSE I AM

WHAT SOME CHOOSE TO ENVY ♪

[claps]

- YES!

I MEAN, IT'’S KIND OF

NEW EDITION, BUT RAP TOO.

STREET,

BUT NOT GHETTO.

YEAH, I LIKE IT.

I LIKE IT.

AND NO GIRLS EVER DONE

ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, THIS ONE,

SHE'’S RAP, RIGHT?

AND THEN YOU'’VE GOT THE FUNK

HIP HOP, YOU KNOW,

WITH THE LOW GROWL.

AND THEN YOU'’VE GOT

THE PRETTY ONE HERE,

REPRESENTING R&B.

AND I LIKE THE MESSAGE,

YOU KNOW?

IT'’S--

IT'’S EMPOWERING.

I'’M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

YES, YES, YES.

THIS IS VERY NICE,

VERY NICE.

ALL RIGHT,

SO WHAT DO WE CALL THEM?

WELL, I WAS ORIGINALLY

THINKING TLC

FOR TIONNE, LISA, AND CRYSTAL.

NICE.

BUT NOW WE HAVE ROZANDA.

IT'’S NOT GONNA WORK.

WELL, NO, HOLD ON.

I MEAN, WE CAN--

WE CAN STILL DO THAT.

JUST CALL HER SOMETHING ELSE.

LIKE CHILLI,

'’CAUSE SHE'’S SO HOT!

I ALWAYS WANTED A NICKNAME.

I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE COULD

PUT THEM IN SOME HEELS,

MAYBE IN A LIGHT SKIRT.

- ACTUALLY, UM, YOU KNOW,

WE THINK THIS WORKS.

PLUS, AIN'’T NOBODY EVER SEEN

GIRLS DANCE LIKE WE CAN.

YUP, AND DO THAT

BOOTY PUMPIN, RUMP SHAKIN'’.

OKAY, OKAY, FINE, FINE.

I AGREE, BUT YOU ALL

NEED TO WORK, UNDERSTAND?

WE ARE GONNA REHEARSE THIS

INTO THE GROUND.

HOW DO YOU THINK THOSE

MOTOWN ARTISTS GOT SO GOOD?

SUPREMES, JACKSON 5.

YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED,

BECAUSE WHEN I TAKE THIS OUT

AND YOU HIT,

'’CAUSE YOU WILL HIT,

IT'’S GONNA EXPLODE,

AND YOU BETTER BE

READY FOR THAT.

[girls scream]

YO, I'’M TELLIN'’ Y'’ALL,

WE GONNA BE LARGE!

LARGE AND IN CHARGE,

WHAT.

WE '’BOUT TO BLOW UP.

WORD.

MILLIONS OF RECORDS SOLD.

CHILLI, THOUGH,

YOU DID YOUR THANG!

THANKS, GIRL!

SO HOW LONG

HAVE YOU KNOWN DALLAS?

[both scream]

Y'’ALL, HE'’S SEXY AS HELL!

HIS BEATS ARE DOPE.

YO, LOOK, I'’VE KNOWN HIM

FOR YEARS, ALL RIGHT?

NOW, THAT'’S ONE PLAYA.

HE'’S TALENTED, FO SHO,

BUT HE'’S A PLAYA, MAN.

HE AIN'’T EVER GONNA SETTLE DOWN

WITH NOBODY.

HE JUST HASN'’T MET

THE RIGHT GIRL YET.

THAT'’S WHAT ALL THE GIRLS SAY.

I'’LL BE THE ONE.

CAN I GET AN AMEN, THOUGH?

YO CHILLI'’S GOT A CRUSH.

IT'’S NOT LIKE THAT.

IT'’S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.

[laughter]

- I THINK YOU'’LL FIND THESE

CONTRACTS ARE STANDARD

MANAGEMENT AND LABEL DEALS.

WELCOME TO PEBBITONE

AND THE START OF YOUR CAREERS.

[girls scream]

IT'’S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG.

WE ABOUT TO BREAK!

OH, MY LORD, Y'’ALL,

WE GONNA BE FAMOUS.

YO, FOR REAL!

THANK YOU, GOD!

- I'’M TELLING YOU.

OH, MY GOSH!

WE'’RE GONNA SET THE TREND

FOR ALL THE YOUNG KIDS

AND SHOW THESE GIRLS

HOW TO GET THIS MONEY.

SPEAKIN'’ OF MONEY,

HOW MUCH WE GETTIN'’?

RIGHT NOW YOU'’LL GET

A WEEKLY STIPEND OF $25,

ENOUGH TO COVER

FOOD AND EXPENSES.

THAT'’S IT?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I'’M INVESTING IN YOU RIGHT NOW.

I'’M PAYING FOR REHEARSAL TIME,

STUDIO TIME,

PROMOTIONS,

AND VIDEOS.

THE MONEY WILL COME IN LATER,

BUT FOR NOW, IT'’S MY RISK.

THIS IS HOW IT WORKS, GIRLS.

IF YOU DON'’T LIKE IT,

YOU DON'’T HAVE TO SIGN.

I COULD FIND THREE OTHER GIRLS

WHO WOULD DO THIS IN A SECOND.

WE JUST KNEW

WE WAS GONNA BE IT.

AND WE BELIEVED SIGNING

THESE PAPERS MEANT

WE WERE GONNA BE

TAKEN CARE OF TOO.

ALL RIGHT, AGAIN.

CUT!

CHILLI, I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE

A DANCER.

YOU'’RE LAGGIN'’, HON.

WAS I?

DIDN'’T SEEM LIKE IT.

YOU'’RE NOT WATCHIN'’;

I'’M WATCHIN'’.

AGAIN, AND KEEP IT TIGHT.

- WHEN WE GOING TO BREAK

FOR SOME FOOD?

I'’M STARVING.

WE'’LL BREAK

WHEN YOU GET THIS RIGHT.

[...], I'’M HUNGRY.

UH-UH, UH-UH.

I DON'’T WANT TO HEAR LANGUAGE

LIKE THAT.

I HEAR THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE,

I'’M DOCKING YOU FIVE BUCKS.

WE'’RE ONLY MAKIN'’

ABOUT FIVE BUCKS.

HAVE YOU SOLD ANY RECORDS?

[laughs]

COME HERE, GIRLS.

LET'’S HAVE A REAL TALK, OKAY?

IT'’S TIME FOR US TO CHAT, OKAY?

RAP TIME LADIES.

YOU REPRESENT MY LABEL,

AND I WANT YOU TO BE

THE BEST YOU CAN BE, RIGHT?

WE'’RE GOING TO BE LIKE A FAMILY

GETTING THESE RECORDS OUT.

AND I WANT YOU TO THINK OF ME

AS A BIG SISTER,

SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN

THROUGH IT ALL

AND KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES

TO MAKE SOMETHING

LIKE THIS SUCCEED.

GIRLS IN THIS BUSINESS

GET CHEWED UP AND TOSSED OUT,

SO YOU GOT TO BE RESPECTED

AND FLAWLESS.

OKAY.

NO BEIN'’ LATE, NO CURSIN'’,

NO MESSIN'’ AROUND.

IT'’S ALL ABOUT INTEGRITY

AND DIGNITY.

NOBODY REALLY TRUSTS

A LOOSE GIRL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'’S GO.

AGAIN.

DALLAS, KEEP THEM IN REHEARSAL

UNTIL I GET BACK.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

YO, CAN WE GET A MINUTE

TO CHILL

SO WE CAN GET OUR FOOD?

NOT NOW, UH-UH, LET'’S GO.

all: NOT NOW, UH-UH, LET'’S GO.

- BETTER BE LUCKY THAT I DON'’T

TAKE THE PHILLY ON HER.

- MM-MM.

OH, NO, YOU DIDN'’T.

NAH, MAN.

YOU NEED TO GET GONE

WITH ALL THAT.

NO, DALLAS!

[funky music]

♪

- ♪ THE CHILLS THAT YOU SPILL

UP MY BACK ♪

♪ KEEP ME FILLED

WITH SATISFACTION ♪

♪ WHEN WE'’RE DONE ♪

♪ SATISFACTION

OF WHAT'’S TO COME ♪

♪ I COULDN'’T ASK FOR ANOTHER ♪

NO, DALLAS.

CAN I SEE YOU LATER?

YEAH?

COOL.

500?

WHAT'’S THAT MEAN?

WHEN I PAGE YOU 500,

THAT MEANS I'’M THINKING OF YOU.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOIN'’?

I AM DOCKING YOU EACH

TWO WEEKS PAY.

THE RECORD LABEL

IS PAYING FOR THIS STUDIO,

AND THIS MESS IS NOT

COMING OUT OF MY POCKET.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU, NOW.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU THAT I WEAR

DIAMONDS ON MY FINGERS

AND CARRY CHANEL BAGS?

EXCUSE ME?

I THINK YOUR RESENTMENT

IS UNDERMINING YOUR ABILITY

TO FOLLOW MY DIRECTIONS.

I CLEARLY TOLD YOU GIRLS

NOT TO BE LOOSE.

BUT I'’M NOT!

I'’M SUSPENDING YOU

WITHOUT PAY.

WHAT?

YOU'’RE ON PROBATION, MISSY.

I DON'’T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,

UNDERSTAND?

AND THEN WE'’LL SEE.

- [sighs]

- WE NEED TO REPLACE HER.

NO, NO WAY.

FIND ANOTHER GIRL.

SHE WAS PERFECT, MAN.

ANYONE CAN BE REPLACED,

AND DO NOT TALK TO HER.

I'’LL ANNOUNCE THE AUDITIONS

ON THE RADIO.

WHAT DID I DO?

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT I DID.

CAN YOU PLEASE,

PLEASE TALK TO HER?

SHE'’S MESSED UP, RO.

I MEAN, I DON'’T KNOW

IF THERE IS ANYTHING

I COULD ACTUALLY DO.

WE'’RE BACK HERE AT HOT 107.8.

HEY, FOR ALL OF YOU

HIP-HOP AND R&B FANS

WHO WANT TO BE SUPERSTARS,

PEBBLES OF LA FACE RECORDS

IS HAVING AUDITIONS

FOR HER NEW R&B GROUP.

SO IF YOU THINK YOU GOT

WHAT IT TAKES

AND CAN CARRY A TUNE,

HEAD ON DOWN TO DOPPLER STUDIOS

THIS SATURDAY ONLY.

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ I GOT SO MUCH LOVE IN ME

♪ OH, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ '’CAUSE IF YOU WANNA

GET ME OFF ♪

REALLY?

COME ON, LISA, MAN.

GIRL, I NEED MY COOLER

TO GET THROUGH THIS.

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ I GOT SO MUCH LOVE IN ME

♪ OH BABY, BABY

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ '’CAUSE IF YOU WANNA

GET ME OFF ♪

- THOSE ARE HER VOCALS?

YOU JOKIN'’, RIGHT?

I CAN SING.

I'’M IN THIS THING.

OH, REALLY?

YES, I AM.

YOU KNOW IT'’S A TALENT

TO KNOW YOU DON'’T HAVE TALENT,

RIGHT?

IN OTHER WORDS,

WHAT SHE'’S SAYIN'’ IS, BABY,

DON'’T QUIT YOUR

DAY JOB, OKAY?

BYE, BYE, BYE.

- BYE, BYE NOW.

[laughter]

LOOK, I'’M TELLING YOU,

THERE IS NOBODY.

NOBODY.

FOR REAL.

I MEAN, WE DA BOMB WITH HER.

YEAH.

FINE, BUT YOU BETTER MAKE SURE

SHE'’S READY FOR THAT

VIDEO SHOOT NEXT WEEK.

OUR GIRL IS BACK.

both: YEAH!

[telephone rings]

HELLO?

- WHAT UP, CHILLI?

- YO, CHILLI.

YOU BACK IN THE GROUP, GIRL.

- BACK IN THE FOLD.

- QUIT PLAYIN'’,

ARE YOU FOR REAL?

YUP!

- I'’M BACK IN?

YOU BACK IN.

- LOOK, DON'’T PLAY WITH ME NOW.

I'’M NOT PLAYIN'’.

WE GOT REHEARSAL AT 3:00.

ALL RIGHT.

BE THERE.

- COOL, THEN.

I'’LL SEE YOU ALL THEN.

- ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY, BYE.

[knocks on door]

ROZANDA.

BABY, YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'’M OKAY.

- HOW YOU GONNA HAVE THIS BABY?

WE'’RE SHOOTIN'’ THE VIDEO

AND THEN WE'’RE RECORDING.

- I WANT THIS BABY DALLAS.

ALL I EVER WANTED

WAS TO BE A MOM.

YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER BABY.

YOU'’VE GOT YOUR WHOLE FUTURE

AHEAD OF YOU.

OKAY?

