Crazysexycool

TLC stands for Tasty Lesbian Cunt.

Damn I loved this album when it came out. It's hard to explain to someone today just how cool TLC was and what kind of place they occupied in pop culture. For representation's sake, this is my 145th album and only the SECOND all-female group beside the Go-Gos.

I didn't remember it being this horny. Aside from waterfalls, just not that interesting

Great songs with slick, polished production and the right mix of R&B/hip hop, soul and pop ensuring massive crossover appeal. All star guest cast cameos. Sexy but never sleazy. The blueprint for all female groups that followed in their footsteps. This is a real winner.

It's seems that as much as I try to find one, there just isn't a teenage girl hidden away inside of me. I don't have any anger against this album. I just don't like it.

neither crazy nor sexy nor cool

Omg, I was super excited just seeing this album pop up! This was the bangerrrrr in middle school and I can not even count how many times I’ve listened to it. And it is absolutely still a banger in every sense. I freaking loved every second of rediscovering this album in its totality!

Bonafide classic. Full of bangers.

If this isn't the horniest album on this list, it's the horniest I've come across so far and probably the horniest album of the 90s, even it it didn't feature a gender bent cover of an already gender bent Prince song.

Not my thing, but that doesn't mean it's without merit. If you like this sort of music I suppose this would be pretty good. But it's music you don't need to engage with. Background, lift music. Or the kind of thing you'd hear in a restaurant that was trying to be "urban" - but it would just be irritating.

In my opinion, there aren't many R&B/Hip-hop albums with unskippable tracks. This is certainly one of those unicorns. A must for any collection.

This is not a music style I care for and I was too young to be the audience for it when it came out, so I have no nostalgia attached to it. They do the genre well, but it's just not for me

Heck yeah. TLC on Valentine's Day. Banger. This isn't my usual listen but this group was obviously very good at what they do. Consistently strong throughout.

I did not hate it as much as I thought I would, at least the mixing felt pretty good. Most of it is just background noise, but some of the songs I did actually enjoy. I'm feeling sexy tonight.

was gonna give this 4 stars but sexy interlude bumped it up to 5 ngl

Started off the album thinking that maybe it wasn’t going to be as bad as I was expecting. Finished the album realising it was every bit as bad as I was expecting.

- so funky, so sexy - strong guest flow - melodies are pretty fun

Cheesysleazylame.

Man, horny 90s R&B is gotta be one of the worst genres, so in comparison, this is... better? Still not very good... Some of this album sounds good but then I actually listen to the lyrics and I start wondering how anyone can take this seriously, or at the very least not get uncomfortable, but most of the time the songs boil down to the same thing, slow beat, and lyrics about fucking at night. Nothing much else to see here. I've also now had to listen to two different versions of "If I Was Your Girlfriend" because of this website now, and that song wasn't really worth more than the one try, didn't really need a lesser cover. Can't decide between 1 and 2 star, but gonna lean towards 2 star for the sake of not seeming overly hateful.

there were like 2 or 3 songs that were dope but the rest of it felt like some drawn out blubbery orgasm

TLC stands for Totally Lame Comment (from a previous reviewer, who never seems to have progressed from their 12 year old sense of humour). ANYWAY... I never listened to this at the time, only knew the main singles. Brilliant production, enjoyed the whole thing.

What a monster R&B album. Amazing. What is more surprising is the special guests on songs...and how they are titled with their "old" names. Great intricate chemistry between these 3.

Andre 3000!

Another one of my first CDs. I memorized left eye’s waterfalls verse when I was 8

finally some music by women

Not my jam. There are interesting bits of R'n'B in it, the background music is pretty OK, but R'n'B is really a genre I struggle to enjoy. I don't hate it, but I really don't like it either.

This is decent mid nineties R&B. I don’t really like mid nineties R&B. I listened to 40mins on the way to work and back and had no real desire to hear the remaining 20.

You can forgive me for forgetting how massively popular this record was in 1994: I was a 13 and obsessed with the alt-rock and grunge of the day. The teenage girls in my suburban New Jersey town? They loved this record. It was huge, but it wasn’t for me. Still isn’t, but this was kind of a nice nostalgic listen, I guess.

