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!
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. 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, 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!