TLC were salty, steamy, and sweet all at once—a formidable girl group whose commitment to realness meant embodying dissimilar and sometimes contradictory traits. The Atlanta trio's music—a bouncy hybrid of R&B sleekness, hip-hop essence, and pop aspiration—showed a radical new type of urban femininity. In their canon, women were boldly sexual (“Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg”), coyly vulnerable (“Diggin' On You”), hilariously dismissive (“No Scrubs”), and socially conscious (“Waterfalls”). TLC's fresh view of gender and social conventions made their music memorable and culturally impactful.