TLC Talks New Album In V Magazine Feature

Chilli on their new single Meant To Be (penned by Ne-Yo): “[The song] sums up the whole 20 years of the relationship between the three of us and the ongoing relationship between T-Boz and myself.”

T-Boz on working on their biopic: “Lil Mama wore Lisa’s, because she was that size, but the other two girls are more top heavy, because, you know, we’re the tittiless crew, T-L-C, Titty-Less Crew, so those outfits had to be re-created. It was really, really weird. Especially with Lil Mama, because her real eyes are hazel and so they put these big, round black contacts in, like Lisa’s eyes. She looked up at me one time and I was like, ‘This is weird.’”

Chilli on their upcoming new album: “I’m telling you, it’s a blessing even being in the studio recording. I can’t wait till you hear some of these songs! It’s TLC 2015! It’s TLC today and tomorrow! It’s definitely just a different period, because [Lisa’s] not here physically. But even when she was alive we had a lot of songs that did not have her on there. So with Tionne’s voice and my voice it still sounds like our stuff. But we’ll have a few features, because we’ve never had features before.”

On what fans can expect from the new project: “I don’t think you can ever have enough records about self-esteem and loving yourself and not taking no crap, especially females. That girl-power thing is just missing right now. And it’s not like we’re in the studio trying to make songs like this—we’re naturally like that, so it naturally comes. We’re still being who we are. And by saying that, it’s going to help a lot of people. And that’s all we care about. We want jams to make you jam but at the same time make you think.”