Editing Lisa Lopes

{{short description|American singer and rapper (1971–2002)}}
{{Distinguish|Lisa Lopez}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Lisa Lopes
| image              = LisaLopesImg.jpg
| caption            = Lopes as featured in ''[[Black Enterprise]]'' magazine {{circa|2001}}
| birth_name         = Lisa Nicole Lopes
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1971|05|27}}
| birth_place        = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alias              = {{hlist|Left Eye|N.I.N.A.}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2002|4|25|1971|5|27}}
| death_place        = [[La Ceiba]], Honduras
| resting_place      = Hillandale Memorial Gardens, [[Lithonia, Georgia]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{Flat list|
* Singer
* rapper
* songwriter
}}
| years_active       = 1990–2002<ref name="Huey">{{cite web|author=Steve Huey|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tlc-mn0000007689|title=TLC|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>
| partners           = [[Andre Rison]] (1993–2001)<br />Sean Newman (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8EDAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+lopes+and+andre+rison&pg=PA61 |title=Jet |date=October 11, 1993 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pdUDAAAAMBAJ&q=lisa+lopes+and+andre+rison&pg=PA136|title=Ebony|date=August 1, 2002|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite journal|last1=Valdés|first1=Mimi|title=Eye of the storm|journal=Vibe|date=September 2001|volume=9|issue=9|pages=158–162|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2iUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA158|access-date=December 28, 2017|issn=10704701}}</ref> -->
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background      = solo_singer
| instrument      = Vocals
| origin          = [[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[hip-hop]]
}}
| label           = {{hlist|[[LaFace Records|LaFace]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Death Row Records|Death Row]]}}
| past_member_of = [[TLC (group)|TLC]]
|website =  {{URL|https://www.lisalopesfoundation.net}}
}}
}}

'''Lisa Nicole Lopes''' (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), also known by her stage name '''Left Eye''', was an American singer and rapper. She was a member of the [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] girl group [[TLC (group)|TLC]], alongside [[Tionne Watkins|Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins]] and [[Rozonda Thomas|Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas]]. Besides rapping and singing on TLC recordings, Lopes was the creative force behind the group, receiving more co-writing credits than the other members. She also designed some of their outfits and the stage for their [[FanMail Tour]] and contributed to the group's image, album titles, artworks, and music videos. Through her work with TLC, Lopes won four [[Grammy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy.com|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=tlc&title=&year=All&genre=All|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref>

During her brief solo career, Lopes “Left Eye” scored two US top 10 singles with "[[Not Tonight (song)|Not Tonight]]" and "[[U Know What's Up]]", as well as one UK [[Chart-topper|number-one single]] with "[[Never Be the Same Again]]", the latter a collaboration with [[Melanie C]] of the English girl group [[Spice Girls]]. She also produced another girl group, [[Blaque]], who scored a [[platinum album]] and two US top 10 hits. Lopes remains the only member of TLC to have released a solo album.

In 2002, Lopes was killed in a car crash in Roma, [[Jutiapa, Atlántida|Jutiapa]], Honduras, while volunteering at a children's development center. Lopes was speeding and lost control of her rental SUV. Four other passengers were injured enough to require hospitalization.<ref>{{cite news | first = Shaheem | last = Reid | url = https://www.mtv.com/news/jfzsgk/lisa-left-eye-lopes-killed-in-car-accident | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221001162152/https://www.mtv.com/news/jfzsgk/lisa-left-eye-lopes-killed-in-car-accident | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 1, 2022 | title = Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Killed In Car Accident: TLC singer in fatal car accident in Honduras | publisher = MTV | work = [[MTV]] | date = April 26, 2002 | accessdate = July 28, 2023}}</ref> The documentary ''[[The Last Days of Left Eye]]'' was released and aired on [[VH1]] in May 2007.

==Early life==
Lisa Nicole Lopes was born on May 27, 1971, in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, the daughter of Wanda ([[née]] Andino), a [[seamstress]], and Ronald Lopes Sr., a [[United States Army|US Army]] staff sergeant.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keeps|first=David A.|title=Life of Fiery Rapper Lisa Lopes Tragically Cut Short|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/life-of-fiery-rapper-lisa-lopes-tragically-cut-short-20120425|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 6, 2002|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410172835/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/life-of-fiery-rapper-lisa-lopes-tragically-cut-short-20120425|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lisa has a younger brother, Ronald Jr., and a younger sister, Raina (nicknamed Reigndrop).<ref name="SadRap">{{cite news|last1=Smolowe|first1=Jill|last2=Morrissey|first2=Siobhan|first3=Jill|last3=Westfall|first4=Michael|last4=Cohen|first5=Gail|last5=Wescott|first6=Lori|last6=Rozsa|first7=Lyndon|last7=Stambler|title=Sad Rap|url=http://people.com/archive/sad-rap-vol-57-no-18/|access-date=February 18, 2018|newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 13, 2002}}</ref> Lopes said her father was "very strict, very domineering" and that he treated the family like they were in "boot camp".<ref name="AJC">{{cite news|last1=Seymour|first1=Craig|title=Remembering Lisa Lopes: Singer dreamed of a creative rebirth|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/entertainment/music/remembering-lisa-lopes-singer-dreamed-creative-rebirth/s1UN6q9dr4u0KrO8v5s9zN/|access-date=December 28, 2017|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=April 25, 2017|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228112248/http://www.accessatlanta.com/entertainment/music/remembering-lisa-lopes-singer-dreamed-creative-rebirth/s1UN6q9dr4u0KrO8v5s9zN/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VibeNov19b94" /> He was also a "talented musician" who played the harmonica, clarinet, piano, and saxophone.<ref name=AtlantaDec2002>{{cite magazine|last1=Dittrich|first1=Luke|title=After Lisa|magazine=[[Atlanta (magazine)|Atlanta]]|date=December 2002|volume=42|issue=8|page=108|publisher=[[Emmis Publishing]]|issn=0004-6701}}</ref>

Lopes' parents separated when she was still in school, and her paternal grandmother raised her during the later years of her childhood.<ref name="BBC">{{cite podcast|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03s718g|title=DJ Sara Cox nominates singer Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes|website=Great Lives|publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]|date=January 31, 2014|access-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> She began playing with a toy piano at five years old, and later composed her own songs. By age 10, Lopes formed the [[musical trio]] The Lopes Kids with her siblings, with whom she performed [[gospel songs]] at local events and churches.<ref name=AtlantaDec2002 /> She attended the [[Philadelphia High School for Girls]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=DeLuca|first1=Dan|title=Lisa Lopes, Grammy-winning singer, rapper|url=http://articles.philly.com/2002-04-27/news/25338873_1_watkins-and-thomas-rozonda-chilli-thomas-new-jill-swing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191129/http://articles.philly.com/2002-04-27/news/25338873_1_watkins-and-thomas-rozonda-chilli-thomas-new-jill-swing|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2014|access-date=October 4, 2014|work=[[Philly.com]]|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|date=April 27, 2002}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Independent]]'', Lopes said that at 14 she was moved after hearing the [[Queen Latifah]] and [[Monie Love]] song "Ladies First".<ref name="Interview with The Independent"/>