IT'’S GONNA AFFECT YOUR CAREER

MORE THAN MINE, I'’M JUST--

BUT IT'’S YOUR CHOICE.

- I'’M SO SORRY.

[knocks]

- BOO?

BABY, THE GIRLS ARE HERE.

THERE SHE IS.

OUR TLC SISTER,

BACK IN THE FOLD.

YOU OKAY?

YOU STILL BLEEDING?

A LOT?

HOW BAD DID IT HURT?

YO, QUIT ASKING HER [...]!

MAN, I'’M JUST SAYIN.

THAT'’S ROUGH.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

I'’D TAKE A BUNCH OF CLOTHES,

AND I'’D BALL THEM UP

AND PUT THEM UNDER MY SHIRT,

AND I'’D WALK AROUND

LIKE I WAS PREGNANT.

I MEAN, FOR REAL,

WITH MY HAND ON MY BACK

AND MOVIN'’ SIDE TO SIDE.

I JUST KNEW THAT ONE DAY

I'’M GONNA BE A MOM, YOU KNOW?

I REALLY WANTED THAT BABY,

YOU KNOW?

THAT'’S MESSED UP, MAN.

YOU SHOULD'’VE KEPT IT.

HOW, WHEN SHE GOT TO SING

AND DANCE?

WITH THE BAGGY CLOTHES

WE WEAR,

SHE COULD HAVE HID IT,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M SAYIN?

WELL, THAT'’S KINDA TRUE.

KIND OF LIKE THIS.

- LET ME SEE.

YEAH,

THAT'’S WHAT I'’M TALKIN ABOUT.

BE LIKE THIS,

AND YOU CAN'’T REALLY SEE IT.

AND YOU KNOW, SHE JUST...

- YOU STUPID, LISA.

GIRL, JUST WATCH

WHEN WE BLOW UP.

WE GONNA MAKE THIS ONE COUNT.

BELIEVE THAT.

YOU WOULDN'’T HAPPEN TO HAVE

THESE IN POLKA-DOT, WOULD YOU?

♪ YO, IF I NEED IT

IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ OR THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG,

NO ♪

- ♪ IF THE LOVIN'’ IS STRONG ♪

♪ THEN HE GOT IT GOIN'’ ON AND ♪

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG,

NO ♪

- ♪ TWO INCHES OR A YARD

♪ ROCK HARD

OR IF IT'’S SAGGIN'’ ♪

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG,

NO ♪

- ♪ SO IT AIN'’T LIKE

I'’M BRAGGIN'’ ♪

♪ JUST JOIN THE PADDYWAGON

♪ '’CAUSE I AIN'’T TOO PROUD ♪

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG,

NO ♪

CUT.

YO, THIS IS OUR VIDEO.

OUR VIDEO,

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

MAN, THIS IS REAL MAN.

THIS IS AS REAL AS IT GETS!

both: MM-MM-MM, YEAH!

THIS IS IT.

- YO.

- RIGHT.

- YO, FOR REAL, THOUGH,

I'’M LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT,

ALL THIS DANCIN'’ AND REHEARSIN'’.

LIKE, LOOK AT MY DANG DRAWERS

IS SAGGY, LOOK!

GIRL, LOOK AT YOUR BAGGY

PANTIES, SIT DOWN!

- YO, WHAT'’S WRONG, CHILLI?

I KNOW YOU'’RE NOT OVER THERE

TRIPPIN'’ ON DALLAS.

I HEARD HE WAS WITH

THAT DANCING GIRL LAST NIGHT.

GIRL, YOU NEED NOT TO BE

WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE

WORRIED ABOUT

IS TRYIN'’ TO GET A NEW CAR.

YOU CAN SEE THE PARKING LOT

THROUGH THE FLOOR.

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOUR CAR

IS KINDA AFFLICTED THOUGH.

OKAY, Y'’ALL KNOW WHAT,

NEITHER ONE OF YOU GOT A CAR,

SO YOU NEED TO QUIT COMPLAININ'’

ABOUT MINE.

WHATEVER, LOOK.

I'’VE GOT SOME NEW RHYMES

I'’VE BEEN WORKIN ON.

I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD DO

THIS WHOLE FUTURISTIC,

INTERGALACTIC THING.

KINDA LIKE PARLIAMENT,

BUT ALL OF US ZOOMIN'’ DOWN

IN ROCKET SHIPS.

CHECK IT OUT.

♪ I'’MA SHOOT YOU DOWN ♪

♪ MY FORCEFIELD SHIELD

♪ WRECK YOUR PLANETARY YIELD

♪ I'’M YOUR STARSHIP SURVIVOR,

BABY ♪

♪ LET ME BE YOUR ALIEN LADY

WE COULD DO PALE GREEN SKIN.

- MM-MM. MM-MM.

- WHAT?

YO, NO.

IT'’S DOPE!

NO, IT'’S JUST

NOT OUR THING LISA.

LIKE, WE'’RE THAT TOUGH,

POSITIVE CREW

WITH A REAL DOWN TO EARTH

MESSAGE, SO...

- SO PEOPLE GONNA WANT TO SEE US

CHANGE IT UP.

WE GOT TO GET PEOPLE

LISTENING FIRST.

YEAH, NOTHING TO CHANGE

IF IT AIN'’T OUT THERE YET.

FINE, [...] IS DA BOMB.

WE GOT A NEW HIT BY ONE OF

ATLANTA'’S VERY OWN TLC

IT'’S CALLED,

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

[girls scream]

- GOT TO GET ME OUT OF THIS CAR!

- OH, MY GOD.

YES, WE ON THE RADIO!

DADDY, I TOLD YOU

I WAS GONNA MAKE IT!

WHOO!

- TODAY ON THE WEEK IN ROCK:

ALBUM AND CONCERT NEWS

ON METALLICA,

HOW WHITE ZOMBIE IS

HANDLING RUN-AWAY SUCCESS,

BUT, FIRST, THE NEW LA FACE

GIRL GROUP TLC

BURSTS ONTO THE SCENE WITH

THEIR DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO.

I'’M REPORTING LIVE FROM

THE TLC VIDEO SHOOT

WHERE APPARENTLY THREE YOUNG

GIRLS FROM THE HOOD

ARE GOING TO SHOOT

THEIR VERY FIRST VIDEO.

- I'’M THE T.

- TIGGITY-TIGGITY-TIGGITY T-BOZ.

I'’M THE LIGGY-LIGGY LEFT-EYE.

- I'’M THE "C."

all: BRINGIN'’ THE CHILL

- CHILLI.

all: AND THAT'’S

OOH ON THE TLC TIP.

WITH THEIR INOVATIVE BLEND

OF RHYTHMN AND BLUES, FUNK,

BRIGHT, BAGGY HIP-HOP CLOTHES,

AND CONTROVERSIAL LYRICS...

♪ TWO INCHES OR A YARD,

ROCK HARD OR IF IT'’S SAGGIN'’ ♪

TLC HAS TAKEN

THE PUBLIC BY STORM.

I MEAN, YOU GONNA DO IT.

SHE GONNA DO IT, SO...

- SAFE SEX,

THAT'’S OUR MESSAGE, OKAY?

LIKE, WE'’RE GIRLS

WHO STAND UP FOR OURSELVES.

THEY'’VE ONLY BEEN ON THE SCENE

FOR A FEW SHORT WEEKS,

BUT THESE THREE LADIES

HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ON

THE RECORD INDUSTRY BY STORM.

THEIR SINGLE IS ROCKETING UP

THE BILLBOARD CHARTS,

AND THEY'’RE PERFORMING LIVE

FOR THE FIRST TIME

WHEN THEY JOIN JODECI

AND M.C. HAMMER

ON THEIR SOLD OUT WORLD TOUR.

ALL THE DREAMIN'’, PRETENDIN'’,

AND DANCIN'’ IN THE MIRROR

CAME DOWN TO THIS MOMENT.

I MEAN, IT FELT LIKE

THE WORLD WAS ASKIN'’ US,

WERE WE FOR REAL

OR JUST STILL DREAMIN'’?

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS.

THIS IS WHAT WE'’VE BEEN

WAITIN'’ FOR, YOU READY?

all: YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, Y'’ALL.

TLC MTB.

all: TLC MTB!

TLC MTB!

WHOO!

WHAT DOES MTB MEAN?

MEANT TO BE.

TLC!

YO!

MIC CHECK,

ONE-TWO, ONE-TWO.

WE IN THE HOUSE.

YEAH, COME ON!

all: I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG!

I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG.

- YO, T-BOZ,

IS YA BEIN'’ A BOSS?

CHILLI, WHAT'’S UP

WITH THAT SAUCE?

THIS IS IT.

YO T, STEP ON THAT SHH.

- ♪ THINKIN'’ SHORT

OF WHAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ BETTER GET IT

WHILE IT'’S HOT ♪

♪ AIN'’T NO BETTER LOVE

THAN YOUR OWN ♪

♪ UNMISTAKIN'’ URGE TO BE ♪

♪ SEXIN'’ WITH SOCIETY ♪

♪ HOW CAN YOU BE HAPPY ALONE?

♪ YO, IF I NEED IT

IN THE MORNING

♪ OR THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG,

NO ♪

- ♪ IF THE LOVIN'’ IS STRONG ♪

♪ THEN HE GOT IT GOIN'’ ON AND ♪

- ♪ I AIN'’T TOO PROUD,

I AIN'’T TOO PROUD TO BEG ♪

- ♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ I GOT SO MUCH LOVE IN ME

♪ OH, BABY, BABY

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY

♪ CAUSE IF YOU'’RE GOING

TO GET ME OFF ♪

♪ YOU GOT TO LOVE ME DEEP

♪ LONG AS YOU KNOW

♪ THAT I COULD HAVE

♪ ANY MAN I WANT TO

♪ BABY, THAT'’S ACTUAL

AND FACTUAL ♪

♪ BUT STILL

♪ I CHOOSE YOU

♪ TO BE

♪ WITH ME

♪ AND WORK ON ME

♪ SO YOU BETTER NOT

FLAKE IT UP ♪

all:

♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ WILL THEY

STAND THEIR GROUND? ♪

♪ WILL THEY LET YOU DOWN?

♪ YEAH

♪ WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS?

♪ ARE THEY GONNA BE

LOW-DOWN? ♪

♪ BE LOW DOWN

- ♪ ARE THEY GONNA BE AROUND?

♪ BE AROUND

♪ OR WILL THEY

TURN THEIR BACKS ON YOU? ♪

[cheers and applause]

all: TLC!

TLC! TLC!

HEY, GIRLS!

GIRLS, GIRLS.

TLC'’S GOT A NUMBER ONE HIT.

YES!

OKAY.

WE'’VE ALREADY SOLD

500,000 RECORDS,

AND THE ALBUM'’S GOLD!

WHAT?

- YES!

LISTEN, LISTEN,

LISTEN, LISTEN.

"WITH THEIR MIX OF HIP-HOP,

R&B AND FUNK,

"TLC HAS TAPPED INTO

A WIDE RANGE OF TASTES.

"SOMEHOW THE COMBO

OF THE SEXY, FEMINIST,

"AUTHENTIC GIRLS

JUST WORKS.

HOPE TO SEE MORE OF TLC

IN THE FUTURE."

THEY TALKIN'’ ABOUT US

LIKE WE THE NEW BIG THING.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

SO WHY WE AIN'’T RICH, YET?

NOBODY SEES ANY MONEY

UNTIL THE SECOND ALBUM.

THERE'’S COST OF PRODUCTION,

VIDEOS, TOURING COSTS.

THE LABEL ABSORBS

ALL OF THAT

AND THEN GETS REIMBURSED.

WE'’LL BE LUCKY IF WE BREAK EVEN.

NOW, COME ON, LET'’S GO.

- THAT DON'’T SOUND RIGHT.

I THINK WE SHOULD

SEE OUR OWN CONTRACTS.

Y'’ALL, SHE'’LL HAVE A BREAKDOWN

IF WE DO THAT.

WE'’RE NOT DOING

ANYTHING WRONG

BY LOOKIN'’ AT OUR PAPERWORK.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

WE SHOULD AT LEAST

JUST SEE WHAT OUR PAPERS SAY.

PERRI?

HEY, WE GOT SOMETHING

WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WHAT'’S GOIN'’ ON?

ALL RIGHT, SO, WE NEVER GOT

A COPY OF OUR CONTRACTS,

AND WE JUST THOUGHT

WE SHOULD HAVE THAT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO CHECK '’EM OUT.

MAKE SURE

WE UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'’T THINK

I'’VE TAKIN'’ CARE OF YOU?

I HAVE LOVED YOU

AND NURTURED YOU

LIKE YOU WERE MY OWN KIDS.

WE KNOW THAT.

YEAH.

FOR SURE

WE KNOW THAT.

