One hazy summer night, Chris Brown dropped a bombshell on TikTok—his brand new single, “Holy Blindfold”. The title alone had fans buzzing, but no one expected what came next.
Instead of debuting the usual explosive backflips or rapid-fire footwork that fans had come to expect from Breezy, his challenge video opened with a smooth slide to the left…
And not just that. As the beat of “Holy Blindfold” pulsed into its first verse, Chris folded in the unmistakable “Waterfalls” ripple arm wave, gliding forward in slow motion like T-Boz herself, delivering swag with a message.
The camera panned out to reveal backup dancers dressed in ’90s-inspired denim, moving in perfect sync, fusing classic TLC choreography with Chris’s modern edge. Props to his choreographer Josh Smith.
Fans. Lost. Their. Minds.
TikTok lit up. Hashtags like #HolyBlindfoldChallenge and #DontGoChasinChrisBrown trended overnight.
Side-by-sides began popping up of TLC’s 90s performance with Chris’s slick remix choreography. T-Boz, a huge self-confessed Chris Brown fan, herself reposted the clip with the caption: “You KNOW my day is Made! Cuz U Know I Love HE…”.
But this wasn’t just a dance—it was a homage.
In a behind-the-scenes snippet, Chris was even heard singing along to “Waterfalls” while performing the choreography.
The TikTok challenge exploded worldwide, with dancers from Atlanta to Accra flipping their hoodies, mimicking the “Creep” hip swivel, and sliding into those “Waterfalls” hand waves with Chris’s lyrics layered on top. Even Gen Z—who were babies when “No Scrubs” ruled the charts—got schooled on some true ‘90s moves.
“Holy Blindfold” was released on June 13, and is sure to make a big debut on the Billboard Hot 100, but the viral challenge was the true chart-topper.
T-Boz previously collaborated with Chris Brown in 2016 on Zendaya‘s song “Something New“, which sampled TLC’s “Creep”. T-Boz also appeared in the song’s music video, which was never officially released.
T-Boz in “Something New” (2016)
In a digital age full of flash trends, Chris Brown reached into R&B history and showed the world that iconic choreography never goes out of style—it just gets remixed.
Moral of the story: You can teach an old dance new tricks—but you better do it with love, rhythm, and a whole lotta TLC. 💫
Global superstar Janet Jackson took to her Instagram today (Nov 15) to reveal that she is planning to take her lucrative ‘Together Again‘ tour overseas to her fanbase in Asia!
The tour, which has generated over $51m in gross profit as present time, will take Ms Jackson across four dates in Asia and two in Hawaii.
Janet will start the tour at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines, on March 13. Three days later, she will head to Nagoya, Japan, where she will perform at Port Messe (March 16) and then at Jo Hall in Osaka (March 17) the day after. Janet Jackson will round out her Asia shows in Yokohama at the K Arena on March 20.
Janet won’t be alone on the Japanese stretch of the tour, as she has invited her friends and iconic superstars TLC to join her as special guests at the three dates she is performing at in Japan!
Janet Jackson accepts her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (2022)
T-Boz and Chilli will bring their energetic performances to the tour and prove why they were the perfect candidates to include on the tour, with TLC sharing a very similar fan base to Janet!
This also marks the first time TLC and Janet Jackson have been involved in a tour together. TLC has always been open about how much Janet has inspired them and their careers. “I grew up trying to dance like Janet”, Left Eye once confessed during an interview in London in 1995.
T-Boz with Janet Jackson at the ‘Velvet Rope’ album launch party (1997)T-Boz and Janet Jackson backstage (1993)Chilli with Janet Jackson backstage (1993)
Left Eye also explained why she loves Janet Jackson so much. “Other than my father, when I was a teenager, Janet Jackson was a big influence on me”, she reveals. “I rented her videos and I copied her dance steps. Whenever I went to auditions, I copied her dance steps in the auditions. I mean, I had the one key in my ear, like the key she used to wear, with the black baseball cap. This is when Rhythm Nation came out. I was a HUGE Janet Jackson fan, I even felt that I looked like her.”