==Career==
=== 1990–1999: TLC ===
{{Main|TLC (group)}}

In late 1990,<ref name="VibeNov19b94">{{cite magazine|last1=Morgan|first1=Joan|title=The Fire This Time|magazine=Vibe|date=November 1994|volume=2|issue=9|pages=62–67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dCwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64|access-date=March 8, 2015|publisher=Vibe Media Group|issn=1070-4701}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Lopes moved to Atlanta to dance in an artist's music video.<ref name="BBC"/> TLC originally started as a female trio called '2nd Nature', with T-Boz, Left Eye and Crystal. The group was renamed TLC, derived from the first initials of its members at the time: [[Tionne Watkins]], Lisa Lopes and Crystal Jones.<ref name="Birchmeier">{{cite web|author=Jason Birchmeier|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lisa-left-eye-lopes-mn0000833961|title=Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref><ref name="People24">{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623894,00.html|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=People|date=April 24, 2002|pages=1–2|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160739/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623894,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Things did not work out with Jones, and TLC's manager [[Perri "Pebbles" Reid]] brought in [[Damian Dame]] backup dancer [[Rozonda Thomas]] as a third member of the group.<ref name="Dazed">{{cite news|last=Noakes|first=Tim|title=T-Boz: the original tomboy| url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/17255/1/t-boz-the-original-tomboy|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]|date=October 2013}}</ref> To preserve the band's original name, Thomas needed a name starting with C, which is how she became "Chilli", a name chosen by Lopes. Watkins became T-Boz, derived from the first letter of her first name and "Boz" (slang for "boss"). Lopes was renamed "Left Eye" after a compliment from her friend, speculated to be [[New Edition]] member [[Michael Bivins]], who once told her he was attracted to her because of her left eye, which was more slanted than her right eye. Lopes emphasized her nickname by wearing a pair of glasses with the right lens covered by a condom in keeping with the group's support of [[safe sex]], wearing a black stripe under her left eye, and eventually getting her left eyebrow pierced.<ref name="SadRap"/>

The group debuted in 1992 with the album ''[[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]''.<ref name="People24"/> With four hit singles, it sold six million copies worldwide, leading to the group becoming a household name. Shortly afterwards, Lopes began dating [[Atlanta Falcons]] football player [[Andre Rison]], and the two soon moved in together in Rison's upscale double-story home. Their relationship was allegedly filled with violent moments, and Lopes filed an assault charge against Rison on September 2, 1993. Lopes had a battle with alcohol at the time, having started drinking at the age of fifteen. After another fight between the couple, in the early morning hours of June 9, 1994, Lopes tossed numerous pairs of Rison's newly purchased sneakers into a bathtub and lit them on fire. The [[fiberglass]] bathtub quickly melted and set the structural frame of the house on fire. Lopes and Rison had had a fight previously because she caught Rison in bed with another woman. Lopes had thrown numerous teddy bears Rison had bought her into the tub and lit them on fire. Rison then had the damaged marble tub replaced with a cheaper fiberglass model, which went up in flames immediately when she set the shoes on fire. Lopes was arrested and indicted on charges of first-degree arson; she was sentenced to five years of probation and a $10,000 fine. Rison eventually reconciled with Lopes, and they continued dating on and off for seven years.<ref name="mtv.com"/>

Shortly after, ''[[CrazySexyCool]]'' was released, selling over 23 million copies worldwide. However, Lopes' stint in rehab had led to her only having limited input in the writing and recording of the album. After the release of ''CrazySexyCool'', Lopes was a featured artist for the first time on "[[How Do You Like It?]]" a song by [[Keith Sweat]] in 1994. Later in 1995, Lopes recorded a well-received verse to the rap version of "[[Freedom (Theme from Panther)|Freedom]]" of the [[Panther (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] from the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther]]-based docudrama ''[[Panther (film)|Panther]]'' with fellow female hip-hop artists such as [[Queen Latifah]], [[MC Lyte]], [[Patra (singer)|Patra]], [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|Yo-Yo]], [[Salt 'n' Pepa]] and [[Meshell Ndegeocello]]. In 1997, Lopes was featured on the remix to [[Lil' Kim]]'s "[[Not Tonight (song)|Not Tonight]]", alongside [[Missy Elliott]], [[Angie Martinez]] and [[Da Brat]]. The single earned all artists a nomination for [[Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] at the [[1998 Grammy Awards]]. TLC's third album, ''[[FanMail]]'', was released in 1999 and sold over 14 million copies worldwide. The album's title was named by Lopes as a tribute to TLC's loyal fans and the sleeve contained the names of hundreds of fans screen names as a "thank you".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9902/25/tlc/index.html?related|title=TLC's glam goddesses resurface with 'Fan Mail'|last=Freydkin|first=Donna|date=February 25, 1999|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=July 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016081706/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9902/25/tlc/index.html?related|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