[sighs]

AND YOU DON'’T TRUST ME.

I GOT TO SAY, I'’M KIND OF HURT.

EXCUSE ME.

PERRI.

- WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP

WITH OUR CONTRACTS,

BUT WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE

OF OUR FIRST TOUR,

AND, MAN,

WERE WE HAVING A BLAST.

WHAT'’S UP,

AND WELCOME TO THE TLC SHOW.

WHERE MY GIRLS AT?

HA-HA.

HIYA, FOLKS.

I'’M THE RAPPER OF THE GROUP.

WHICH ONE OF YOU WROTE "TLC"

IN MUSTARD,

ALL ON THE SIDE

OF HAMMER'’S TOUR BUS?

OH, YOU KNOW.

PENIS ON THE BUS!

- THERE IS A PENIS ON THAT BUS!

PENIS ON THE BUS!

YOU GOT THREE GIRLS

WHO NEVER REALLY LEFT ATLANTA,

AND NOW, WE

WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

EVEN TOUGH GIRL TIONNE

GOT HER SWERVE ON

WITH DALVIN FROM JODECI.

FOR REAL, DALVIN?

DON'’T YOU AND JODECI

GOT A SOUND CHECK OR SOMETHING'’?

SEE, ME AND PUFF GOT THIS BET,

RIGHT?

SEE WHO WOULD TALK TO YOU FIRST.

SO WHAT YOU TRYIN'’ TO SAY?

YOU WON?

YEAH.

OUR ALBUM HAD GONE GOLD.

OUR TOUR WAS SOLD OUT

IN EVERY CITY.

MAN, WE THOUGHT

NOTHING COULD STOP US.

- YOU CAN GO.

CHILLI!

TIONNE NEEDS HELP, COME ON!

TIONNE!

YO, YOU GETTING'’ HELP?

QUICK, GET A PILLOW.

CALL 911, WE HAVE A SITUATION

IN DRESSING ROOM 6.

IT'’S GOING TO BE OKAY.

BREATHE.

IS SHE GOING TO BE OKAY?

- OF COURSE

SHE'’S GOING TO BE OKAY.

SHE JUST HAS

THE FLU OR SOMETHIN'’.

HER MOTHER'’S IN THERE

WITH HER,

AND SHE'’LL PROBABLY BE ABLE

TO SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS

AFTER WE GET HER

THROUGH THIS CRISIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN CRISIS?

YEAH, I MEAN,

SHE WAS ALL OVER THE STAGE.

NO, SICKLE-CELL CRISIS.

IT'’S A FEATURE

OF HER SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA.

IT CREATES INTENSE PAIN,

AND IT COULD

LEAD TO ORGAN FAILURE.

ORGAN FAILURE?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

BUT SHE'’S GOING TO BE OKAY

FOR OUR SHOW TOMORROW, RIGHT?

TOMORROW?

SHE'’S GOING TO NEED

A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

COUPLE OF WEEKS?

THAT'’S A LOT OF CANCELED SHOWS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW MUCH MONEY

WE'’RE GOING TO LOSE?

POOR TIONNE.

SO WE HAD AN IDEA.

YEAH.

I WAS THINKIN'’,

IF WE TAKE IT

A LITTLE EASY ON THE DANCIN,'’

WE COULD SING THE SONGS.

YOU KNOW,

YOU COULD LEAN UP ON US

WITHOUT REALLY MOVIN'’, YOU KNOW?

[laughter]

YOU ALL STUPID.

TIONNE, YOU OKAY?

I'’M OKAY.

I'’M FINE.

WHY DON'’T YOU GIRLS COME BACK

A LITTLE LATER, OKAY?

MUSIC GOT TO TAKE A BACK SEAT

RIGHT NOW.

OF COURSE.

A'’IGHT, IT'’S COOL.

A'’IGHT, T.

I DON'’T KNOW

IF THIS PERFORMING

IS GOING TO WORK OUT FOR TIONNE.

SHE HAS A LIMITED

LIFE EXPECTANCY,

MAYBE TWENTY MORE YEARS.

NO CHANCE OF HAVING CHILDREN.

SHE NEEDS TO

PRESERVE HER ENERGY.

WE KNOW HER PROGNOSIS.

WE'’VE BEEN HEARIN'’ IT

SINCE SHE WAS A BABY.

I'’M NOT GOIN'’ DIE.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DREAM

THAT I ALWAYS HAVE.

I SEE THIS WOMAN ON STAGE,

PERFORMIN'’ AND DANCING

FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

I'’VE BEEN HAVING THIS DREAM

SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

AND I HAVE IT

OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I CAN NEVER SEE HER FACE,

BUT I KNEW IT WAS ME.

SO I AIN'’T TRYIN'’ TO DIE.

AND GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY-SO.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

DON'’T YOU FORGET.

- HI, I'’M TABITHA SOREN

WITH AN MTV NEWS BRIEF.

SINGER TIONNE WATKINS,

BETTER KNOWN AS T-BOZ OF

THE CHART TOPPING GROUP TLC,

HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SHE HAS

SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA,

A PAINFUL INHERITED

BLOOD DISEASE

THAT PRIMARY AFFLICTS

PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT.

SICKLE CELL VICTIMS FACE

A DIMINISHED LIFE EXPECTANCY,

AND WHILE DRUGS

AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

CAN HELP ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS,

THE ONLY POTENTIAL CURE THUS FAR

IS A COSTLY

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT,

WHICH HASN'’T BEEN TRIED

IN PATIENTS OVER 13 YEARS OLD

AND HAS PROVEN FATAL TO SOME.

MTV NEWS.

YOU HEAR IT FIRST.

EVERY TIME

WE GOT KNOCKED DOWN,

WE CAME BACK UP FIGHTING,

'’CAUSE WE KNEW

WE HAD EACH OTHER'’S BACKS.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE PLACE?

IT'’S NICE.

YEAH.

LOOK AT US GIRLS

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

HOW YOU FEELING, TI-TI?

- OH, I'’M FINE.

WELL, YOU'’RE ABOUT TO

FEEL EVEN BETTER.

1 MILLION RECORDS SOLD.

[girls all scream]

1 MILLION!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

OH, MY GOD!

OH, MAN!

SO I WAS THINKING--

WELL, WE WAS THINKIN'’,

WE COULD GET SOME EXTRA CASH.

HANG ON.

I'’VE GOT ANOTHER SURPRISE.

[girls scream]

THIS IS CRAZY!

- THIS IS REAL CRAZY.

- THIS IS CRAZY.

HEY!

[voices overlapping]

BACK HERE AT HOT 107.8,

CHECK THIS OUT.

TLC JUST HIT PLATINUM.

THAT'’S RIGHT,

PLATINUM, Y'’ALL.

1 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD.

NOW IF YOU'’RE

ON THE STREETS TONIGHT

AND YOU JUST HAPPEN TO SEE

A PLATINUM BENTLEY,

IT'’S PROBABLY OUR

HOME TOWN HEROES, TLC.

COME ON, Y'’ALL.

[indistinct chatter]

- YO, TLC IN THE HOUSE!

CHILLI, YOU'’RE MY FAVORITE!

- HEY, T-BOZ!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

- TLC?

OH, DAMN, B!

STILL DRIVIN'’ MOM'’S CAR?

YOU BETTER OFF WALKIN'’.

[laughs]

YO, MY LITTLE COUSIN

GOT ONE OF THEM RIDES.

WE NEED TO SEE

THOSE CONTRACTS.

LADIES, SORRY TO BE

RUNNING LATE.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK

AT OUR CONTRACTS.

OKAY,

LET ME SPEAK TO PEBBLES.

WHY?

AREN'’T YOU OUR LAWYER?

WELL, YES.

- SEE, I'’M CONFUSED.

BUT I HAVE TO

SPEAK TO HER BECAUSE--

- HOLD UP.

ARE YOU HER LAWYER TOO?

YES.

NOW I'’M REALLY CONFUSED.

WAIT, HOW CAN YOU REPRESENT US

AND PEBBLES?

YEAH, HOW CAN YOU LOOK OUT

FOR BOTH GROUPS?

THAT DON'’T EVEN MAKE NO SENSE.

TO BE HONEST,

NO ONE THOUGHT YOU GIRLS

WERE GONNA MAKE IT THIS BIG.

OH, THAT'’S FOUL.

LOOK, WE DON'’T CARE

WHAT Y'’ALL THOUGHT,

WHY AREN'’T WE MAKING ANY MONEY?

FOR STARTERS,

YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION

TO PAY BACK THE LABEL

FOR ALL PRODUCTION COSTS,

INCLUDING STUDIO

AND REHEARSAL TIMES, PROMOTIONS,

TOUR EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION,

MEALS, GIFTS, ETCETERA.

NOW, THAT'’S FAIRLY STANDARD.

MRS. REID IS ALSO TAKING

A PERCENTAGE AS A MANAGER,

THEN TAKING A PERCENTAGE

FOR HER LABEL PEBBITONE,

WHICH IS ALSO AN IMPRINT

OF LA FACE,

WHICH IS L.A. REID'’S LABEL.

OH, AND LA FACE

ALSO GETS A CUT.

THIS IS SOME BULL[...].

WE GOT A PLATINUM ALBUM,

AND WE AIN'’T GOT NOTHING.

EXCEPT THE CAR SHE BOUGHT US.

NAH, WE PROBABLY

PAID FOR THEM TOO.

YEAH, YOU DID.

THAT'’S [...] UP.

WHAT WE GONNA DO?

SOMETHING NEW.

SO WHAT'’S UP?

HOW'’S MY PLATINUM SELLING

SUPERSTARS?

YEAH, THAT'’S THE GOOD NEWS.

THE BAD NEWS IS...

WE NOT WORKING

WITH PERRI ANYMORE.

WE NEED TO END THAT.

NOW.

WELL, OKAY.

OKAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW

SHE OWNS YOUR NAME.

TLC, THAT'’S HERS.

THAT'’S FINE.

WE'’LL BUY IT FROM HER.

THE POINT IS,

WE'’RE GONNA DO ANOTHER RECORD,

IT'’S JUST NOT

GONNA BE WITH HER.

OKAY.

YOU'’RE GONNA HAVE TO SETTLE ON

SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION.

WE'’LL FIGURE IT OUT.

YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

WE WANT OUT.

I MEAN, WE ALREADY

STARTED COMING UP

WITH NEW IDEAS

FOR THE NEXT ALBUM, SO...

SO, YEAH.

WE'’LL SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO.

YO, STRAIGHT UP,

WE WERE NOT GOING DOWN

IN HISTORY

AS JUST ANOTHER GROUP

WHO GOT RIPPED OFF.

UH-UH.

WE WERE TAKING CONTROL

OF OUR LIVES,

MAKING OUR OWN DECISIONS,

AND IT FELT GOOD.

♪ AND I KNOW YOU WANT IT

- ♪ COME ON LET ME KICK

A LITTLE GAME TO YOU ♪

- ♪ LAYING AGAINST THE WALL

♪ CHECKING OUT THE SCENERY

♪ ALL I SEE IS EVERYBODY

♪ TRYING TO GET WITH ME

♪ SO I CONTINUE

♪ TO PLAY IT CRAZYSEXYCOOL

♪ LOST ALL COMPOSURE

♪ WHEN I LAID MY EYES

ON YOU ♪

- ♪ WE JUST WANNA KNOW

♪ IF YOU

♪ CAN KICK SOME GAME

♪ COME WITH SOMETHING

MORE CLEVER ♪

♪ THAN JUST YOUR NAME

♪ SEE IT'’S LIKE THIS ♪

♪ I WANNA TAKE YOU HOME

♪ BUT YOU GOT TO SHOW ME

♪ THAT YOUR GAME IS ON

- ♪ I'’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU ♪

♪ WATCHING ME

♪ AND I KNOW YOU WANT IT

- ♪ BUT IT DEPENDS ON

♪ HOW YOU KICK YOUR GAME

CHILLI, COME ON.

LET'’S GO PARTY.

LET'’S GET CRAZY ON THESE PEOPLE,

GIRL!

NAH, I'’MA GO HOME

AND GET SOME REST, Y'’ALL.

GIRL, YOU AIN'’T GOIN'’ NOWHERE.

- MM-HMM,

I KNOW WHERE SHE GOING.

A'’IGHT, GIRL.

TIONNE, LET'’S GO!

LISA, HOLD UP.

- YOU ON HER?

I GOT THIS.

WE ABOUT TO PARTY.

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,

I NEED SOME I.D.

I.D.?

I AIN'’T GOT NO [...] I.D.

MY FACE IS MY I.D.

ALL RIGHT, LISA.

- LISA, I LOVE YOU.

all: TLC!

TLC!

CHILLI, WHAT YOU--

YOU HAD A PARTY,

AND YOU DIDN'’T INVITE ME?

- OKAY, YOU DON'’T EVEN

LIKE PARTIES.

TRUE, BUT YOU STILL

SHOULD'’VE INVITED ME.

WELL, I THOUGHT

YOU WERE WORKING.

YOU'’RE SO FULL OF IT, DALLAS.

WHOA, OKAY.

YOU'’RE SO LARGE NOW.

I CAN'’T HAVE YOU

GETTING HASSLED,

FOLKS TRYIN'’

TO GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH,

WANTIN'’ TO GO ON TOUR WITH YOU.

REALLY?

YES.

FOR REAL.

NO ONE IS AS BIG AS YOU.

OKAY?

UH. UH. UH. YEAH. UH.

THIS MY JAM RIGHT HERE.

WHOO!

- LISA.

LISA, GET DOWN!

I AM GETTING DOWN.

HEY!

LISA!

HEY!

BAR'’S CLOSING.

YOU'’RE GOING TO HAVE TO

GIVE ME THAT BOTTLE.

THAT'’S MY BOTTLE.

I BOUGHT THIS BOTTLE IN HERE.

- YOU GOT TO GIVE ME THE BOTTLE!

WHY YOU GRABBIN'’ ON ME?

GET OFF ME.

[voices overlapping]

WATCH HER HEEL.

- THE OWNER WILL DROP CHARGES

IF SHE IS GONE NOW

AND NEVER COMES BACK.

- THAT WAS MY CHAMPAGNE.

I DON'’T EVEN KNOW WHY

I'’M THE ONE IN HANDCUFFS.

I'’M TAKING HER TO A HOTEL

TO SLEEP THIS OFF, RIGHT NOW.

MAN, HE NEED TO BE

THE ONE LOCKED UP.

I KNOW.

- THAT'’S ALL I WAS TRYIN'’

TO TELL HIM.

OKAY.

- I WAS TRYIN'’ TO TELL HIM

THAT WAS MY BOTTLE.

THAT WAS MY [...] BOTTLE.

I KNOW.

- THAT [...] WAS MINE.

CAN'’T TAKE THAT FROM ME.

SHH, IT'’S OKAY.

STAY RIGHT THERE, ALL RIGHT?

- MY [...] BOTTLE.

THAT [...] WAS OKAY.

I DON'’T CARE WHAT NOBODY SAYS.

EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND

SOMEBODY TRYIN'’ TO TAKE

SOME [...] FROM ME.

BUT THEY CAN HAVE

ALL THIS [...].

STOP!

LISA, STOP!

ALL OF THIS [...].

LISA!

LISA, STOP!

SHH, IT'’S OKAY.

IT'’S OKAY.

MY FATHER DIDN'’T EVEN

STICK AROUND

TO SEE HIS KIDS MAKE IT.

HOW YOU GONNA LEAVE

YOUR OWN KIDS?

YOUR OWN DAUGHTER.

WHAT IS THAT?

[sobbing]

BOO, HEY!

YOU WANT SOME

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES, BABY?

UH-OH.

WHAT'’S WRONG, BOO?

I KNOW I SHOULDN'’T

BE WITH HIM,

BUT IT'’S LIKE

I CAN'’T STAY AWAY.

WE'’VE ALL BEEN THERE, BABY.

♪ I WAS LIKE PEACE

♪ IN A GROOVE

♪ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON

♪ YOU WERE THERE

♪ SO WAS I

♪ IN THE PARK

YO!

YO, WHAT THE HELL YOU DOIN'’?

WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT?

YOU GOT THIS SKANK UP IN HERE,

AND YOU KNOW CHILLI'’S

GONNA COME IN.

YO, I'’M NOT MARRIED, T.

SO, WHAT, YOU JUST GONNA

THROW IT UP IN HER FACE?

HEY.

Y'’ALL READY FOR ME?

SEE?

I DON'’T LIKE BEIN'’

IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR MESS.

HEY, GIRL, I'’M JUST TRYING

TO LAY THIS VERSE DOWN.

WHAT UP, RO?

YOU READY TO DO THIS?

WHO WAS THAT?

- JUST MY HOMIE, NICK.

CAME BY TO SAY WHAT'’S UP.

YOU KNOW?

LET'’S DO THIS.

COME ON.

GIRL, WHO THE [...]

IS THIS PIMP?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YOU DON'’T KNOW WHO THAT IS?

GIRL, HE BEEN FOLLOWING

ME AROUND ALL NIGHT.

THAT'’S ANDRE RISON,

WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE FALCONS.

HE IS KIND OF FINE.

A LITTLE OVER THE TOP, BUT...

- OH, [...], HE COMING.

- [clears throat]

MISS LOPES?

YOU TALKIN'’ TO ME?

THAT IS YOUR NAME, RIGHT?

LISA LOPES?

IT COULD BE.

LEFT-EYE,

I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN'’.

I AM YOUR NUMBER ONE FAN.

I AM THE BIGGEST,

100% FIERCEST FAN.

I WORSHIP YOU,

FROM EVERY RHYME YOU RHYME,

EVERY MOVE, EVERY STEP.

WOULD YOU HONOR ME

WITH JUST ONE DANCE?

I MEAN, WE ALL OUT HERE

ON THE FLOOR.

YOU AIN'’T GOT TO ASK

MY PERMISSION.

YOU'’LL GET YOUR DANCE.

HEY.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY. HEY.

[laughter]

GIRL, WHERE YOU ABOUT TO GO?

GIRL, I AM GOING HOME.

I HEAR THAT.

I AM TIRED, OKAY?

EXCUSE ME.

WHAT NOW?

OH!

I HAVE TO HAVE YOU.

BOY, PUT ME DOWN.

NO, LOOK, I'’M SERIOUS.

I'’LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

I WILL GIVE YOU

EVERYTHING I HAVE

IF YOU JUST COME HOME WITH ME.

PLEASE.

A'’IGHT.

[laughter]

HOME SWEET HOME.

YOU GOT THIS BIG, OLE HOUSE,

AND YOU AIN'’T GOT NO FURNITURE?

I'’VE BEEN WAITING ON YOU

TO COME AND DECORATE IT

AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN.

MAKIN'’ OUT WITH ANDRE "BAD MOON"

RISON OF THE FALCONS.

NOW I'’M NOT ONE TO GOSSIP.

WELL, ACTUALLY I AM,

BUT THERE'’S A REASON THE BROTHA'’

HAS THE NICKNAME "BAD MOON."

I'’M JUST SAYIN'’.

GIRL, YOU HEARD FROM LISA?

I HEARD SHE SHACKED UP AT

THAT FOOTBALL PLAYER'’S.

OKAY.

DO I KNOW THAT GIRL?

HOW DO I KNOW HER?

OH, YEAH, NO GIRL.

WHY IS SHE TALKIN'’ BOUT ME?

WHY IS SHE MAD-DOGGIN'’ ME?

GIRL, SHE PROBABLY

RECOGNIZE YOU.

YOU A CELEBRITY.

WHAT THE [...]

ARE YOU LOOKIN'’ AT?

I DON'’T KNOW,

YOU TELL ME.

OKAY, I WILL.

I'’LL TELL YOU

WHAT YOU LOOKIN'’ AT.

- OKAY.

- DALLAS'’ BABY.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

YEAH, I HAD HIM.

WHO ELSE DO YOU THINK

HE BEEN WITH?

YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE.

- I'’M THE ONE WITH THE BABY.

I'’D [...] YOU UP

IF YOU WASN'’T PREGNANT.

CHILLI, LOOK, [...] HIM,

HE'’S NOT EVEN WORTH IT.

I'’M THE ONE THAT'’S SUPPOSED

TO BE HAVIN'’ THE BABY.

YOU KNEW?

I DIDN'’T KNOW ANYBODY

WAS PREGNANT.

WE'’RE SUPPOSED TO BE GIRLS.

WHY WOULDN'’T YOU TELL ME?

I TOLD YOU HOW HE WAS.

IF IT WAS ME,

I WOULDN'’T BE ACCEPTING THIS.

- IT HURTS.

YOU COULDN'’T UNDERSTAND.

YOU COULDN'’T UNDERSTAND

HOW BAD THIS HURTS.

FIRST OF ALL,

YOU DON'’T TELL ME

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT IT

FEELS LIKE TO FEEL HURT.

YOU SEE MY ASS DEALIN'’

WITH THIS SICKLE CELL.

DO YOU SEE ME CRYIN'’?

DO YOU SEE MY CRYIN'’?

YOU BETTER PICK YOURSELF UP

AND FIGHT THIS.

THE LINES

THAT SEPARATED OUR MUSIC

FROM OUR PERSONAL LIVES

BECAME MORE AND MORE BLURRED.

♪ SO I CREEP

♪ YEAH

♪ JUST KEEP IT

ON THE DOWN LOW ♪

♪ SINCE NOBODY

IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW ♪

♪ SO I CREEP, YEAH

♪ CAUSE HE DOESN'’T

KNOW WHAT I DO ♪

♪ NO ATTENTION

GOES TO SHOW ♪

♪ OH, SO I CREEP

ANDRE?

HEY, BABY.

MY LOVE.

I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'’T GONNA BE

BACK '’TILL LATE TONIGHT.

WHERE YOU GOING?

LISA, HOLD UP NOW.

HOLD UP, NOW.

COME ON, BABY.

LISA!

GIRL, WAIT, WAIT.

- LOOK, I DON'’T WANT

NO PROBLEMS.

LISA, WHOA.

WHAT'’S WRONG WITH YOU GIRL?

CALM YOUR ASS--

LISA!

I'’M SORRY.

- NO YOU'’RE NOT.

YOU'’RE NOT GONNA LIKE

WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

AISHA AND HER CREW SAW DALVIN

OUT WITH SOME GIRL.

[sighs]

ANDRE?

HERE I AM,

TRYIN'’ TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE,

AND HE AIN'’T

EVEN HERE YET.

HE'’S SUPPOSED TO BE

WAITIN'’ ON ME.

SOMEONE WENT SHOPPING.

I KNOW THIS MOTHER[...]

BOUGHT ME SOMETHING.

THE [...] THE SIZE 4s AT?

HE OUT THERE [...] BITCHES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HE'’S MESSIN'’

WITH ALL THESE BITCHES,

RIGHT OVER HERE

WHERE I LAY MY HEAD.

DON'’T EVEN--

- I'’M AT THE STUDIO,

AND THEN I'’M HERE.

NO, YOU'’RE NOT AT THE STUDIO,

THAT'’S WHAT I'’M TRYIN'’

TO TELL YOU.

[voices overlapping]

- BOY, I ALWAYS LOVE

THE SIGHT OF--

YESTERDAY MORNING.

THESE SHOTS WERE TAKEN BY

A NEIGHBOR'’S HOME VIDEO CAMERA.

ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS,

THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD THROUGH

THE $860,000 HOME...

OH, [...].

DESTROYING VIRTUALLY

EVERYTHING.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME

THE COUPLE'’S RELATIONSHIP

HAS BEEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

LOPES IS A SINGER WITH

THE HIP-HOP GROUP TLC,

BUT WHAT SHE'’S ACCUSED

OF DOING YESTERDAY

FALLS SHORT

OF TENDER LOVING CARE.

- HELLO?

CHILLI, TURN ON THE NEWS.

LISA BURNED DOWN A HOUSE.

WHAT?

WAIT, WHAT?

ANDRE'’S HOUSE.

LISA?

THERE SHE IS.

LISA.

IT'’S COLD OUT HERE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'’

WITH NO CLOTHES ON?

- WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO

WAS JUST BE IN A JUNGLE

WITH ANIMALS

AND JUST BE FREE.

FREE FROM ALL OF THIS [...].

PEOPLE THINK MANSIONS, HOUSES,

AND CARS AND [...]

RUN THE WORLD,

AND THEY REALLY DON'’T.

THEY REALLY DON'’T.

I DON'’T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM

HALF OF THE TIME.

JONATHAN, WHAT HAPPENS

TO HER NOW?

SHE'’S TURNED HERSELF IN

TO AUTHORITIES, OF COURSE.

WILL SHE BE OUT ON BOND,

BE ARRAIGNED,

GO STRAIGHT TO JAIL, WHAT?

CAN'’T TELL YET.

I BELIEVE THAT SHE HAS A HEARING

SET FOR MONDAY,

AND AS I SAID, HER BOND

IS SET AT $500,000,

AND NO WORD YET ON WHETHER

SHE'’S GOING TO BE ABLE

TO POST THAT IMMEDIATELY.

LOPES WAS FINED $10,000

AND GIVEN FIVE YEARS PROBATION

AND SPENT THE FIRST THREE MONTHS

OF THE YEAR IN A HALFWAY HOUSE.

MAN, I WAS LIKE,

"HE DON'’T LOVE ME NO MORE.