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This record has a LOT of cool cameos, and it definitely was produced well - it sounds pretty amazing. But this was definitely not my kind of music - I didn't really like music like this in the 90s and I feel the same about it now. My wife tells me I can't understand this because I was never a teenage girl 😬

Far more successful as an accomplished aeshetic than as a collection of outstanding songs. One outstanding song is better than none though. Plus a Prince cover. Plus Andre 3000.

The compositions and vocal harmonies are engaging, but without any solo vocal sections the LP feels way too homogenous. Wish it had leaned more into harder rhythms and flows and dropped the interludes as they completely derail the flow of the album

This album bugged me 16 tracks - 5 of which (31%) are interludes....what the shit? Why is Puff Daddy all over this thing? it's a LaFace record A bland/uninspired Prince cover into a toilet humor skit? gimme a fucking break. Busta Rhymes talking for 3 minutes? what is happening? At least Phife Dawg and Andre 3000 made decent appearances Honestly, the Andre 3000 verse, the radio hits for nostalgia's sake, and maybe that 'Mr. Big Stuff' sample on 'Switch' are the only things worth a listen.....hated it.

did not fuck with it

S̶p̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶G̶i̶r̶l̶s̶ ̶r̶i̶p̶o̶f̶f̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶.̶ If you're going to make bedroom music, at least put effort into it. This album is guaranteed to give anyone who listens to it an erectile dysfunction. I don't find slurred-rapping and making out with the microphone 'crazy', 'sexy' or 'cool.' It just makes me self-conscious.

Man do I hate this slimy R&B music, that this sold 14 million albums makes me wonder if whole humanity was abducted by music-hating aliens implanting "I Love TLS" cells in people's brains. 1 star is more than enough I think.

I understand all this has meant for pop music. I appreciate the influence this has had on the later up and coming music diva's, from Christina Aguilera to Ariane Grande. I understand we have a young Andre 3000 and Busta Rhymes on here. I understand how people have good feelings about this from their youth. I appreciate that people like nodding their heads on these easy going flowing beats. I get that people got laid on this with the sexy and smooth R&B. But for me, this is absolutely nothing. I disliked it when it first came out, and I dislike it even more now. Background dribble.

I mean, this is easily one of, if not the best, girl group albums from the '90s, right? It's all in just how intimate, fuzzy, and warm the atmosphere of this thing is, especially as it enters its second half. And also in just how catchy and well-paced each one of these R&B staples is. And also just in how this group was (and continues to be) ripped off relentlessly, over a decade after this record was released. No matter what, though, the production here is leagues above your average '90s R&B record, with top dogs like Babyface bringing out the absolute best in the three vocalists here. The production on this album does this thing where the first few seconds of almost every song have some strong hook, to force your attention, before slowly coasting and sliding off into something more relaxed, light, and digestible. And you do have your fair share of spacey instrumentals here, like with the impeccable closer 'Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes' - space that allows the girls here to harmonize in the forefront, as they love to do. The southern Outkast-esque funk hip-hop influences also ooze through on the songs 'Case of the Fake People', 'Switch', and 'Kick Your Game', the latter of which has one of the gnarliest beats, choruses, and Left Eye (RIP) verses. And, again, this song's lightyears ahead of its time, in my opinion. The opener, 'Creep' is straight up one of the greatest pieces of music of all time, I mean, you don't get choruses this good, like, ever. 'Diggin' On You' may have the most surreal instrumental here; it's honestly kind of unsettling at first, but after just a few seconds, it becomes more intoxicating or hypnotizing, especially with the very subdued lead vocals. It's songs like this that are perfect demonstrations of Babyface's producing prowess. He does equally as well on 'Red Light Special', which has one of the most expressive vocal build-ups here near the end, leading into that soaring guitar solo. 'Waterfalls' is another obvious winner here, with some pretty positive messaging, despite the macabre nature of the opening verse. And yeah, I can sniff out that Organized Noize funky funky production from a mile away. Speaking of, there aren't many features on this album, aside from Phife and Busta in some of the interludes, but Andre 3000, in my opinion, delivers one of his absolute best feature verses on that closer 'Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes'. I mean, neither he nor Outkast were a big name at this point; it was still 1994, but Jesus, does he steal the song, and I'm saying that as someone who thinks the rest of the song is utterly gorgeous - another demonstration of incredible chorus writing. Really love this album. The obvious flaw with it is the skits/interludes that generally bloat an otherwise tight collection of songs for no real reason, but, TBH, I enjoy them for what they are. I mean, Phife's opener is cool, Busta's interlude is horny as hell (on par with the rest of this already horny album), and 'Sexy-Interlude' is so over the top and stupid that I can't make myself hate it. Skits were a huge thing at this point, mainly in hip-hop, so it's whatever. It doesn't ruin other albums for me, so it most certainly won't ruin this one either. The rest of the music is just too damn good.