During and after the release of ''FanMail'', Lopes made it known to the press on multiple occasions that she felt that she was unable to express herself in TLC fully. Her contributions to songs had been reduced to periodic eight-[[Musical notation|bar]] raps, and there were several songs in which she had no vocals. Studio session singers such as [[Debra Killings]] often sang background vocals for Chilli. In the May 1999 issue of ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine, Lopes said, "I've graduated from this era. I cannot stand 100 percent behind this TLC project and the music that is supposed to represent me."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=DeCurtis|first1=Anthony|author-link=Anthony DeCurtis|title=Three the Hard Way|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=May 1999|volume=7|issue=4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA80|access-date=October 4, 2014|publisher=[[Vibe Media Group]]|issn=1070-4701}}</ref><ref name="supernova">{{cite book|last=Krulik|first=Nancy|title=Lisa Lopes: The Life of a Supernova|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2002|page=41|isbn=0-689-85690-3}}</ref> In response to Lopes' comments, Watkins and Thomas stated to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that Lopes "doesn't respect the whole group" and "Left Eye is only concerned with Left Eye." In response, Lopes sent a reply through ''Entertainment Weekly'' issuing a "challenge" to Watkins and Thomas to release solo albums and let the fans decide the winner of TLC. Not only would it be entertaining, but more importantly, the three albums would fulfill their contractual obligations and end their deal with LaFace Records:

{{blockquote|I challenge Tionne Watkins (T-Boz) and Rozonda Thomas (Chilli) to an album entitled "The Challenge"... a 3-CD set that contains three solo albums. Each [album]... will be due to the record label by October 1, 2000... I also challenge [[Dallas Austin|Dallas 'The Manipulator' Austin]] to produce all of the material and do it at a fraction of his normal rate. As I think about it, I'm sure [[LaFace Records|LaFace]] would not mind throwing in a $1.5 million prize for the winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434872/19991123/tlc.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129210050/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434872/19991123/tlc.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=TLC's Left Eye Challenges T-Boz, Chili To Solo Album Showdown|last=Gill|first=John|date=November 23, 1999|work=[[MTV]]|access-date=September 29, 2008}}</ref>}}

Watkins and Thomas were unconvinced by the strategy behind 'The Challenge' and declined to take up the offer, though Lopes remained firm in her support for the idea.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sinclair|first=Tom|title=Left Field|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/27/tlcs-left-eye-recording-solo-album/|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 27, 2000|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228104703/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,89290,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Things were heated between the band for some time, with Thomas speaking out against Lopes, calling her antics "selfish", "evil", and "heartless".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/10/29/are-tlc-about-sing-breakup-blues/|title=Unpretty Situation|last=Sinclair|first=Tom|date=October 29, 1999|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 24, 2008|archive-date=October 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003050736/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,84754,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> TLC then addressed these struggles by saying that they are very much like sisters who have their disagreements every now and then as Lopes explained, "It's deeper than a working relationship. We have feelings for each other, which is why we get so mad at each other. I usually say that you cannot hate someone unless you love them. So, we love each other. That's the problem."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Fire This Time|magazine=[[Talk (magazine)|Talk]]|date=September 2001|oclc=60627261}}</ref>

=== 1998–2002: Solo career ===
In 1998, Lopes hosted the short-lived MTV series ''[[The Cut (1997–99 U.S. TV series)|The Cut]]'', in which a list of aspiring pop stars, rappers, and rock bands competed against each other in front of judges. The show's winner, which ended up being a male-female rap duo named Silky, was promised a record deal and funding to produce a music video, which would then enter [[MTV]]'s [[heavy rotation]]. A then-unknown [[Anastacia]] finished in third place, but ended up securing a [[Recording contract|record deal]] after Lopes and the show's three judges were impressed by her performance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barrell|first=Tony|date=October 23, 2005|title= The trials of Anastacia|newspaper= The Sunday Times|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article152070.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214653/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/article152070.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2014}}</ref>