HE AIN'’T THINK ABOUT ME."

HE COULD HAVE BOUGHT ME

SOME SHOES.

I AIN'’T MEAN TO

BURN THE HOUSE DOWN, THOUGH,

I WAS JUST TRYING TO

MAKE A STATEMENT, THAT'’S ALL.

[laughter]

SO, LISA, WHAT STATEMENT

WERE YOU TRYING TO MAKE?

THAT I'’M HERE.

I MEAN, I GOT ALL OF THESE

PEOPLE AROUND ME,

AND NO ONE IS LISTENING.

I'’M NOT INVISIBLE, YOU KNOW?

I'’M RIGHT HERE.

DID DALVIN CALL ME?

NOPE.

HAVEN'’T HEARD FROM HIM.

I'’M BACK!

[all scream]

[laughter]

- YOU KNOW SHE KNOW

HOW TO WRITE, BABY.

YES.

ON THIS PART RIGHT HERE,

I'’M GONNA COME IN WITH MY RAP.

COME ON.

♪ I SEEN A RAINBOW YESTERDAY

♪ BUT TOO MANY STORMS

HAVE COME AND GONE ♪

♪ LEAVIN'’ A TRACE OF

NOT ONE GOD-GIVEN RAY ♪

♪ IS IT BECAUSE MY LIFE

IS TEN SHADES OF GRAY? ♪

♪ I PRAY ALL TEN FADE AWAY

♪ SELDOM PRAISE HIM

FOR THE SUNNY DAYS ♪

♪ AND LIKE HIS PROMISE IS TRUE,

ONLY MY FAITH CAN UNDO ♪

♪ THE MANY CHANCES I BLEW

♪ TO BRING MY LIFE TO ANEW

♪ CLEAR BLUE AND UNCONDITIONAL

SKIES HAVE DRIED ♪

♪ THE TEARS FROM MY EYES,

NO MORE LONELY CRIES ♪

all: ♪ DON'’T GO

CHASING WATERFALLS ♪

♪ PLEASE STICK TO THE RIVERS

AND THE LAKES ♪

♪ THAT YOU'’RE USED TO ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT YOU'’RE

GONNA HAVE IT YOUR WAY ♪

♪ OR NOTHING AT ALL

♪ BUT I THINK YOU'’RE

MOVING TOO FAST ♪

♪ DON'’T GO CHASING WATERFALLS ♪

♪ PLEASE STICK TO THE RIVERS

AND THE LAKES ♪

♪ THAT YOU'’RE USED TO ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT YOU'’RE GONNA

HAVE IT YOUR WAY ♪

♪ OR NOTHING AT ALL

♪ BUT I THINK

YOU'’RE MOVING TOO FAST ♪

- ♪ OH YOU'’RE MOVING ♪

HEY, AND CONGRATS ON WATERFALLS

FOR BEING NUMBER ONE

FOR SEVEN WEEKS STRAIGHT

ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS.

SO, LOOK, I LOVE THE VIDEO.

IS THIS A WHOLE NEW STYLE

FOR YOU ALL?

- YEAH, WELL YOU KNOW WE ALWAYS

WANT TO HAVE NEW FLAVOR,

NEW LOOKS.

I MEAN, WE SET OUT

TO BE TRENDSETTERS.

SO, YOU KNOW?

CAN'’T HAVE IT BE BORING.

NEVER.

- UH-UH.

AND LISA...

MM.

SHE MADE SURE

IT WAS NEVER BORING.

ALL RIGHT, CUT!

I WANTED US TO DO

SOME FUTURISTIC,

NEXT LEVEL, SPACESHIP

TYPE STUFF.

NOT THIS.

IT'’S A STORY.

YOUR STORY, NOT MINE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Y'’ALL NEVER WANT TO DO

MY IDEAS.

EVER!

IT'’S THE NUMBER ONE SONG,

LISA.

EVERYONE ELSE LOVES IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT ME

IN THIS VIDEO?

FINE.

I'’LL DO IT, BUT THIS HOW YOU

GOIN'’ TO HAVE TO FILM ME.

I CAN'’T BELIEVE WE GOT

ANOTHER NUMBER ONE SONG

AND NO BIG CHECK.

WHAT'’S WITH THE TAPE?

CAN ANYONE TELL ME

WHY WE STILL AIN'’T GOT NO MONEY?

I'’LL TELL YOU.

I CALLED L.A.,

AND I TOLD HIM.

I SAID, "WE AIN'’T GOT NO MONEY,

NO HOUSES, NO CARS, NO NOTHIN'’."

YEAH, AND HE'’S ALL,

"TALK TO CLIVE.

"CLIVE DAVIS IS THE BOSS.

HEIRESS IS THE PARENT LABEL."

HE'’S IN CHARGE

OF DISTRIBUTING THE MONEY."

WE OVER HERE BUSTIN'’

OUR ASSES, I KNOW THAT,

AND WE KEEP GETTING

BIGGER AND BIGGER, SO...

AND BROKER.

AND THAT'’S NOT A WORD.

WHAT,

BROKER?

IT IS SO.

YEAH, BUT NOT

WHAT YOU USIN'’ IT FOR.

WHATEVER.

LOOK, WE GOT RID OF PEBBLES,

RIGHT?

WASN'’T THAT THE PROBLEM?

ALL I WANT TO DO

IS BUY MY MOMS A HOUSE.

LIKE, THAT'’S IT.

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

ROLL CAMERA.

SPEED!

AND THE WINNER IS...

- AND THE WINNER IS...

- TLC.

TLC!

TLC.

TLC

- TLC.

IT WAS CRAZY.

THE AWARDS KEPT COMIN'’,

BUT THE CHECKS DIDN'’T.

SO, LADIES, HOW DOES IT FEEL

TO BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD?

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS,

OUR LIFESTYLES HAVEN'’T CHANGED

THAT MUCH.

- WHAT DID YOU MEAN

WHEN YOU SAID,

"YOUR LIFESTYLES

HAVEN'’T CHANGED?"

I'’M GOIN'’ TO LET YOU...

- I'’LL TELL IT.

WE AREN'’T GOING TO

SUGARCOAT ANYTHING ANYMORE.

CAN I GET AN AMEN?

all: AMEN.

WE ARE BROKE.

BROKE AS BROKE CAN BE,

FOR REAL.

10 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD,

AND WE'’RE BROKE.

MM-HMM.

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

WHEN YOU HAVE

GREEDY PEOPLE BEHIND YOU

AND YOU'’RE STUCK IN

CONTRACTS THAT AREN'’T FAIR...

- YOU GET NOTHIN'’.

A'’IGHT, IT'’S NOT A NEW STORY,

FOLKS, I MEAN...

YO, I DON'’T CARE

WHO WE PISSED OFF.

I MEAN, FOR REAL.

$50,000 A YEAR?

MAN, MY COUSIN THE GARBAGE

COLLECTOR MADE MORE THAN THAT.

YOU TAKED TO CLIVE?

I'’M DONE TALKIN'’ TO HIM.

I WANT TO KNOW

WHERE THE [...] MONEY AT.

RIGHT, SO?

WHAT WE GONNA DO?

WE GONNA GO GET IT.

Y'’ALL SURE

WE CAN PULL THIS OFF?

LOOK, WE GOT MY COUSIN,

WE GOT THE GIRLS

FROM THE CENTER.

YEAH, I'’M SURE.

YOU GOT WHAT'’S-HER-NAME?

- WHO, THROW MAMA

FROM THE TRAIN?

- YEAH.

- SHE HERE.

COOL.

A'’IGHT, WE GOIN'’ TO MARCH UP

IN THERE.

TAKE EVERYTHING YOU SEE

WITH "TLC" ON IT.

- LOOK, I'’M TALKIN'’

ABOUT PLAQUES,

GOLD RECORDS,

PLATINUM RECORDS.

I DON'’T CARE IF IT'’S A PEN

THAT SAYS "TLC" ON IT.

Y'’ALL TEAR IT OUT THEIR HAND,

A'’IGHT?

HEY, GIRLS.

CLIVE'’S IN A MEETING.

I'’LL TELL HIM YOU'’RE HERE.

DON'’T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT.

SORRY, WE GOIN'’ IN.

- WAIT.

- YO!

WE TLC,

AND THIS MEETING'’S OVER.

- GIRLS, WHAT'’S GOING ON?

SORRY, PUFF.

SORRY, PUFF?

GIRLS, IS THIS, WHAT--

IS THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

I LOVE YOU GIRLS.

THIS AIN'’T NO JOKE.

WE BROKE.

WE GOT THE NUMBER ONE

SELLING ALBUM,

TOP SINGLES, GRAMMYS,

AND WE AIN'’T GOT NO MONEY.

WHERE THE MONEY, CLIVE?

MAN, YOU SAY L.A. GOT IT.

L.A. SAY YOU GOT IT,

WHICH ONE IS IT?

LOOK, WE AIN'’T GOT NOTHIN'’.

I KNOW WE HAD SOME

JACKED-UP CONTRACTS.

- NOW, THAT'’S

'’CAUSE WE WAS YOUNG

AND DIDN'’T KNOW

WHAT WE WAS DOIN'’,

BUT 14 MILL,

WE SUPPOSED TO SEE SOME BANK.

OKAY, HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

I'’LL STRAIGHTEN ALL THIS OUT.

OH, [...].

EVERYONE JUST RELAX.

YOU CALLED THE COPS?

- NO.

- HOLD ON.

SOMEBODY DID.

CAN WE LOSE

THE SECURITY?

YOU GET RID OF THE PO-PO,

AND WE'’LL SEND THE GIRLS DOWN.

- SIR?

GIRLS, WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.

OKAY?

I'’LL TALK TO THE ACCOUNTANT.

WE'’LL FIGURE OUT

HOW MUCH WE OWE,

THEN WE'’LL GET YOU

A CHECK RIGHT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDIN'’ ME.

THIS CAN'’T BE REAL.

IT'’S ALL LAID OUT,

ALL OUR EXPENSES.

BROKE?

I JUST CAN'’T SEE IT.

ALL OF THOSE VIDEOS,

ALL OF THOSE ALBUMS SOLD.

THE BROKE THING,

I JUST DON'’T SEE IT AT ALL.

GIRL, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO CURB

THEIR SPENDING HABITS, FOR REAL.

HEY TLC, IT'’S CALLED

A SAVINGS ACCOUNT,

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

FIRST THEY BURNED DOWN

THEIR HOMES.

NOW THEY CAN'’T

PAY THEIR BILLS.

NAH, I AIN'’T FEELIN'’ SORRY

FOR THEM.

YO, WHERE'’S THEIR MANAGER?

THEY GETTING'’ DOGGED,

FOR REAL.

OUCH!

WELL, Y'’ALL LOOK.

IF YOU COULD SEE THE EXPRESSION

ON LISA'’S FACE RIGHT NOW,

YOU'’D KNOW THERE'’S

ANOTHER VERSION TO THIS STORY.

LISA?

- THIS IS HOW A GROUP

CAN SELL 10 MILLION ALBUMS

AND BE BROKE.

EVERYBODY GET READY

TO DO YOUR MATH.

THERE ARE 100 POINTS

ON AN ALBUM.

TLC HAS SEVEN POINTS.

EACH POINT IS WORTH EIGHT CENTS.

SEVEN TIMES EIGHT IS 56,

GOT IT?

10 MILLION ALBUMS,

$5.6 MILLION.

NOW WE OWE THE LABEL $3 MILLION

FOR TRAVEL, PRODUCTION

AND VIDEOS, RIGHT?

OKAY, THAT LEAVES US

WITH $2.6 MILLION,

WHICH PUTS US

IN THE 48% TAX BRACKET,

WHICH NOW LEAVES US

WITH $1.3 MILLION

TO SPLIT THREE WAYS.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,

WE GOT TO PAY MANAGERS, LAWYERS.

AND DID I FORGET THAT PEBBLES

IS SUING US FOR DAMAGES?

SO WE IN THE RED FOR,

OH, A COUPLE HUNDRED GRAND

THAT WE DON'’T HAVE.

WE JUST SAW HOW SHADY

THIS BUSINESS COULD BE.

WE JUST NEEDED TO FIND SOMEBODY

WHO WAS DOWN FOR US.

- SO, WHAT ARE YOU

GOING TO TELL US

THAT THE OTHER

TEN MANAGERS HAVEN'’T,

MR. DIGGINS?

YOU GIRLS ARE THE TOP-SELLING

GIRL GROUP OF ALL TIME.

YOU'’VE BROKEN

EVERY BARRIER THERE IS,

GENDER, RACE,

YOU NAME IT.

I WILL GUARANTEE YOU $50 MILLION

THE FIRST YEAR

THAT WE WORK TOGETHER.