I've been watching you watching me And I know you want it Come on let me kick a little game to you Laying against the wall, checking out the scenery All I see is everybody trying to get with me So I continue to play it crazy-sexy-cool Lost all composure when I laid my eyes on you You just wanna know if you can kick some game Come with something more clever than just your name See it's like this I wanna take you home But you gotta show me that your game is on I've been watching you watching me And I know you want it But it depends on how you kick your game 5/5

Peak sexiness right here. So many classics and each beat was FATTTT. Shout out to puff daddy

Captures the mid-90s r&b/hip hop infused style so well, probably the outstanding album of the genre in the decade. TLC were engaging, likeable, fun, talented and the producers were well chosen, creating memorable tracks consistently, avoiding the trap similar albums fall into, with dragging album cuts padding out an album. Summery vibe, upbeat, just an enjoyable album. RIP Left Eye.

Great album

Classic

Love it - tuneful, lively, funny, horny as hell and beautifully produced. I vaguely remember some of my "indie" colleagues stanning for this album back in the '90s; will add to the collection.

Finally this site have remembered female artists exist

As far as girl band RnB goes, "Crazysexycool" is surprisingly great. I wouldn't normally go for this kind of music but there is a certain understatement to much of the album that lets it breathe and allows it to just feel sexy without trying too hard. The beats are smooth, soulful, and often minimal. The vocals are young, sexy and free. It could be considered empowering in the sense of women proudly embracing their sexuality. "Waterfalls" is the clear hit here with just a hint of jazz underlining it all. The worst parts of the album are the interludes and skits, which were a generally an unnecessary bane on a lot of 90s albums. "Sexy" in particular breaks the narrative of the album by injecting crude humor into the album. It's unlistenable though part of me respects how subversive it is. And hey, Andre 3000 is on here too! Overall, a pleasant surprise.

not so crazy, somewhat sexy, but pretty cool.

This is a really terrific album. The production is ahead of its time (although still steeped in New Jack Swing). Singing is great, fantastic songs (esp Creep, Waterfalls). I love the cover of "If I was Your Girlfriend" - hard to cover Prince, esp at the height of his powers. I love the confidence of the group, although I really don't think we needed the interludes, which dilute the power of the powerful female presence on this record. Other than that, perfect.

I've mentioned in these notes before that I know next to nothing about R&B. That remains true, but I enjoy finding gems like this immensely. My entry into other genres has been more or less immediate through newly released albums or through systematically listening to the greats of the genre. R&B, on the other hand, is not something I love based on neo-soul, which I see as its genre successor. Neither is it something that I've dived into in a systematic way. Anyway, all that is to say that this is an album I likely wouldn't have listened to in any other way, and I really like it. It would easily be excellent if the instrumentation was less obviously synthetic, but the song quality and inclusion of 3 Stacks at the end make me think it'll hold up to repeat listens. The production is all relatively fresh and it strikes the right balance between sexiness and not taking itself too seriously. I'm not sure if any of the songs aside from Waterfall will be earworms, but they're all distinct and I didn't mind the skits either (which apparently makes me an outlier?).

I keep bouncing off this, though "Creep" and "Waterfalls" are inarguably classics. Plenty of wit, some decent hooks, just short of a full meal for me.