Lopes created Left Eye Productions to discover new talent.<ref name=EbonyAug2002/> She mentored the R&B trio [[Blaque]], and helped them secure a record deal with [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Hay|first1=Carla|title=Blaque Wants More Than Just TLC|magazine=Billboard|date=April 17, 1999|volume=111|issue=16|page=18|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=October 4, 2014|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> Their [[Blaque (album)|self-titled debut album]] was executive-produced by Lopes, who also made a cameo appearance in their music video "[[808 (Blaque song)|808]]" and also rapped in their second music video "[[I Do (Blaque song)|I Do]]". Lopes was also developing and promoting another new band called Egypt.<ref name=EbonyAug2002>{{cite magazine|title=Remembering Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes|magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|date=August 2002|volume=57|issue=10|page=136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pdUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA136|access-date=October 4, 2014|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|issn=0012-9011}}</ref> They worked with Lopes on her second album under her new nickname, '''N.I.N.A.''', meaning New Identity Not Applicable.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,234794,00.html|title=Waterfalls of Tears|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last1=Cruz|first1=Clarissa|last2=Sinclair|first2=Tom|date=May 2, 2002|access-date=July 24, 2008|archive-date=October 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005060859/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,234794,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was also featured on Method Mans second album ''Judgement Day'' on the song "Cradle Rock".

In 2000, Lopes became a featured rapper on several singles, including [[Spice Girls]] [[Melanie C]]'s "[[Never Be the Same Again]]", which topped the charts in 35 countries, including the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|last=Youngs|first=Ian|title=Left Eye's sideways look at life|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1952726.stm|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=April 26, 2002}}</ref> She was also featured on "[[U Know What's Up]]", the first single from [[Donell Jones]]' second album, ''[[Where I Wanna Be (Donell Jones album)|Where I Wanna Be]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Donell Jones Thrills Fans With New Album, 'Life Goes On'|magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|date=July 1, 2002|volume=102|issue=2|page=40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f7UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|access-date=October 4, 2014|publisher=[[Johnson Publishing Company]]|issn=0021-5996}}</ref> and she rapped a verse in "[[No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)|Space Cowboy]]" with [[NSYNC]] on their 2000 album, ''[[No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)|No Strings Attached]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Paoletta|first1=Michael|title=Reviews & Previews|magazine=Billboard|date=March 25, 2000|volume=112|issue=13|page=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23|access-date=October 4, 2014|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> On October 4, 2000, Lopes co-hosted the UK's [[MOBO Awards]] with [[Trevor Nelson]], where she also performed "U Know What's Up" with Jones.<ref>{{cite news|title=Craig David All Over Your MOBOs|url=https://www.nme.com/news/craig-david/4650|access-date=October 5, 2014|work=[[NME]]|date=October 5, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2000 MOBO Awards|url=http://mobo.com/history/2000|publisher=[[MOBO Awards]]|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> She also collaborated on "Gimme Some" by [[Toni Braxton]] for her 2000 album ''[[The Heat (Toni Braxton album)|The Heat]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huxley |first1=Martin |title=Toni Braxton Takes Charge |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20000601toni_braxton_toni_braxton_takes_charge |access-date=August 26, 2019 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] |date=May 31, 2000}}</ref> She had previously featured on [[Keith Sweat]]'s song "How Do You Like It?".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Connie |title=(**) KEITH SWEAT, "Get Up on It"; Elektra |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-26-ca-8559-story.html |access-date=August 26, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 26, 1994}}</ref> In 2001, she appeared in a commercial for the fashion brand [[Gap Inc.|Gap]]. In July 2001, Lopes appeared on the singers' edition of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' along with [[Joey McIntyre]], [[Tyrese Gibson|Tyrese]], [[Nick Lachey]], and [[Lee Ann Womack]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Who Knows?|url=http://people.com/archive/who-knows-vol-56-no-5/|access-date=January 12, 2017|newspaper=People|date=July 30, 2001}}</ref> She dropped the $125,000 question and won $32,000 for her charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omsShWjZ0Y| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/5omsShWjZ0Y| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Top of the Charts edition (music edition)|website=[[YouTube]]| date=June 11, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After her death in 2002, the episode she appeared in was shown in dedication to her.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