I'’VE NEGOTIATED AN UPFRONT,

WORLDWIDE, HEADLINING TOUR

AND THEN YOU GET RIGHT BACK

IN THE STUDIO

AND START WORKING

ON YOUR NEXT ALBUM.

WE'’LL TAKE BREAKS,

HAVE HOSPITAL SPOTS FOR TIONNE

AND EMTs

ALONG THE ENTIRE WAY.

THAT IS THE ONLY WAY

THAT YOU GIRLS WILL BE ABLE TO

GET OUT OF THIS HOLE YOU ARE IN:

TOUR

AND THEN ANOTHER ALBUM.

I WILL DEVOTE ALL OF MY TIME

TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GIRLS

CAN ACTUALLY BENEFIT

FROM YOUR SUCCESS.

BEAR THIS IN MIND:

IF YOU HIRE ME,

I'’M GONNA PISS OFF

A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN HERE,

BECAUSE I'’M LOOKING OUT FOR YOU,

AND NOT THEM.

DONE.

[cheers and applause]

all: ♪ DIGGIN'’ THE SCENE ♪

♪ DIGGIN'’ ON YOU,

DIGGIN'’ ON ME ♪

♪ BABY BAY,

OOH BABY, BABY ♪

♪ IT'’S ON LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I GOT TO BE IN LOVE

OR SOMETHIN'’ LIKE THAT ♪

- ♪ DIGGIN'’ ON YOU ♪

♪ DIGGIN'’ ON ME ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, OOH

all: ♪ IT'’S ON LIKE THAT ♪

- ♪ IT'’S ON LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I GOT TO BE IN LOVE

OR SOMETHIN'’ LIKE THAT ♪

I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT

OF TIMES

WHEN WE FELT LIKE

IT JUST WASN'’T GONNA TO HAPPEN.

GIRL, I NEVER FELT LIKE IT

WASN'’T GOING TO HAPPEN.

AH, LISA!

WHAT LISA SAY?

I'’M A STAR!

I'’M A STAR.

Y'’ALL?

- WHAT?

WHAT NOW, CHILLI?

- I'’M PREGNANT!

[both scream]

- GET IT OVER WITH.

YEAH, LIKE--

- GET IT OVER WITH.

- NO, IT REALLY IS JUST LIKE--

- CONGRATULATIONS, GIRL.

- OKAY, ALL RIGHT!

I DON'’T REALLY

WANT TO SEE THAT.

WE JUST WANT TO SAY TO

ALL OF OUR FANS, THANK YOU.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'’RE READING

THROUGH ALL OF YOUR MAIL,

AND WE LOVE Y'’ALL, MAN.

WE GO THROUGH EVERY LETTER.

- MWAH!

AND THEY SAID IT THE BEST.

THAT'’S WHY THEY MY GIRLS.

WE TLC, PEACE!

AND CUT.

IT'’S MY LEGS.

MY LEGS GOT TO BE

TOUCHIN'’ SOMEBODY.

WHAT?

- ALL RIGHT Y'’ALL,

CHECK THIS OUT.

"YOU ALL INSPIRE ME TO BELIEVE

I CAN DO THINGS I DREAM ABOUT.

"YOU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE,

AND YOUR MUSIC

HELPS ME TO STAY STRONG."

THAT'’S BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'’S DOPE.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

WE LIKE SOME SUPER HEROES.

[laughs]

SO WE DECIDED THAT THIS NEXT

ALBUM THAT WE'’RE RECORDING

IS GOING TO BE CALLED FANMAIL

BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST FANS,

AND THEY'’RE ALWAYS

WRITING US LETTERS,

AND WE CAN'’T WRITE THEM

ALL BACK SO...

BUT WE HEAR Y'’ALL,

AND WE'’RE DEDICATING

THIS NEXT ALBUM TO YOU.

SO WHAT WE'’VE DECIDED IS,

WE'’RE GOING TO PUT HUNDREDS

OF THEIR NAMES

ALL OVER THE ALBUM,

AND DEDICATE SONGS TO THEM.

AND GUESS WHAT?

ALL THE ANSWERS

TO YOUR QUESTIONS

WILL BE ON THE SONGS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE

ANOTHER BIG SURPRISE.

- OKAY, COME ON BABY,

COME ON, PUSH.

[screams]

[shushing]

SEEING CHILLI

BECOME A MOM WAS DOPE.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

THE THING IS, I JUST FELT LIKE

MY LIFE WAS BREAKING DOWN.

TIONNE, BABY.

YOU'’VE GOT TO

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.

YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS

TO GET TO THE GOOD PART.

WE'’RE NOT GONNA FEEL SORRY,

OKAY?

GOD SEES YOU AS BEAUTIFUL,

ALWAYS.

♪ I HAVE A GIRL

♪ A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL

♪ HER NAME

♪ HER NAME IS TIONNE

♪ TIONNE TENESE

♪ OH TIONNE TENESE

♪ TIONNE

♪ OH TIONNE TENESE

- ♪ I WISH I COULD TIE YOU UP

IN MY SHOES ♪

♪ MAKE YOU FEEL UNPRETTY TOO

♪ I WAS TOLD I WAS BEAUTIFUL

♪ BUT WHAT DOES THAT

MEAN TO YOU ♪

♪ LOOK INTO THE MIRROR

WHO'’S INSIDE THERE? ♪

♪ THE ONE WITH THE LONG HAIR

♪ SAME OLD ME AGAIN TODAY

HOW'’S MY BOY?

DALLAS,

WE JUST GOT HIM TO SLEEP.

PLEASE LET HIM BE.

I KNOW.

I WAS JUST PEEPIN'’ IN.

WHAT'’S UP, BABE?

[laughs]

OKAY, WHAT'’D I DO?

I JUST CAN'’T DO THIS ANYMORE.

YOU AND I

WERE NEVER A GOOD FIT.

- WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU

TALKIN'’ ABOUT?

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU, RO.

I MEAN, WE CAN GET MARRIED.

I'’M DIFFERENT.

DALLAS, YOU'’RE NOT DIFFERENT,

BUT I AM.

I SPENT TOO MANY YEARS

TRYING TO GET YOU TO COMMIT.

OKAY, WELL YOU GOT IT.

LET'’S DO IT.

IT'’S TOO LATE.

SO YOU GOT THE BABY,

AND THAT'’S IT?

MAYBE THAT'’S THE TRUTH.

I DON'’T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY

EXCEPT THE TRUTH.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT

WITH WHOMEVER YOU WANT.

BUT I'’M DONE.

FUNNY HOW THE SITUATION

GOT FLIPPED.

NOW I WAS THE SINGLE ONE

OF THE GROUP.

TIONNE HAD GOTTEN TOGETHER

WITH MACK 10,

AND LISA, WELL,

LISA FOUND LARRY.

RIGHT.

I MEAN, THEY TAKE MY IDEAS

AND DECIDE ON THEIR OWN VERSION.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN

THE STAR OF THE GROUP.

I MEAN, WITHOUT YOUR FLAVOR,

YOUR VISION, YOUR POETRY,

THEY'’D JUST BE

SOME TWO-BIT R&B GROUP.

I KNOW.

THEY NEED TO RUN

THIS STUFF BY ME.

YEP.

- I NEED TO HAVE THE FINAL SAY.

I'’M TELLING YOU, LISA.

YOU SHOULD BREAK OUT.

DO A SOLO RECORD.

MM-HMM.

[laughter]

[voices overlapping]

- WHAT THE HELL?

WHAT?

GUESS LISA TALKED TO

A VIBEEDITOR.

IN BETWEEN

HER MEETING MASTER P

AND HER INTERGALATIC RAP,

WHO KNEW SHE HAD THE TIME?

"LISA LOPES HAD THIS TO SAY.

"'’I CHALLENGE EACH GIRL

TO MAKE A SOLO ALBUM

"'’AND LET'’S SEE

WHO SELLS THE MOST RECORDS.

"'’HOW ABOUT

A MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE

TO THE GIRL

WHO SELLS THE MOST RECORDS?'’"

[bell rings]

WHERE'’S LISA?

YEAH, WHERE IS SHE?

WE'’RE DOING HER DAMN

INTERGALATIC LOOK.

OKAY,

SO WHERE THE [...] IS SHE?

DAMN IT, LISA.

[bell rings]

WE DID ALL THESE SONGS

ABOUT MEN,

ABOUT STANDING UP

FOR OURSELVES.

HEY, HEY, CAN I GET A COFFEE?

YOU WANT ONE?

WANT A COFFEE?

ALL RIGHT.

BUT THE REAL DEAL

WASN'’T SO EASY.

- ♪ A SCRUB IS A GUY

THAT THINKS HE'’S FLY ♪

♪ AND IS ALSO KNOWN

AS A BUSTER ♪

♪ ALWAYS TALKIN'’ ABOUT

WHAT HE WANTS ♪

♪ AND JUST SITS

ON HIS BROKE ASS ♪

♪ SO, NO,

I DON'’T WANT YOUR NUMBER ♪

♪ NO, AND I DON'’T WANT TO

GIVE YOU MINE ♪

♪ AND NO, I DON'’T WANT TO

MEET YOU NOWHERE ♪

♪ NO, I DON'’T WANT

NONE OF YOUR TIME ♪

♪ AND NO,

I DON'’T WANT NO SCRUB ♪

♪ A SCRUB IS A GUY

THAT CAN'’T GET NO LOVE FROM ME ♪

♪ HANGING OUT

THE PASSENGER SIDE ♪

♪ OF HIS BEST FRIEND'’S RIDE ♪

♪ TRYING TO HOLLER AT ME

♪ I DON'’T WANT NO SCRUB ♪

♪ A SCRUB IS A GUY

♪ THAT CAN'’T GET NO LOVE

FROM ME ♪

♪ HANGING OUT

THE PASSENGER SIDE ♪

♪ OF HIS BEST FRIEND'’S RIDE ♪

♪ TRYING TO HOLLER AT ME

♪ THERE'’S A SCRUB CHECKIN'’ ME ♪

♪ BUT HIS GAME IS KINDA WEAK

♪ AND I KNOW THAT HE CANNOT

APPROACH ME ♪

♪ '’CAUSE I'’M LOOKIN'’

LIKE CLASS ♪

♪ AND HE'’S LOOKIN'’ LIKE TRASH ♪

♪ CAN'’T GET WIT'’

A DEADBEAT ASS ♪

♪ SO, NO,

I DON'’T WANT YOUR NUMBER ♪

♪ NO, AND I DON'’T WANT TO

GIVE YOU MINE ♪

♪ AND NO, I DON'’T WANT TO

MEET YOU NOWHERE ♪

♪ NO, I DON'’T WANT

NONE OF YOUR TIME ♪

♪ NO, I DON'’T WANT NO SCRUB ♪

♪ A SCRUB IS A GUY

THAT CAN'’T GET NO LOVE FROM ME ♪

♪ HANGING OUT

THE PASSENGER SIDE ♪

♪ OF HIS BEST FRIEND'’S RIDE ♪

♪ TRYING TO HOLLER AT ME

♪ I DON'’T WANT NO SCRUB ♪

♪ A SCRUB IS A GUY

♪ THAT CAN'’T GET NO LOVE

FROM ME ♪

♪ HANGING OUT

THE PASSENGER SIDE ♪

♪ OF HIS BEST FRIEND'’S RIDE ♪

♪ TRYING TO HOLLER AT ME

♪ IF YOU DON'’T HAVE A CAR

AND YOU'’RE WALKING ♪

♪ OH, YES SON,

I'’M TALKING TO YOU ♪

♪ IF YOU LIVE AT HOME

WIT'’ YOUR MOMMA ♪

♪ OH, YES, SON,

I'’M TALKING TO YOU ♪

♪ IF YOU HAVE A SHORTY

♪ THAT YOU DON'’T SHOW LOVE ♪

♪ OH, YES, SON,

I'’M TALKING TO YOU ♪

♪ WANNA GET WITH ME

WITH NO MONEY ♪

♪ OH NO

♪ I DON'’T WANT NO ♪

♪ NO SCRUB

NO SCRUBS,BY TLC,

WHO FRANKLY, I'’M JUST GOING TO

CALL THE COMEBACK QUEENS.

FANMAILHAS ALREADY SOLD

OVER 8 MILLION ALBUMS,

WITH NO SCRUBSCURRENTLY

NUMBER ONE

IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES.

DAMN!

[cheers and applause]

- WHAT A--WHAT A GREAT SHOW

WE HAVE TODAY.

TLC IS ON THE SHOW,

WHICH IS AWESOME.

HAPPY TO HAVE '’EM HERE.

ALL THREE OF '’EM.

WHEREAS MOST SHOWS

JUST BOOK ONE OR TWO,

WE GOT ALL THREE OF EM

HERE TODAY.

[cheers and applause]

WHERE'’S LISA?

PROBABLY STILL IN HER ROOM.

