INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Chilli
Written by Rick From Chicago on June 19th, 2008 in Audio, Celebrity, Industry Interview, Music. 87 views
Chilli
As one-third of the former Grammy award-winning R&B group TLC, singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is widely known as music icon. Together with Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (RIP), the trio has sold 22 million albums to date and still receives worldwide recognition from a gigantic conglomerate of young female fans.
Today, the group is no longer together following the tragic passing of Lopes in 2002, but luckily that hasn’t stopped Chill from continuing to record. This September, the Columbus, Georgia native will release “Bi-Polar,” her independently-released solo debut, which will feature production work from Missy Elliot, T-Pain and Akon. The album’s first single is a playas-be-warned ode, entitled “Dumb Dumb Dumb.”
In an exclusive interview with DJBooth‘s DJ “Z,” Chilli steps inside the booth to talk about the angle behind her forthcoming solo debut, why she didn’t sign a record deal with Konvict Muzik, and how many albums TLC might have released if Lopes hadn’t suddenly passed away.
