Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine November Edition | Page 12

Review
Anyone who knows me, whether in real
life or only through social media, can tell
you I’m probably the biggest TLC fan they
know. They can also tell you that Tionne
“T-Boz” Watkins is my favorite member,
hands down. So, it was no surprise to
anyone when I purchased her memoir.
A Sick Life is an account of Tionne’s life
story, chronicling her battle with sickle
cell, her family dynamic, and of course, her
career as one-third of the supergroup, TLC.
For someone like me, many of the stories
are familiar. I’ve heard them in interviews
or during her live appearances. But there
are a few stories Tionne shares that are raw
and candid … and make you say, “Whaaat?”
Most of them involved her violent past.
When I saw her speak in October, she
told the audience how thankful she was that
social media didn’t exist back in her heyday
and admitted that she was “a mess.” She
went as far as to say her relationship with
Dalvin (of Jodeci) was similar to Chris Brown
and Rihanna’s. Did she go around swinging
at people for no reason? Doesn’t seem like
it. But if someone hit that one nerve, Tionne
would set it off.
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