GETTING'’ LAST MINUTE

MAKE UP TIPS FROM LARRY.

LISA, WHERE ARE YOU?

WELL, GET DOWN HERE!

WE GOT TO BE DOWN AT TRL

IN 15 MINUTES.

WHAT?

SHE WANTS TO HAVE A MEETING.

NOW?

SHE WANTS TO HAVE A MEETING

RIGHT NOW?

HELL, NO, I AIN'’T

WITH THIS [...].

I'’M GOING TO TALK TO

MISS THANG.

HOLD ON.

I SWEAR I'’LL FIGHT HER.

NOBODY IS TALKING

ABOUT FIGHTING.

ARE YOU COMING?

Y'’ALL GO.

I MIGHT DO SOMETHING

I'’LL REGRET.

LET'’S GO.

COME ON, NOW!

YO, WE GOT AN ALBUM

AND A TOUR TO RUN.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WE GOT FIVE MINUTES

TO GET TO TRL.

SERIOUSLY, LISA,

WHATEVER ISSUES YOU ARE HAVING,

NOW IS NOT THE TIME.

HEY, SHE GOT GENUINE BEEF

WITH Y'’ALL.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

I DON'’T GOT TO LISTEN TO YOU.

MASTER P GOT THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW THERE'’S PEOPLE

IN THIS INDUSTRY

WHO ACTUALLY SUPPORT ME?

AND [...] WON'’T LET ME DO

WHAT I WANT TO DO.

WAIT, WHO YOU CALLIN'’

A [...]?

YOU CALLING ME A [...]?

I GOT YOUR [...].

SEE, I TOLD YOU

THEY WEREN'’T DOWN FOR YOU.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU SHUT THE [...] UP, LARRY,

HUH?

WHY DON'’T YOU GO CALL YOUR WIFE?

YEAH, SHE PROBABLY WONDERING

WHERE THE [...] YOU AT.

YOU MARRIED?

EVERYBODY KNOWS HE MARRIED.

IF YOU WOULD HAVE TALKED

TO YOUR SISTERS

MAYBE YOU WOULD'’VE KNOWN THAT.

- ALL RIGHT, LOOK,

EVERYONE NEEDS TO COOL DOWN

AND PUT ALL OF THIS

INTO CONTEXT.

NO MATTER WHAT ISSUES ANYONE

IS HAVING,

YOU ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION

TO THIS GROUP.

ALL THIS MONEY THAT YOU'’VE BEEN

SPENDING AND LIVING OFF OF

IS AN ADVANCE ON FANMAIL

AND THE SUBSEQUENT TOUR.

IF YOU DO NOT TOUR,

NOT ONLY WILL YOU NOT HAVE

ANY MORE MONEY,

BUT YOU'’LL ALSO HAVE TO PAY BACK

THE MONEY YOU'’VE SPENT,

AND SO WILL TIONNE AND CHILLI.

YOU WILL BE DEPRIVING THEM OF

THEIR ABILITY

TO HONOR THIS

$50 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT.

THIS MASTER P, WHO WANTS TO

PRODUCE YOUR NEXT ALBUM,

CAN HE OFFER YOU ANYTHING

IN THAT REALM?

YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD,

ALL OF YOU.

YOU'’VE HAVE HAD

ALL THE SUCCESS IN THE WORLD,

AND YOU WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY

NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO RUIN IT

FOR EVERYONE?

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND

YOU WANT TO GO

DO YOUR OWN THING, I DO.

BUT ON THE REAL, LISA,

YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT

JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.

FINE, I'’LL DO IT.

- WE'’D LIKE TO THANK YOU

FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

[cheers and applause]

THANKS A LOT, CARSON.

HERE WE ARE IN OAKLAND

ON THE TLC TOUR.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LADIES

ARE ROCKING THE HOUSE,

THE PLACE IS PACKED,

AND THEY'’VE JUST GOTTEN EIGHT

GRAMMY NOMINATIONS.

SO THINGS WOULD LOOK TO BE

PRETTY GOOD.

- [laughs]

ALL RIGHT, HANG ON, HANG ON.

I JUST GOT A GREAT OFFER FOR YOU

TO DO 10 MORE SHOWS

IN EUROPE AND JAPAN,

STARTING NEXT WEEK.

THAT MEANS ANOTHER HUGE ADVANCE

AGAINST TICKET SALES.

- YES! YES!

LET'’S GO,

BECAUSE I COULD KEEP TOURING.

THANKS, BILL.

YO, B,

THAT IS HOW WE DO IT!

YES.

I'’M SORRY, BILL,

SORRY, GIRLS.

I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE

TO DO THAT.

IT'’S STARTING NEXT WEEK,

AND I ALREADY MADE PLANS

TO GO TO HONDURAS.

I NEED TIME

FOR MY SPIRITUAL HEALING,

AND THEN I'’M GOING TO BE

WORKING ON MY ALBUM.

I ALREADY MADE THE PLANS,

IT'’S NOT LIKE

IT'’S SOMETHING NEW.

IT'’S ANOTHER $25 MILLION

WE'’RE WALKING AWAY FROM.

I KNOW, BUT IT'’S NOT

ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, BILL.

I NEED THIS TIME FOR ME.

COME ON, I DID MY PART.

I TRIED, LADIES.

IT'’S ALL RIGHT, B.

I WAS PISSED THAT LISA

HAD US TURNING DOWN 25 MILL,

BUT I HAD TO GIVE HER PROPS

FOR STANDING FOR

WHAT SHE BELIEVED IN.

SO I DO WANT TO

RECORD MY THOUGHTS

AND MY FEELINGS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PLACE

WHERE I CAME TO HEAL

AND BE AT ONE WITH NATURE

AND THE JUNGLE,

JUST LIKE I'’VE ALWAYS IMAGINED.

I DON'’T EVEN FEEL LIKE

THE SAME PERSON WHEN I'’M HERE.

I LET EVERYTHING GO.

I LET EVERYTHING DOWN.

I'’M--I'’M JUST MYSELF.

AND I-I GET TO DO THE THINGS

THAT I WANNA DO.

I GET TO BE IN TUNE WITH ME.

INSTEAD OF REACTING

OFF OF IMPULSE,

I CAN MEDITATE AND THINK

BEFORE I DO THINGS.

IT'’S VERY POWERFUL, YOU KNOW?

WHATEVER YOU THINK

STRONGLY HERE,

IT JUST SEEMS TO MANIFEST.

SO A VERY POWERFUL PLACE TO BE.

YOU GOT IT?

GOOD JOB.

[laughs]

WHAT'’S UP, MAN?

I PACKED HIS AFTERNOON SNACKS

IN THE CARRIER

AND HIS TOY CARS.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HIM BACK

BEFORE HIS NAP, OKAY?

MM-MM, DALLAS.

YOU KNOW WE NOT GOING THERE.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TIME

WITH YOUR SON, OKAY?

IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS

WERE FINALLY GETTING BETTER

FOR SOME US,

BUT HERE I WAS,

ONCE AGAIN EXPECTING THE WORST.

SHE'’S NOT ACTUALLY SICK.

I DIDN'’T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE,

MY DEAR,

BUT YOU'’RE PREGNANT.

- [laughs]

OH, MY GOD.

BABY.

WHAT?

HERE'’S THE THING.

YOU'’RE ONLY NINE WEEKS ALONG.

THIS IS A VERY

HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY.

IT'’S INCREDIBLY RISKY,

NOT ONLY FOR YOU,

BUT FOR THE BABY.

YOU'’RE ARE AT RISK FOR ALL

KINDS OF COMPLICATIONS

INCLUDING, ORGAN FAILURE,

TOXEMIA.

- I DON'’T CARE.

I'’M KEEPIN'’ THIS BABY.

- I DO NOT WANT YOU, TIONNE,

TO RISK YOUR LIFE.

- LISTEN, I'’VE BEEN HEARING

MY WHOLE LIFE WHAT I CAN'’T DO.

AND I'’M TIRED.

EVERYTHING'’S ALWAYS BEEN OKAY.

THE FACT THAT YOU'’RE EVEN

TELLING ME THAT I'’M PREGNANT,

I NEVER THOUGHT

I COULD EVEN HAVE KIDS.

AND EVEN IF IT ALL GOES WRONG,

I DON'’T WANT TO

REGRET SOMETHING.

NO REGRETS.

I WANNA HAVE THIS BABY.

I'’M GONNA HAVE THIS BABY.

PLUS, GOD'’S GOT THE FINAL SAY,

RIGHT?

- [laughs]

HI, BABY.

I'’M YOUR AUNTIE.

- YOU'’RE ON A JOURNEY, LISA.

NOT ALWAYS EASY.

NOT ALWAYS LIGHT,

BUT IT'’S A JOURNEY,

NEVERTHELESS.

YOU'’RE MOVING ON A PATH.

A PATH TO FIND FORGIVENESS

WITH YOUR FATHER.

I JUST KNOW

THAT I'’M ON A JOURNEY,

AND I DON'’T KNOW

WHERE I'’M GOING NECESSARILY

BUT, UH, I JUST KNOW

THAT I WILL GET THERE.

I HAVE THE FREE REINS TO DO

A LITTLE BIT MORE

THAN WHAT I COULD DO WITH TLC

CREATIVELY,

CONCEPTUALLY, LYRICALLY,

AND THAT'’S WHAT

IMPORTANT TO ME,

BECAUSE THERE'’S A LOT OF THINGS

THAT I JUST WANT TO

GET OF MY CHEST.

SUPERNOVAIS GOING TO BE MAJOR,

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE

THIS IS THE BEST WORK

THAT I'’VE DONE YET.

COME ON, EVERY TIME YOU GIRLS

GET INTO THE STUDIO

AND RECORD SOMETHING,

YOU MAKE MAGIC,

IT SELLS LIKE CRAZY,

AND AWARDS GET THROWN AT YOU.

NOW'’S THE TIME TO START PUTTING

TOGETHER YOUR NEXT ALBUM.

I KNOW YOU'’RE TRYING

DIFFERENT CREATIVE DIRECTIONS,

BUT, LISA,

YOU'’RE UNDER CONTRACT,

AND WE NEED TO START

THIS NEXT ALBUM.

PLUS, IT'’S A HUGE DEAL.

$12 MILLION TO TOUR

AND MORE FOR AN EXCLUSIVE

PACKAGE WITH MP3.

I DON'’T THINK TOURING

IS A GOOD IDEA FOR ME.

IT'’S JUST TOO HARD

ON MY BODY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT, $12 MILLION

AIN'’T ENOUGH?

OH, SO NOW YOU'’RE ON BOARD,

EVEN THOUGH OUR [...] IS WHACK?

LISA, DON'’T HOLD THIS UP.

WE'’VE GOT TO GET STARTED

ON THIS NEW RECORD.

COME ON, LISA.

NO MATTER WHAT,

WE'’RE STILL TLC.

I AIN'’T SAY I WOULDN'’T,

JUST NOT THIS MINUTE.

WELL, IF NOT THIS MINUTE,

THAN WHAT MINUTE?

WHAT YOU MEAN IT AIN'’T

COMING OUT IN THE STATES?

SOLD POORLY OVERSEAS?

WHAT THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

UH-UH, LOOK,

IF Y'’ALL RELEASED IT

WHEN I TOLD YOU TO,

IT'’D BE DOING

WHAT IT'’S SUPPOSED TO DO.

OH, YEAH?

WELL, I'’LL FIND ANOTHER LABEL

TO WORK WITH THEN.

HOW '’BOUT THAT?

[glass shattering]

I'’M DONE WITH THIS CLUB.

[cheers and applause]

AND THE BEST R&B ALBUM IS...

FANMAIL.

-TLC.

LADIES, NOW THAT YOU'’VE WON

A GRAMMY FOR FANMAIL,

WHAT'’S NEXT?

WE'’LL PROBABLY GET STARTED

ON OUR NEXT ALBUM.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, CAN YOU JUST

MAKE UP YOUR MIND?

YEAH, YOU'’RE HOLDIN'’

THIS WHOLE DEAL UP.

LOOK, THIS AIN'’T THE TIME

OR THE PLACE FOR THIS,

ALL RIGHT?

GET OFF MY BACK.

Y'’ALL KEEP PRESSURING ME

WITH THIS SAME OLD BULL[...].

ALL OF THIS [...] IS BULL[...].

LEAVE ME THE [...] ALONE.

- [laughs]

MAN, THAT LISA

IS SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

SHE JUST KEEPS GETTING

CRAZIER AND CRAZIER.

AND WHAT'’S UP WITH THIS WHOLE

SUPERNOVAMESS?

I MEAN, THAT BOMBED TOO.

YOU NEED TO STOP TALKING.

RIGHT NOW.

EXCUSE ME?

I SWEAR, THAT'’S OUR SISTER.

