ATLANTA — Fans and peers of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes went to social media to reflect on the TLC star’s artistry and cultural legacy in the music industry Thursday -- which marks 17 years since she was killed in a car crash in Honduras.
Lopes, one-third of the powerful female hip-hop trio TLC, formed in Atlanta, made history climbing up the Billboard charts with hit songs including "No Scrubs," "Aint Too Proud To Beg" and "Waterfalls."
TLC was formed in Atlanta and signed to La Face Records under the direction of LA Reid and Babyface.
Between 1900 and 1994, a Lopes' relationship with Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison sent shock waves through Hollywood, after Lopes was arrested for arson for allegedly burning Rison’s mansion.
TLC | Throughout the years
“The Last Days of Left Eye," a documentary released after her death, recounted the days before the singer's tragic car crash.
The VH1 doc also shed light on what the star described as a spiritual retreat in Central America.
Lauren Lazen, director of the film, told NPR that Rison and Lopes had a tumultuous relationship, and stayed together for years after she burned down his home.
Lopes took her talents and business sense to bigger heights outside of TLC. discovering the R&B trio Blaque.
She later released her only solo album that was released in the United Kingdom, "Supernova" in 2001.