TLC originally comprised singer Tionne `` T-Boz '' Watkins , rapper Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes and singer Rozonda `` Chilli '' Thomas .
TLC ( an acronym for `` tender loving care '' ) consisted of Tionne `` T-Boz '' Watkins , Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes ( 1971-2002 ) and Rozonda `` Chilli '' Thomas .