TLC is bringing some crazy, sexy, cool to television. The ’90s R&B trio will be the subject of a scripted music-focused biopic for VH1.

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Karmin tackles TLC’s “No Scrubs” for their latest YouTube cover. With an autographed photo of Sean Paul on the wall behind them, Amy and Nick sat down at the keyboard to flip the ’90s classic.

“Since our 1st single has a throwback sample, we did a throwback cover!!” tweeted the duo, who is prepping their debut album for release on Epic Records.

They even gave their genre of music the name “swag pop.” “It’s a combination of pop and rap mixed together,” they explained.

Taylor Swift pulled into Philadelphia last night for the latest stop on her “Speak Now” tour, surprising fans with another cover song. The country crooner performed an acoustic version of TLC’s 1999 hit “Unpretty,” which was released when she was just 10 years old. In addition, she took on hometown hero Pink’s “Who Knew” while strumming the guitar.

During previous shows, the 21-year-old singer has covered Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and Pras, Mya, and ODB’s hip-hop classic “Ghetto Supastar,” calling it her “seventh grade anthem.”

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The two surviving members of TLC returned to the stage to perform a medley of their greatest hits on the “American Idol” season finale. Lil Jon got the party started with “Come Get Some” before T-Boz and Chilli came out to sing and dance along to “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls” with four of the female contestants.

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“American Idol” is getting a boost of star power for its season finale. Beyoncé, TLC, Lady Gaga, and Jennifer Lopez are among the artists reportedly set to appear on tonight’s big show.

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Nine years ago to this day, the world lost another angel. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, one-third of multi-platinum group TLC, unexpectedly died while on a trip to her favorite vacation spot, Honduras. But in the wake of her death, the worldly lyricist left behind a body of work that not only withstood the test of time, but serves as a testament to her skills. Though another year has gone by since Left Eye passed, Rap-Up.com remembers five of her most memorable verses.

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Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas left her handprint on Planet Hollywood in New York City’s Times Square earlier today, cementing her hands into a mold. The TLC member kept it low-key in a dressed-down ensemble, rocking jeans tucked into black stiletto boots and a zip-up jacket. Check out the star of VH1’s “What Chilli Wants” making her mark in the Big Apple.

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Kandi Burruss recalls writing one of the biggest hits of the ’90s, TLC’s “No Scrubs.” The “Real Housewife of Atlanta,” whose new album Kandi Koated drops December 14, reveals how the Grammy-winning song changed her life. “That was one of the best decisions I think I ever made,” she tells Rap-Up TV of giving the song to T-Boz, Chilli, and Left Eye. “That song has made history and it really opened the doorway for my songwriting career.”

The Atlanta singer-songwriter recently ran into T-Boz, who is working on a special project and asked Kandi to rap along with a bunch of other “female boss chicks.” The door is open for future collabos.

Another big record that came later that year was Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills.” “At first, I think they were kinda iffy on me coming to the session when I first got there, but I ended up hitting it off really well with the girls,” says Kandi of recording with the original foursome, Beyoncé, Kelly, LeToya, and LaTavia.

Plus, find out which of today’s songwriters charts high with the former Xscape member.

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“Dreams are hopeless aspirations
In hopes of comin’ true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you”

Today marks the eight-year anniversary of the passing of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Left Eye was known as the “crazy” member of the groundbreaking trio TLC, and together they went on to become the biggest-selling female group of all time in the United States with 22 million albums sold. Watch a fan-made medley of some of her most memorable verses below. R.I.P. Left Eye.

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