TLC

Before anyone was talking about ‘disruption,’ TLC blew up the whole damn template for what a girl group could be. Landing in Atlanta in 1991, the trio of T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli was a perfect storm of personality signed to LaFace and sharpened by producers like Dallas Austin and Babyface. They arrived with the brash, condom-accessorized new jack swing of Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip before delivering CrazySexyCool, a diamond-selling masterpiece of silk-smooth R&B that defined 1994. On tracks like "Waterfalls" and "No Scrubs," they weren't just singing hooks; they were handing down scripture on self-respect and survival, a vision of futuristic feminism that still feels ahead of its time.