TEAM RNS PRESENTS

RIPPER: RNS TEAM

0  hr 49min total- 71.5mb

RELEASE DATE: 2002-11-12

RIP DATE: 2002-10-31

05 In Your Arms Tonight           4:24

10 So So Dumb                     4:05

12 Hey Hey Hey Hey                4:05

13 Give It To Me While It's Hot   3:28

TLC fourth album, 3D, The album is the

group's first since 1999's

multi-platinum Fanmail and follows the

April 25th death of founding member Lisa

"Left Eye" Lopes in a car accident in

"When she passed, we were already a

little more than halfway through,"

Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas told Rolling

Stone. "I think this album is something

she'd be really proud of."

The album, produced by Babyface, Raphael

Saadiq and Rodney Jerkins, among others,

will have more up-tempo numbers and a

less futuristic sound than Fanmail,

though there are echoes of the hit

single, "No Scrubs."

One song dedicated to Left Eye,

"Turntable," serves as an inspirational

life lesson on wax. Produced by Rodney

Jerkins, the song tells people to

persevere with the cards that life deals

them. "Don't ask yourself why," Chilli

advises while backed by guitars and

martial drums. "Just point to the sky."

On the other hand, the title track,

produced by Dallas Austin, is all about

bringing the noise. The bombastic,

booty-shaking drum and bass on the song

are reminiscent of Outkast's "Bombs Over

Baghdad." Austin also produced the

"I hope they don't call us feminists

again," Thomas says, talking about two

new man-dissing songs. "Dumb" is aimed at

women who let their men take the

relationship for granted, and "Hands

Up," Thomas says, "is talking about your

boyfriend and he says, 'Nah, I don't like

the clubs.' And you go to the club, and

who do you see in the middle of the

dance floor but your boyfriend,

From us at RNS, in memory of Lisa Lopes

we present sadly the last chapter of