Left Eye felt she looked like Janet Jackson in her younger days
During press interviews for MTV’s 20th anniversary, ‘MTV 20’, in 2001, whilst discussing the topic of Janet Jackson, Chilli reveals, “For young girls, like myself at the time, I looked at her and I was like, ‘now, that’s how I’ve got to do it'”.
T-Boz, in particular, has grown close to Janet, after she would often visit and send T-Boz flowers when she would become sick in the hospital after a sickle cell crisis. Eaged-eyed fans also spotted T-Boz in the audience during the taping of Janet’s ‘Velvet Rope’ tour in 1998.
Usher, T-Boz and Janet Jackson at the CBS ‘Velvet Rope’ special (1998)
Tickets to Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again’ concert in Manila will go on sale on November 25, while tickets to all three of her Japan tour dates will be available on January 13. Tickets and more information can be found at Janet’s official website.
‘Together Again’ 2024 Asia tour dates:
March 2024: 13 – Manila, Philippines – Smart Araneta Coliseum 16 – Nagoya, Japan – Port Messe (with TLC) 17 – Osaka, Japan – Jo Hall (with TLC) 20 – Yokohama, Japan – K Arena (with TLC)
The beautiful Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins was the latest guest on the Cameron Newton YouTube podcast ‘Funky Friday‘ on May 5.
T-Boz reminisced about her time starting out and forming TLC with Left Eye and Chilli, and was surprised at the lack of girl group’s out today. “You don’t see a lot of girl groups anymore. There’s not a lot of new groups out, and the one’s that were out have broken up”, T-Boz admits. She reveals that being in a girl group can be hard, and a lot of the reasons that girl groups don’t survive is down to egos and cattiness. “Women are usually so envious of one another. Catty, jealous and ego’s like that can break up a group.”
T-Boz mentioned the big age gap between her 22 year old daughter, Chase Rolison, and her 7 year old son, Chance. “Its a big gap like a crazy person. Yes, I started over, but it keeps me young, so I love it. I wanted a boy, so I was like, I don’t care how old I am, I’m about to have this baby boy”, T-Boz admits. “Chase and Chance, those are my world. And my two nieces are my babies, too”.
T-Boz touches on the vegan fast food venture, Good As Burgers, or GAB’s, that she partly owns with her brother Carnoy ‘Kayo’ Watkins who founded the business. “It’s Good As Burgers, but it sounds like, ‘ohh that’s a Good Ass Burger’, because they are good”, she said. T-Boz reveals that she plans on expanding the business when they open more food trucks with 4 locations to date.
Cam asked T-Boz about her Irish heritage, along with her Native American and African American heritage. “I was in my house one day, and I’ve got this really pretty frame. You can tell that they made it, decorated it, it was beautiful”, T-Boz says. “There was this old white lady in the picture, so I asked, who is this old white lady and they said that it was my great grandmother, and that she was Irish. So, yeah, I’m a little mixed up, but I claim El Negro”.
When the topic of Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime performance came up, T-Boz was reluctant to comment and reminded Cam about the drama the press created between TLC and Rihanna back in 2014, after being misquoted which led to angry trolls attacking her on social media.
T-Boz reveals that she continues to use her own CBD brand, ‘TLCBD‘, to help with her symptoms of arthritis and sickle cell Thalassemia (Sickle Thal). However, ever since she received the Pfizer jab to vaccinate herself against the COVID-19 virus, her sickle cell symptoms seemed to have worsened. “I honestly think that the [COVID-19] vaccinations — after my last three crisis’ that I had, I haven’t had anything like that — but after that shot — I honestly think it messed me up, I really do.”
T-Boz has mixed emotions over how she feels about the COVID-19 vaccines and admits that she most likely would not have had it if it wasn’t for her job that required her to be vaccinated. “I felt bullied into it, because without it you can’t get paid, you can’t go to work, yeah, that’s how it was for me”, T-Boz admits. “And then I still got COVID anyway, twice — on the massage table, my massage therapist gave it to me, and then recently overseas on tour in Sydney, Australia. I have no earthly idea how I could have gotten it besides the quick change on stage that we share with other artists because they don’t wipe that down. But I have a very low immune system because of my sickle cell”.
