Remembering Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (1971-2002)

Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, dancer, and songwriter, best known as a member of the R&B girl group TLC.

Lopes contributed her self-written raps to many of TLC’s hit singles, including “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg“, “What About Your Friends“, “Hat 2 da Back“, “No Scrubs“, “Waterfalls“, and “Girl Talk“.

Lopes was the sole fatality of a car accident in Honduras on this date 9 years ago. She died at the age of 30 years young. Watch video below of Lopes’ last minutes before swerving to avoid a head on collision. From the video, Lopes was not wearing a seat belt. R.I.P. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes