Lil Mama Set To Replace Left Eye In TLC

TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas

Rapper Lil Mama, who played the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in the TLC biopic "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" is set to replace her in the music group as well. Surviving members of TLC, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas have been easing Lil Mama into Left Eye's spot trying to get the public used to the idea of her in the group.

TLC with Lil Mama (left)

This week Chilli spoke of having Lil Mama appear on TLC's forthcoming songs and making more appearances with them, hoping to generate new interest in the bad, whose last album flopped after Lopes' death. They can expect serious opposition from fans and some members of Lopes' family.

Lil Mama's Performances With TLC On The American Music Awards And Dancing With The Stars Upsetting Fans

TLC with Lil Mama (left)

After the death of rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, the sales of music trio TLC hit the skids. The best selling girl group in American music history, soon called it a day shortly after her death when their subsequent album failed, helmed by the weak single "Girl Talk."

For years, the family of Lopes has fiercely opposed the group replacing Left Eye, which surviving members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas obliged. Therefore, it is a surprise to many this week to see rapper Lil Mama, who starred as Left Eye in the group's 2013 biopic "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story" performing in her stead on "The American Music Awards" and "Dancing With The Stars."

The original TLC

The performances were not up to the level of the group's past appearances. T-Boz has been struggling with the debilitating disease Sickle Cell Anemia and it is affecting her performances. Lil Mama sticks out, because at the end of the day, the group's fans are going to repeatedly remember she is not Left Eye. Comments on social networking reveal the performances have not been well-received. It's not the same for many.