Crazysexycool It’s a bit dated in places, and the r’n’b cheese works its way through the surface a little too often, the guitar on Red Light Special, the male rapping on Kick Your Game or Take Our Time for example, but for most part I enjoyed this. The polished r’n’b production allied to some harder edged hip hop rhythms and percussion works really well, and there’s no doubt they are excellent performers, with some great harmonies and rapping and in Creep and Jason Waterfalls there are two absolute belters on here. Those are the two standout tracks, but they are supported by some solid r’n’b-hip-hop-pop like Diggin’ On You, the rhythmically interesting take on If I Was Your Girlfriend, Switch and the very good Sumthin’ This Way Comes. But it’s not without low points, the aforementioned Kick Your Game, the skits (apart perhaps from the Busta Rhymes one, and I’m in two minds about the one where she shits in a bucket), the anodyne Let’s Do It Again and the rather cheesy Take Our Time. I think that adds up to a solid 3, some undoubted high points, and even when it’s not great there are often interesting things happening rhythmically that make it something I would come back to. 😜😉😎 Playlist submission: Waterfalls

Was hoping for more. Still an extra star for Waterfalls!

Solid, if a little outside my usual vibe. I like that all the male rappers are on interludes.

This is a solid album, but not my genre. And a little too horny. I'm not a fan of listening to people describe how they like their sexual encounters, unless I'm going to be an active participant. Even then I probably giggle too much.

Heard before: 'Waterfalls'. If you grew up in the 1990s, or contemporary R&B is your style, listen to this. Excellent production, great singing and very cohesive with the many interludes which have the group whispering, 'Crazy... sexy... cool' in the background. Yet, despite its cohesion, the songs don't all sound the same. However, I thought it was too long, and I neither liked nor disliked any of the songs. I don't mind 'Waterfalls' but it's not enough to justify a 4.

Les grosses chaudières de TLC viennent nous offrir un album très bien conçu dans son style, malheusement ce style ne me parle pas. En effet, les multiples provocations sexuelles offertes par les chagasses de TLC m'ont mis extrêmement mal à l'aise, petit florilège: "Nous recherchons quelques chose de long et dur, peux-tu nous aider?" "J'adore avaler un truc en particulier, peux-tu deviner quoi?" "Je suis bloqué les jambes écartées, est-ce que tu peux m'aider?" Tout bonnement insupportable.

Better than Missy Elliott at least

Does what it says on the tin. 2/5

⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 63 Tboz, Left Eye, Chilli… The ladies of TLC who could be easily branded as The Lame Crew with how formulated this music is, produced by those behind the scenes songwriters and the mass marketing machine of the music industry that propped up these three as hip hop’s answer to the Spice Girls. From the opening ‘Intro-lude’, which doesn’t even feature the voice of these singers, the vibe is as predictable and generic as you would expect from this era of R & B pop, little to be intrigued by, simplistic lyrics and bloated filler wedged between the few songs that were molded for mainstream radio. 🎧 Classic Track: Waterfalls 🚫 Skip Track: The Intro/Intermission/Sexy/Can I Get A Witness ‘ludes Just keep repeating ‘Crazy…Sexy…Cool…ummmmm can anyone feel Crazy…Sensationally…Corrupt? So. So. So. BAD. 🖼️ Album Artwork: No smiles ladies? Reprehensible highlighted by the embarrassing Interludes, fronted behind meticulously choreographed songwriting that spells out everything that is wrong with pop music. At least AI will save us from these talentless, vain, performers from continuing to milk the cash cow 🐄

This was a tough listen for me, didn’t make it through the whole thing

I'm sorry but no

Everything about this album feels dated, including "Waterfalls," the best track.

I'm not really a fan of overtly horny songs. I'm not really a fan of this genre. I'm not really a fan of their voices. I didn't know 'Waterfalls' came from this. I wanted to stop before the album was over, but I powered through. Do I regret doing that? I don't know.

I don't even want to continue listening, 1/5

Who knew that such a sex-focused album could be so boring? 1.5 stars

I'm glad I listened to it in terms of a timecapsule of a different era, and some songs were catchy and enjoyable enough. But not something I'd seek out to listen to again. I am glad we moved past the era of comedy skits on albums between songs

Guys, this is terrible. I'm only giving it one star because of the phone sex on the toilet gag on song number 12. The rest is just horny waterfalls.

