Career Lisa_Lopes

1 career

1.1 tlc
1.2 solo career

1.2.1 supernova
1.2.2 n.i.n.a.


1.3 eye legacy, forever... ep , fantasies

career
tlc

at age of 19, having heard of open casting call new girl group through then-boyfriend, lopes moved atlanta audition. starting female trio called 2nd nature, group had been renamed tlc, derived first initials of members @ time: tionne, lisa , crystal. things did not work out crystal jones, , tlc s manager perri pebbles reid brought in damian dame backup dancer rozonda thomas third member of group. preserve band s original name, rozonda needed name starting c, , became chilli, name chosen lopes. bandmate tionne watkins became t-boz, derived first letter of first name , boz (slang boss ). lopes renamed left eye after compliment man once told attracted because of left eye. lopes emphasized nickname wearing pair of glasses left lens covered condom, in keeping group s promotion of safe sex, wearing black stripe under left eye, , getting left eyebrow pierced.

the group arrived on music scene in 1992 album ooooooohhh... on tlc tip. 4 singles, sold 6 million copies worldwide, leading group becoming household name. 2 years later crazysexycool released, selling on 23 million copies worldwide, , cemented tlc 1 of biggest female groups of time. tlc s third album, fanmail, released in 1999 , sold on 14 million copies worldwide. title tribute tlc s loyal fans , sleeve contained names of hundreds of them thank .

during recording of fanmail, public conflict began amongst members of group. in may 1999 issue of vibe magazine, lopes said, ve graduated era. cannot stand 100 percent behind tlc project , music supposed represent me. in response lopes comments, watkins , thomas stated entertainment weekly lopes doesn t respect whole group , left eye concerned left eye. in response, lopes sent reply through entertainment weekly issuing challenge watkins , thomas release solo albums , let public decide greatest member of tlc:

t-boz , chilli declined take challenge, though lopes maintained great idea. things heated between ladies time, thomas speaking out against lopes, calling antics selfish , evil , , heartless . tlc addressed these fights saying sisters have disagreements every , lisa stated, s deeper working relationship. have feelings each other, why mad @ each other. cannot hate unless love them. so, love each other. s problem.

solo career

in 1998, lopes hosted short-lived mtv series, cut, in handful of aspiring pop stars, rappers, , rock bands competed against each other in front of judges. show s winner, ended being male-female rap duo named silky, promised record deal , funding produce music video, enter mtv s heavy rotation. then-unknown anastacia finished in third place, ended securing record deal after lopes , show s 3 judges impressed performance.

after release of fanmail, lopes began expand solo career. became featured rapper on several singles, including spice girl melanie c s never same again , topped charts in 35 countries, including united kingdom. featured on u know s , first single donell jones second album, wanna be, , rapped verse in space cowboy nsync on 2000 album, no strings attached. on october 4, 2000, lopes co-hosted uk s mobo awards trevor nelson, performed u know s jones. collaborated on gimme toni braxton 2000 album heat. had featured on keith sweat s song how . in 2001, appeared in commercial gap. in july 2001, lopes appeared on singers edition of wants millionaire along joey mcintyre, tyrese, nick lachey, , lee ann womack. dropped $125,000 question , won $32,000 charity. after death in 2002, episode appeared in shown , dedicated her.

lopes created left eye productions discover new talent. mentored r&b trio blaque, , helped them secure record deal columbia records. self-titled debut album executive-produced lopes, made cameo appearance in music video 808 , rapped in second music video . lopes developing , promoting new band called egypt. worked lopes on second album under new nickname, n.i.n.a., meaning new identity not applicable.

in 1996, lopes created uni studios purpose of recording solo projects. lopes family opened studio public. brother ronald general manager of studio. lopes had dream of making new artists able record music @ low cost, in high-end studio @ house. family continues operate , fill new equipment.

supernova

lopes spent of free time after conclusion of tlc s first headlining tour, fanmail tour, recording debut solo album, supernova. includes song titled new star born , dedicated late father. told mtv news:

other tracks covered other personal issues, including relationship nfl football player andre rison. in 1994, before start of rison s fifth , final season falcons, lopes accidentally burned down rison s atlanta mansion. among album s 13 tracks posthumous duet tupac shakur assembled large cache of unreleased recordings done prior murder in 1996. scheduled release on date coincide 11th anniversary of grandfather s death, arista records decided delay , cancel american release. album released in august 2001 in various foreign countries. japan import includes bonus track called friends , later sampled give me while s hot on tlc s fourth album 3d.

n.i.n.a.

after numerous talks death row records ceo suge knight, lopes severed solo deal arista (despite remaining signed label member of tlc) , signed knight s tha row records in january 2002, intending record second solo album under pseudonym n.i.n.a. (new identity not applicable). recording david bowie project, whom trying involved fourth tlc album. project include several songs recorded ray j along close friend missy elliott. after lopes death in april 2002, death row records still had plans release album in october 2002, after legal issues arista records, album cancelled. in 2011, tracks album uploaded onto youtube featuring artists tha row records. lopes s unreleased songs sampled tlc fourth album 3d after died. track, street 4 t.v , released on soundtrack 2003 film dysfunktional family.

eye legacy, forever... ep , fantasies

in 2008, lopes family decided work producers @ surefire music group create posthumous album in honor, eye legacy. set released october 28, 2008, release date pushed november 11, january 27, 2009. song neva eye eva , crank , both features , co-produced lopes sister reigndrop lopes. first official single album, let s , released on january 13, 2009 , features missy elliott , tlc. second official single, block party , features lil mama , clyde mcknight. album largely consists of reworked versions of tracks supernova album. in november 2009, forever... ep released contained international bonus tracks not used on eye legacy album. ep available download. unreleased track featuring lopes uploaded soundcloud on eve of 10-year anniversary of death block starz music. portion of proceeds song fantasies , features rapper bootleg of dayton family, go lisa lopes foundation.