From ...RealGossip101.com...
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Alicia Keys served up a girl power treat at the
BET Awards in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (6.24.2008) when she performed with
SWV, En Vogue and the remaining members of the history-making, multi-platinum girl-band of all girl-bands
TLC. Keys had arguably the greatest performance of the night and one of the best in the history of the
BET Awards.
To reiterate my last post informing you guys of the 'surprise performance': Keys began her set with her hit song
Teenage Love Affair, then segued into classics by top female R&B acts of the 1990s. Members of
SWV, Taj, Lelee and Coco (humph...that's funny--if you used each girl's first initial of her name, you'd have
TLC! LOL! Too bad the real TLC nabbed it first!) were the first group out the gate as the three women came out performing Weak; The Funky Divas a.k.a. En Vogue including Dawn—— stepped onstage for Hold On; and before Alicia could get the letters TLC out of her mouth good, the audience was already up on their feet awaiting the arrival of TLC's remaining members
T-Boz and
Chilli while singing along to the first verse of TLC's
Waterfalls--cue Kanye West and Melody of the Pussycat Dolls. Emotional to the say the least. I, for one, got goosebumps at seeing the girls on stage again...and I damn near cried when I realized Lisa's rap verse wasn't incorporated into the set...then again, maybe that was a good thing because there's no telling how many folks would've been wiping tears and just all-out crying at watching Lisa 'perform' alongside her bandmates/sisters. But then again me and my baby sister had no problem rapping Lisa's part for her! LOL! She's is truly, truly missed. However, thanks to a
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes fan, Lopes was indeed there with her girls both in spirit (and image)....just check out the photo up above
In all, the reunions of
SWV, En Vogue and
TLC were the first for the respective groups in years. And it was the one and only time that all three groups have performed on stage together. I have always loved me some Alicia Keys. Always. But after last night, I will forever love me some Alicia Keys! Whether folks think the ladies' performances could have been better or if one group looked better than the other isn't even up for debate (although you can't deny the fact that after all of these years,
Tionne and
Chilli...as well as the ladies of
En Vogue--Dawn included...and even Maxine with her preggy belly--still look as good today as they did back in the day!)..the fact that Alicia thought enough of them and in her eyes, deemed them each worthy enough to pay homage to them----especially
TLC--is better than any performance--good or bad--that night. So, thank you, thank you, thank you Alicia, for taking us back down memory lane...the trip was nostalgically bittersweet.
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Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is still the sweet-smiling girl you know and love from the mega-selling group TLC. In fact, she’s better. She’s dealt with her share of fair trials and tragedy, and is ready to shake it off, strike out on her own and embrace new triumphs that life brings her way. Here, the down-to-earth diva talks about her new album, the joys of motherhood, the romance rumors, and her secrets to success within the industry.