I could make an argument for Waterfalls to be on the top 1001 songs to listen to list, but this album isn’t good. I tried to give them some credit for time period. Like maybe they inspired Destiny’s Child and TLC is now somehow responsible for Beyoncé - but I think that’s a real stretch. My favorite tracks (outside of Waterfalls) were the ones that Busta and Andre were on.

Hilariously dated and way too long. Perhaps you can find some redeeming qualities in som well-produced beats, and 'Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes' was enjoyable, but it's just not enough for me. And can we just agree to drop it with pointless interludes? Thanks.

I sometimes wonder what the authors of 1,001 were thinking with certain albums and this is one of them. Waterfalls is the big hit that everyone talks about but I found it to be your typical pop R&B song that did nothing for me... and then it got worse.

I forgot I was listening to this while I was listening to this. I had a split second thought like "Damn, kinda quiet here. I should put some music on." and then I remembered this was playing. Not a fan at all. A chore to get through. "Waterfalls" was supposed to be the big hit but I didn't even register when the song started or ended.

Good for them.

CrazySexyCool, genau das ist das Album nicht. Viel zu lang, 16 Songs, davon 5 Interludes und trotzdem 56 Minuten. Alle außer ein Lied über 4 Minuten, der Inhalt: CrazySexCool, denkste... Highlight der Rap part am Anfang des letzten Songs "Lieblingssongs": 1. Waterfall 2. Sumthin´Wicked This Way Comes

I consider it my god-given duty to give all the pop girls their rightful flowers and even I was pleasantly surprised at how good this album was. Such great, hooky RnB, and all the members just work so well together on each track. Long live girl groups!

What’s better than one cool lady singing great R&B? That’s right, it’s three cool ladies singing R&B 🙏🙏🙏 great stuff here

Lovely.