YOU NEED TO SHUT UP.

THAT'’S FAMILY,

SO DON'’T EVEN GO THERE.

JUST WALK AWAY.

LISA.

LISA?

[sobbing]

YOU OKAY?

LISA, YOU GONNA BE OKAY.

THEY WOULDN'’T PUT IT OUT

WHEN DOCTOR SEBI SAID.

IT'’S A NUMEROLOGY THING.

IF THE NUMBERS ARE NOT LINED UP,

THEN IT WON'’T BE RECEIVED

BY THE UNIVERSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH?

WE GONNA GET BACK

INTO THE STUDIO,

REGROUP,

AND DO THIS DEAL.

AND YOU CAN GO BACK

TO THE JUNGLE FIRST.

WITH ALL THE ANIMALS.

AND MAKE YOUR OWN

RECORD AGAIN.

AND THE NUMBERS

ALL LINED UP JUST RIGHT.

AND ALL THAT WHAT SHE SAID.

[laughter]

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU OVER HERE

MAKIN'’ EVERYBODY A HUGGER.

YOU EVEN MAKING MISS LISA

LEFT-EYE LOPES A DANG SOFTY.

AND YOU,

YOU NEED TO STICK AROUND

AND BE AN AUNTIE

AND MEET MY BABY GIRL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M SAYIN'’?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU GIRL.

YEAH.

I LOVE Y'’ALL TOO.

IT'’S AN MTB THING.

FOR REAL, GIRL,

IT'’S AN MTB THING.

- HEY, LISA,

YOU GET TO THE STUDIO?

YEAH, I DID A COUPLE

NEW THANGS.

DALLAS PLAYED ME A NEW MIX TOO.

YO, YOUR VOCALS SOUND DOPE, SIS.

THANKS, LISA.

YEAH, SHE HERE.

I'’M TRYIN'’ TO MAKE THAT GUMBO,

BUT IT DON'’T TASTE THE WAY IT DO

WHEN YOU MAKE IT.

AWW.

YOU KNOW I'’LL TEACH YOU

THE RECIPE

AS SOON AS I GET BACK.

PUT TIONNE ON THE PHONE.

OKAY,

HERE YOU GO.

WHAT UP, JUNGLE GIRL?

AIN'’T NOBODY GETTING ME

IN NO BUSH FOR NOTHING.

NOT EVEN FOR A CURE.

YOU KNOW I AIN'’T STAYING OVER

WHERE THEY AIN'’T GOT NO TV,

NO ROOM SERVICE.

COME ON, GIRL.

GET YOUR SKINNY JUICE FASTIN'’

ASS BACK IN THAT STUDIO

SO WE CAN FINISH THE DANG THING,

ALL RIGHT?

- [laughs]

YEAH.

YOU ALL RIGHT, LISA?

YOU KNOW YOU'’LL FEEL BETTER

ONCE YOU GET DOWN THERE, OKAY?

WE GOOD, THOUGH, RIGHT?

YEAH, WE GOOD.

I LOVE YOU, T.

OKAY, I'’M JUST SAYIN'’,

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU TOO.

BYE, LISA,

LOVE YOU GIRL.

BYE, GIRL.

EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

WHEN I WAS A KID,

I ALWAYS WISHED FOR THIS.

I MEAN, PEOPLE WOULD ASK ME

WHAT I WANTED TO BE

WHEN I GREW UP,

AND I WOULD TELL THEM

IN THE JUNGLE,

FREE,

AND WITH THE ANIMALS.

SO HERE I AM.

I'’M IN THE JUNGLE.

I'’M FREE.

[telephone ringing]

- HELLO?

BILL, WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT?

[sobbing]

- [gasping]

IT IS A VERY SAD DAY.

NOT ONLY IN THE MUSIC WORLD,

BUT ELSEWHERE,

BECAUSE WE'’VE LOST

ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST,

MOST FLAMBOYANT AND OUTSPOKEN

WOMEN OF THE PAST TEN YEARS.

LISA LEFT-EYE LOPES,

THE WOMAN WHO BROUGHT THE RAP

AND THE ATTITUDE TO TLC

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE

OF MULTI-PLATINUM SUCCESS

LOST HER LIFE IN A CAR ACCIDENT

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION

OF HONDURAS,

WHERE SHE HAD BEEN VACATIONING

AND VOLUNTEERING

AT A HERBAL HEALING CENTER.

- IT'’S OKAY.

THIS WAS

THE WORST LOW IMAGINABLE.

NOW WE NEEDED TIME

TO FIGURE OUT WHO WE WERE

WITHOUT OUR SISTER LISA.

WE'’RE BACK HERE

WITH CHILLI AND T-BOZ

OF ATLANTA'’S OWN TLC.

LADIES, I'’M SURE IT'’S BEEN

A VERY HARD COUPLE OF MONTHS.

A LOVED ONE WAS LOST.

I IMAGINE IT WAS LIKE

LOSING A SISTER.

YEAH, IT IS LIKE

LOSING A SISTER.

IT'’S WEIRD, '’CAUSE THE TEN YEARS

WE WORKED TOGETHER,

IT REALLY FELT LIKE

A LIFETIME.

YEAH.

LOOK, I CAN'’T SAY THE FANS

ARE GONNA MISS

THE CRAZINESS PART

OF THE CRAZY SEXY COOL CREW.

SEE, THAT'’S THE THING.

LISA WASN'’T CRAZY.

I MEAN, SHE WAS CRAZY,

DON'’T GET ME WRONG, OKAY?

KEEP IT REAL.

BUT SHE WAS CRAZY CREATIVE.

YOU KNOW,

SHE WAS CRAZY PASSIONATE.

SHE WAS FEARLESS.

AND SHE ALWAYS SPOKE HER MIND.

OH, YEAH,

SHE KEPT IT REAL NOW.

SHE TOLD IT LIKE IT WAS.

YEAH, I MEAN,

STRAIGHT FORWARD, NO FILTER,

FROM THE HEART.

AND SHE HAD SUCH A BIG HEART.

YOU KNOW, SHE LOVED PEOPLE

THE WAY SHE WANTED TO BE LOVED.

THAT'’S RIGHT.

I KNOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE FANS

RUNS REAL DEEP,

AND AS YOU KNOW,

THEY HAVE BEEN WANTING

TO SPEAK TO YOU

FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.

SO, LOOK,

WHY DON'’T WE TAKE SOME CALLS?

WE HAVE RAMONA,

FROM DECATUR.

WHAT'’S UP T-BOZ, CHILLI?

I JUST WANTED TO SAY

THAT LISA WAS ALWAYS TRUE,

AND SHE KNEW WHO SHE WAS.

COME ON, TELL IT.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE'’VE GOT

JAMES FROM DECAP COUNTY.

OH, OH YEAH,

YO T-BOZ, CHILLI.

YO, I MISS Y'’ALL,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M SAYIN'’?

WE AIN'’T GOIN'’ NOWHERE.

WE'’RE RIGHT HERE.

- [laughs]

- YES.

YOU KNOW,

I JUST CAN'’T STOP THINKIN'’

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Y'’ALL CREATED.

IT JUST--IT WAS JUST SO DOPE,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M SAYIN'’?

IT WAS SO MOVING.

I JUST HOPE YOU ALL DON'’T--

HOPE Y'’ALL DON'’T STOP,

YOU KNOW?

I JUST HOPE YOU DON'’T STOP.

IT'’S JUST THAT MUSIC'’S

GOING TO BE AROUND

FOR A LONG TIME

AND, I DON'’T KNOW, YOU KNOW,

TLC THING, JUST--

I HOPE IT CONTINUES ON.

- IT WILL.

IT WILL.

ALWAYS.

WHAT!

LOOK AT YOU!

LOOK AT YOU.

NO, LOOK AT YOU!

YOU ARE SUCH THE GIRLY GIRL.

GIRL, WHATEVER.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

HOW IS TRON?

GOOD, MY BABY'’S GOOD.

AT HIS DADDY'’S,

TRYIN'’ TO BE LIKE HIS DADDY.

MM.

NOT LIKE THAT!

DALLAS IS TEACHING HIM

HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR.

HOW'’S CHASE?

GIRL, GREAT.

TRYING TO BE

JUST LIKE HER MOTHER.

- WELL, YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANKS.

HOW YOU FEELING?

I FEEL GOOD, YOU KNOW?

I HAVE MY DAYS WHEN IT TRIES

TO GET ME DOWN,

BUT YOU KNOW ME,

I DON'’T PAY IT NO MIND.

SAME OLD "T."

THAT'’S WHY I LOVE YOU, GIRL.

YOU NEVER LET ANYTHING STOP YOU.

GIRL, I FORGOT HOW CORNY

YOU CAN BE SOMETIMES!

OKAY, WELL YOU BETTER

GET USED TO IT

NOW THAT WE'’RE BACK

IN THE STUDIO AGAIN.

WOW!

I MISSED YOU.

I MISSED YOU TOO.

LADIES,

YOU READY TO GET THIS GOING?

- YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M GONNA SAY.

MTB.

MEANT TO BE.

LOOK AT YOU.

NOW YOU'’RE THE ONE BEING CORNY.

WHAT, NO!

♪ THIS GOES OUT TO FOREVER

♪ THROUGH THE SUNSHINE

OR THE RAINIEST WEATHER ♪

♪ AND NO MATTER WHAT,

IT'’LL ALWAYS BE US TOGETHER ♪

♪ TLC

♪ I SAID IF I GOT NOTHING ELSE

♪ I GOT MEMORIES

OF WHAT WE FELT ♪

♪ I STAYED UP

LAUGHING TO MYSELF ♪

♪ SOMETIMES ABOUT IT

♪ THOSE SILLY REASONS

♪ WE WOULD FIGHT

♪ NO MATTER WHO WAS

WRONG OR RIGHT ♪

♪ WE WERE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE

♪ SHARING THIS LOVE,

SHARING THIS LIFE ♪

♪ CAUSE WE KNEW

♪ SAID WE ALWAYS KNEW

♪ THAT NO MATTER

WHAT WOULD HAVE COME ♪

♪ THAT WE WERE MEANT TO BE

♪ AND IT AIN'’T GONNA BE EASY ♪

♪ BUT NO MATTER WHAT,

BABY ♪

♪ WE'’RE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ AND WE AIN'’T NEVER

NOT KNOWN IT ♪

♪ WE WERE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE

♪ MEANT TO BE

♪ AND THOUGH

♪ IT'’LL GET DARK SOMETIMES

WE KNOW ♪

♪ EVERY NOW AND THEN

IT'’S GOT TO RAIN ♪

♪ BUT WHEN THAT RAIN

STARTS TO POUND ♪

♪ ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS

TURN AROUND ♪

♪ AND YOU'’LL FIND ME

RIGHT THERE ♪

♪ HOLDING YOU UP,

HOLDING YOU DOWN ♪

♪ CAUSE WE KNEW

CAUSE WE KNEW ♪

♪ SAID WE ALWAYS KNEW

♪ THAT NO MATTER

WHAT WOULD HAVE COME ♪

♪ THAT WE WERE MEANT TO BE

♪ AND IT AIN'’T GONNA BE EASY ♪

♪ BUT NO MATTER WHAT, BABY

♪ WE'’RE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ AND WE AIN'’T NEVER NOT KNOWN ♪

♪ THAT WE WERE ALWAYS

♪ MEANT TO BE

♪ MEANT TO BE, YEAH

♪ AND IT AIN'’T GONNA BE EASY ♪

♪ SAID, IT AIN'’T GONNA BE EASY ♪

♪ BUT NO MATTER WHAT

♪ BABY WE'’RE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ WE WERE, WE WERE

♪ WE AIN'’T NEVER

NOT KNOWN IT ♪

♪ WE WERE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE

♪ YEAH, MEANT TO BE

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

♪ IT AIN'’T GONNA

BE EASY ♪

♪ SAID IT AIN'’T GONNA BE EASY ♪

♪ NO MATTER WHAT, BABY,

WE'’RE MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ WE WERE, WE WERE

♪ WE AIN'’T EVER

NOT KNOWN IT ♪

♪ WE WERE ALWAYS

♪ MEANT TO BE

♪ ALWAYS MEANT TO BE

♪ YEAH

T-BOZ!

I WAS WAITING FOR Y'’ALL

TO GET READY,

Y'’ALL WAS TALKIN'’.

SO THAT MADE ME TALK TO

SOMEBODY ELSE,

THEREFORE Y'’ALL

ASSES WEREN'’T READY.

OOH!

[laughter]

♪ THIS GOES OUT TO FOREVER

I'’M GONNA MESS YOUR SONG UP.

I'’M GONNA MESS YOUR SONG UP!

IT'’S OUR [...] DAMN SONG!

I'’M READY!

CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) - full transcript