In 2008, Lopes' family opened UNI Studios, which she had created for the purpose of recording solo projects, to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimusicstudios.com/about.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606235314/http://www.unimusicstudios.com/about.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2008 |title=About Uni Studios |publisher=unimusicstudios.com |access-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/left-eyes-uni-studios-and-emancipated-talent-presenta-summer-2008-star-showcase-for-unsigned-talent-51470.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616172513/http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/left-eyes-uni-studios-and-emancipated-talent-presenta-summer-2008-star-showcase-for-unsigned-talent-51470.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |title=Left Eye's Uni Studio's and Emancipated Talent Present a "Summer 2008 Star Showcase" for Unsigned Talent |date=May 29, 2008 |publisher=24-7pressrelease.com |access-date=July 24, 2008 }}</ref> Her brother Ronald is the general manager of the studio. Lopes had a dream of making new artists able to record music at a low cost, in a high-end studio at her house. Her family continues to operate it and fill it with new equipment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/ejulhb/remembering-lisa-left-eye-lopes/egg46u|title=Remembering Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes|website=BET}}</ref>

==== ''Supernova'' ====
Lopes spent much of her free time after the conclusion of TLC's first headlining tour, the [[FanMail Tour]], recording her debut solo album, ''[[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]''. It includes a song titled "A New Star is Born", which is dedicated to her late father. She told MTV News:

{{blockquote|That track is dedicated to all those that have loved ones that have passed away. It's saying that there is no such thing as death. We can call it transforming for a lack of better words, but as scientists would say, 'Every atom that was once a star is now in you.' It's in your body. So, in the song I pretty much go along with that idea. ... I don't care what happens or what people think about death, it doesn't matter. We all share the same space.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>}}

Other tracks covered other personal issues, including her tumultuous relationship with Rison. Among the album's 13 tracks was also a posthumous duet with [[Tupac Shakur]] that was assembled from the large cache of unreleased recordings done prior to his murder in 1996. Initially scheduled for release on a date to coincide with the 11th anniversary of her grandfather's death, [[Arista Records]] decided to delay and then cancel the American release.<ref name=NinaMTV>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Suge Knight Plans To Release Left Eye's 'N.I.N.A.' LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457328/left-eyes-second-solo-lp-due.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106051802/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457328/left-eyes-second-solo-lp-due.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2011|access-date=March 8, 2014|newspaper=MTV News|date=September 6, 2002}}</ref> The album was eventually released in August 2001 in different foreign countries. The Japanese import includes a bonus track called "Friends", which would later be sampled for "Give It to Me While It's Hot" on TLC's fourth album ''[[3D (TLC album)|3D]]''.