TLC's *CrazySexyCool* (1994) — In-Depth Review Released in November 1994, *CrazySexyCool* stands as one of the most consequential albums in R&B history. It transformed TLC from a promising hip-hop trio into global superstars, becoming the first album by a girl group to achieve diamond certification (12× platinum in the US) and selling over 23 million copies worldwide . What follows is a deep examination of its lyrics, music, production, themes, and lasting influence, alongside an honest assessment of its strengths and weaknesses. --- ### **Music & Production** The sonic architecture of *CrazySexyCool* represents a deliberate maturation from the new-jack-swing exuberance of their 1992 debut *Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip*. The production roster reads like a who's-who of '90s R&B and hip-hop royalty: Babyface, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize, Chucky Thompson, and Sean "Puffy" Combs . The album is built on a foundation of **sensual mid-tempo R&B layered over edgy hip-hop beats**. Tracks like "Creep" and "Red Light Special" slink rather than sprint, utilizing deep grooves, propulsive rhythms, and smooth, almost hypnotic production values . "Diggin' on You" features a subtly jazzy, almost surreal instrumental that grows more intoxicating with each listen, while "Case of the Fake People" interpolates the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" over boom-bap funk courtesy of Dallas Austin . The crown jewel, "Waterfalls," showcases the spaced-out, funky production of Organized Noize (OutKast's producers), with airy, warped instrumentation that Pitchfork described as sounding "like actual carbonated water bubbles bursting on the track" . The song's blend of social commentary with irresistible melody proved that conscious R&B could dominate pop radio. Dallas Austin aimed to bring out the **Prince influence** in the group, and it shows in the slithering melodies and unabashed sexual craving throughout the album . Babyface's work on "Red Light Special" — with its spiraling string instrumental and saxophone notes that seem to perform slow body rolls — creates one of the most seductive sonic environments in '90s R&B . --- ### **Lyrics & Themes** *CrazySexyCool* is fundamentally a **coming-of-age album** that trades the "kiddie-cute hip-hop" of their debut for adult-female sexuality, romanticism, and youthful optimism . The lyrics explore relationships from both impassioned and erotic angles, but what distinguishes the album is its **sex-positive feminism** — women dictating the terms of their own pleasure and romantic agency. **"Creep"** presents infidelity not as victimhood but as strategic retaliation: "So I creep/Yeah" — T-Boz's low, conversational delivery makes cheating sound like a calm, calculated choice rather than a desperate act . **"Red Light Special"** and **"Let's Do It Again"** dive unapologetically into physical desire, while **"Kick Your Game"** features Left Eye taking comedic turns as both pursued and pursuer, flipping traditional courtship dynamics . **"Waterfalls"** breaks the sexual narrative to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic and drug-related violence with remarkable directness for a pop hit. Lines like "His health is fading and he doesn't know why / Three letters took him to his final resting place" managed to deliver heavy social messaging without preachiness, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks . The album's cover of Prince's **"If I Was Your Girlfriend"** (one of the rare instances Prince granted permission) recontextualizes the original's exploration of platonic female intimacy into a more traditional romantic framework while retaining its subversive spirit . --- ### **Vocal Performance & Personality** TLC's collective advantage was their refusal to conform to the "flawless, demure, coordinated confections" that typically defined girl groups . T-Boz's talk-sing style — that low, morning-voice register — became the album's sonic signature, perfectly suited for the overtly sexy material . Chilli provided the buoyant, ecstatic energy, while Left Eye's rap verses (though fewer than on their debut due to her legal troubles and rehab stint) added hip-hop credibility and raw personality . The album is bookended by hip-hop credibility markers: Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest opens with the "Intro-lude," while a then-unknown André 3000 delivers what many consider one of his greatest feature verses on the closing "Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes" . --- ### **Influence & Legacy** *CrazySexyCool* carved out space for R&B to be both commercially dominant and culturally credible. It proved that female groups could successfully merge hip-hop attitude with pop accessibility without sacrificing artistic integrity. The album's "unapologetic femininity and low-key swagger" directly influenced the trajectory of Destiny's Child, the Spice Girls, and later solo artists from Christina Aguilera to Ariana Grande . Perhaps more importantly, the album helped establish Atlanta as a powerhouse in hip-hop and R&B. Their success at LaFace Records created commercial pathways for labelmates OutKast and Goodie Mob to be "as weird and expansive as they wanted, and still make it pop" . Rolling Stone placed it at #43 on their "100 Greatest Albums of the '90s" and included it in their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," calling it "the most effervescent and soulful girl-group R&B anyone had seen since the Supremes" . --- ### **Pros** - **Production Excellence**: The album benefits from top-tier production that still sounds fresh decades later, seamlessly blending R&B, hip-hop, and pop - **Sex-Positive Feminism**: TLC controlled their narrative in ways few women artists had before, presenting female sexuality as self-determined and joyful rather than performative - **Social Consciousness**: "Waterfalls" proved that pop music could tackle HIV/AIDS and drug violence without sacrificing commercial appeal - **Vocal Chemistry**: The interplay between T-Boz's smoky alto, Chilli's bright soprano, and Left Eye's sharp rap created a dynamic range that kept the album engaging throughout - **Cultural Bridge**: It successfully merged hip-hop and R&B at a time when those worlds were still somewhat separate, paving the way for future genre-blending - **No Weak Tracks**: Outside of the skits, the album maintains remarkably consistent quality — "Creep," "Waterfalls," "Red Light Special," "Diggin' on You," and "Switch" all stand as classics --- ### **Cons** - **Interlude Bloat**: Nearly a third of the album's 16 tracks are skits and interludes. While some (Phife Dawg's intro, Busta Rhymes' contribution) add flavor, others like "Sexy-Interlude" with its toilet humor break the album's sensual spell and feel like unnecessary padding - **Left Eye Underutilized**: Due to her legal issues and rehab, Lisa Lopes had significantly reduced input. She only appears on a handful of tracks, and her absence is felt — the album leans more heavily on R&B balladry than the rap-heavy energy of their debut - **Male Overshadowing**: The album's first voice isn't even TLC — it's Phife Dawg. The heavy involvement of male producers and the Puff Daddy-centric interludes occasionally give the impression that female artistry needed male validation - **Dated Elements**: Some production touches (particularly the more synthetic instrumentation and certain skit concepts) anchor the album firmly in the mid-'90s, which can feel jarring to modern ears - **Formulaic Moments**: Tracks like "Let's Do It Again" and "Take Our Time" occasionally drift into generic R&B ballad territory that could have come from any group of the era --- ### **Verdict** *CrazySexyCool* is a landmark album that successfully balanced commercial ambition with artistic credibility. It redefined what a female group could be — sexually assertive, hip-hop adjacent, socially conscious, and commercially unstoppable. While the interlude bloat and Left Eye's diminished presence prevent it from being flawless, the sheer quality of its best material and the cultural doors it opened cement its status as one of the greatest R&B albums ever recorded. It didn't just capture the mid-'90s — it helped create the template for the decades of pop-R&B fusion that followed.

