TLC Member Chilli Reveals What the Group’s Name Really Stood For

If you spent any part of your childhood or adolescence memorizing the lyrics to “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls,” you can probably instantly recall that ’90s hiphop stars TLC named their band after each member’s initials: T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli. But as Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas told the Lawrence brothers on the September 5, 2025 episode of The Brotherly Love podcast, the group’s name had a second meaning “T**** Less Crew.”