Crazysexycool: Revisiting TLC's Career-Defining Era

Crazysexycool: Revisiting TLC's Career-Defining Era

TLC is girl group that was formed by three young women from Atlanta, whose respective stage names form an acronym. When they started their artistic journey in the early 90s, their presence felt immediately distinctive, thanks to their tomboyish, hip-hop look. But after the release of their sophomore album Crazyesexycool in 1994, TLC became synonymous with groundbreaking commercial success, unapologetic female empowerment, and message-driven music. Thanks to the success of their album’s main singles “Creep” and “Waterfalls” the group managed to break records and cement its legacy as one of the greatest girl groups of its generation, if not of American music. How did TLC’s sophomore album set them on the path to musical greatness and to what extent did it contribute to the evolution of mainstream music in the 90s?