Made love to myself to this, candles and all…. Then silly ho came on and it was a naked dance party.

Sometimes you just have to give an album 5 stars because of 1 song and that song is Sexy Interlude.

Haf me reading up about them on Wiki...

Crazy. Sexy. Cool. But most importantly FIRE! What an album you, I’ve never heard the entire project before. It was just a smooth classic R&B sound with hip-hop elements at the right times. Chef’s kiss!

CRAZYSEXYCOOL IS ON THIS LIST???????? OMFG AN ALL TIMER LETS GOOOOOOOOOO I LOVE TLC I LOVE TLC I LOVE TLC CREEP WATERFALLS YES! Robert I was unfamiliar with your game. So, fair warning: CrazySexyCool is one of my favorite albums of all time, on some level it fundamentally changed the way that I listened to music. Dare I say it is the perfect hip-hop/R&B album? I don't know I am so far from a music critic I don't even know if I can explicate why this album is so perfect to me, it just is. Variety, beautiful vocals, great backing and composition. Its so, so good. Let women be horny!!!(TLC_BonJovi_YoureSweet_HumanResources_meme.jpg) 5/5

my vibe

So good. Brings me back to childhood

sehr nice, zweites interlude iconic, memorable

I liked the beat on diggin on you so much I had to listen to it 3 times in a row before I could get onto the next song

first album that I'm listening to second time right after. from now I'm gonna try to do it each time. its fun, its exciting, its groovy i love it! very enjoyable – rnb, 90's pop so well composed makes you dance even when you are sitting 5 out of 5

Classic

They don’t make ‘em like they used to. From start to finish, this album is such a vibe. I could have this on repeat all day and not get tired of it. It sends me right back to the nineties, and those were, at least to me, chill times.

I saw this pop up this morning and was ecstatic to revisit this classic. I’ve had a couple fantastic albums from my teens recently. I had a huge crush on Chilli growing up! While I prefer their debut album more in terms of fun, this album is all about horniness. It’s such a changeup from that debut, and absolutely slaps. 4.5 / 5

Nice!

No. 83 Great sound, amazing vibes, very well produced.

There's no way around it. Everything you need to know about the album is right there in the title. Hit, after hit, after hit, this album is everything you want in a hip hop record, and then some. Woof. Highlight: Waterfalls Highlight #2: Red Light Special Surprise Hit: Diggin' On You

I've long adored this album, and I personally think it's TLC at their best. They certainly matured here too, exploring sexuality and romanticism with an amount of swagger and charm that would vault them even further into the pop culture limelight in the 90's. The production is top-notch too, with the team of Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize, etc. (no need to mention that other guy...) combining these smooth and funky rhythms to give us a sensual R&B sound with some rap elements. It's also worth mentioning the features from rap icons such as Phife Dawg, Busta Rhymes, and André 3000! This album might objectively be a 3 or 4 (interludes and the overall horniness could be a bit much for most I'm sure), but I'm going to rate this with emotion & nostalgia attached, dammit. Best tracks: Pretty much all four singles, but I've always liked the feel-good nature of "Diggin' on You" Underrated tracks: "Kick Your Game" and "Switch"

BANGER 10/10 RIEN À DIRE PERIOD

It was a lot hornier than I expected but I liked it. Definitely not something I would listen to with my mom though 💀

This sustained me through a chunk of 5th grade. I will be fond of it. RIP Left Eye

Shockingly learned I like 90s R&B, I just needed a female POV

Sumthin Wicked This Way Comes Kick Your Game Creep great album, blends all the title elements together seamlessly while being funny and introspective

BANGER NO NOTES