On the topic of self beauty, T-Boz recalls why she wrote the 1999 number one TLC single, “Unpretty“. “I thought it was cool to have individuality and be your own woman. It shows you how many insecure women there are in the world. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with fixing something you don’t like, but if you do it, make sure it’s for you”, T-Boz admits. “But I also think there is a stopping point where you can take it too far. You’re starting to look like lions and characters, and you look crazy. Men come and go, getting your asses and titties done, that’s not keeping your man at home”.
Cam discussed the socially acceptable differences between men and women when it comes to enhancing physical features. T-Boz admits that she’d be honest with a man that tried to hide baldness with a wig and tell him to shave it all off. But she wouldn’t accept a man actively seeking a penile enlargement, “hell no, if I saw that in the beginning, I ain’t got no time to be waiting for him to get a fake penis. I don’t want a man into all that crap”.
So, what kind of man will win the heart of Ms Tionne Tenese Watkins? “Dirty nails on men and dirty shoes, I don’t like that. I’m not talking to a man with dirty ass hands. It’s a pet peeve, I don’t like it”, T-Boz states. “These days men are just not men, so we women sometimes have to do stuff that we didn’t always want to do. I am single on purpose, because I don’t want to deal with another grown ass baby. I haven’t talked to nobody in about 8 years! I haven’t even dated in those years”.
“When I’ve tried to talk to someone regular, they are very insecure. Even men that are supposed to be secure with money are insecure in my business, because I’m around a lot of guys”, T-Boz continues. “I’ve been celibate in those 8 years, I’m not a ho, I don’t do booty calls and all that. I’m more of a relationship person. I had a lot of life stuff happening honestly, with my mom’s health and my daughter almost passed away with Lupus, and then the pandemic happened — it’s cool if God brings somebody who is really a man. Because I’m a real alpha, so it takes somebody special to deal with me. If he’s not coming to me as a man, then why am I playing my role if you’re not playing yours?”
So, how can a man add value to the life of T-Boz, a woman who has everything that she needs? “Come home at night, don’t lie, be a good, honest person. It’s not about money all the time. Been there, done that, got that. I’ve had all the cars, the houses, I’ve done all that”, T-Boz admits. “I’m really simplistic. It’s the attention to detail, like the small things, the things that I like. I’m a real logical open minded person, I’m a very fair person and I’ll do my part, but if you’re not doing your part then I don’t see the reason for you to be here. I pay manly bills, I do manly things, so if you’re not going to be a man, move out the way, I’ve got kids to take care of and things to do. That’s just how I am”.
Our beautiful TLC Queen Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins had fans happy to see her out on a movie date with a friend in Atlanta last week (March 1).
T-Boz went to the AMC theatre with her good friend King Yahweh to watch a privately screened showing of the action thriller movie, ‘Cocaine Bear‘, with King Yahweh saying, “she knows how to pick the good ones”.
‘Cocaine Bear’ is about a 500-pound black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fueled rampage, an eccentric gathering of cops, criminals, tourists, and teenagers assemble in a Georgia forest. It has been renamed ‘Crazy Bear’ in some locations.
King Yahweh posted a short video of himself posing with T-Boz at the movie theatre to his social media platforms on March 2, with the caption, “King Yahweh with his super illustrious, beautiful friend Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, from the 4-time Grammy award winning group TLC, enjoying a private movie night”.
King also included hash tags ‘love her’ and ‘amazing’ to sum up how he felt about his friendly movie date companion for the night.
The following day, King Yahweh posted a photo of T-Boz with a beautiful bouquet of red roses and thanked her for the movie night. “Thank you Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins the night with you was amazing”, he added to his caption.
So, who is King Yahweh? He has been previously linked to other celebrities, including Claudia Jordan, LisaRaye and Pebbles, amongst others. According to the bio on his website, King Yahweh, founder and CEO of The Kingdom of YAHWEH, is a Global Peace Advocate & Motivational Speaker, promotes self-awareness, philanthropy, spirituality, and economic expansion.
We love seeing T-Boz happy doing things that she loves with those close to her, and we hope to see her friendship with King Yahweh continue to blossom!
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