==== N.I.N.A. ====
After numerous talks with [[Death Row Records]] CEO [[Suge Knight]], Lopes severed her solo deal with Arista (despite remaining signed to the label as a member of TLC) and signed with Knight's Death Row Records in January 2002, intending to record a second solo album under the pseudonym "N.I.N.A." (New Identity Not Applicable). She had discussions about recording with [[David Bowie]] for the project,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453611/lisa-left-eye-lopes-killed-car-accident.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124223034/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453611/lisa-left-eye-lopes-killed-car-accident.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2011|title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Killed in Car Accident|last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem|date=April 26, 2002|newspaper=MTV News|access-date=March 8, 2014|last2=Vineyard|first2=Jennifer}}</ref> whom she was also trying to get involved with the fourth TLC album. The project was also planned to include collaborations with [[Ray J]] along with close friend [[Missy Elliott]].<ref name="SignsSuge2">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451634/left-eye-signs-with-suge-knight.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106051718/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451634/left-eye-signs-with-suge-knight.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2011|title=Left Eye Signs With Suge Knight's Tha Row|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|date=January 3, 2002|newspaper=MTV News|access-date=March 8, 2014|last2=Johnson|first2=Tina}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458608/kurupt-talks-lisa-lopes-release.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210043802/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458608/kurupt-talks-lisa-lopes-release.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2012|title=Kurupt Hits Big Screen, Talks Lisa Lopes Album, Tha Row|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=November 11, 2002|work=MTV|access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref> After Lopes' death in April 2002, Death Row Records still had plans to complete and release the album (unfinished at the time of Lopes' death<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/unreleased-hip-hop-albums/lisa-left-eye-lopes-nina/|title=Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - 'N.I.N.A'|work=Capital XTRA|access-date=June 5, 2018|language=en|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171517/http://www.capitalxtra.com/features/lists/unreleased-hip-hop-albums/lisa-left-eye-lopes-nina/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/left-eye-was-making-an-album-for-death-row-when-she-died-4168662|title=Left Eye Was Making an Album For Death Row When She Died|last=Paine|first=Jake|date=November 5, 2013|work=L.A. Weekly|access-date=June 5, 2018}}</ref>) in October 2002, but the album was cancelled for unknown reasons. Several tracks from the album were leaked online featuring artists from Tha Row Records. Lopes's unreleased songs were also sampled by TLC for their fourth album ''[[3D (TLC album)|3D]]'' after she died. Another track, "Too Street 4 T.V" (featuring [[Danny Boy (singer)|Danny Boy]]), was released on the [[Dysfunktional Family (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 2003 film ''[[Dysfunktional Family]]''.

=== 2008–2012: ''Eye Legacy'' ===
In 2008, Lopes' family decided to work with producers at Surefire Music Group to create a [[List of works published posthumously|posthumous]] album in her honor, ''[[Eye Legacy]]''. Originally set to be released October 28, 2008, the release date was pushed back to November 11, then to January 27, 2009. The song 'Neva Will Eye Eva' and "[[Crank It]]", both feature and were co-produced by Lopes' sister Raina "Reigndrop" Lopes. The first official single from the album, "[[Let's Just Do It]]", was released on January 13, 2009, and features [[Missy Elliott]] and [[TLC (group)|TLC]]. The second official single, "[[The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song)#2009 version|Block Party]]", features [[Lil Mama]]. The album largely consists of reworked versions of tracks from the ''Supernova'' album. In November 2009, ''[[Forever... The EP]]'' was released which contained international bonus tracks not used on the ''Eye Legacy'' album. The EP was only available to download.

In 2012, on the eve of the tenth anniversary of her death, "Fantasies", an unreleased track by Bootleg featuring Lopes, was uploaded to [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/blockstarztv/blockstarz-tv-bootleg-of-the|title="Fantasies" - Bootleg (of Dayton Family) ft. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes|work=SoundCloud}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Lopes was often vocal about her personal life and difficult past. She came from an abusive, alcoholic background and struggled with alcoholism herself.<ref name="VibeNov19b94" /> These issues became headline news in 1994, when she was arrested for setting fire to [[Andre Rison]]'s sneakers in a bathtub; the fire ultimately spread to the mansion they shared and destroyed it. She claimed that Rison had beaten her after a night out, and she set fire to his shoes to get back at him, but burning down the house was an accident. Lopes later revealed that she did not have a lot of freedom within the relationship and that Rison abused her emotionally and physically; she said that she released her frustrations about the relationship on the night of the fire.<ref name="mtv.com">{{cite news| last=Reid| first=Shaheem| title=Lisa Lopes Documentary Captures Singer's Last Days|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558031/lisa-lopes-film-captures-her-last-days.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602065414/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558031/lisa-lopes-film-captures-her-last-days.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2011|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=MTV|date=April 25, 2007}}</ref>

Lopes was sentenced to five years' probation and therapy at a [[halfway house]], and was unable to shake the incident from her reputation.<ref name="SadRap"/> Lopes revealed in ''[[The Last Days of Left Eye]]'' that her meeting with a struggling mother in rehab left a big impression on her.<ref name="LastDays">{{cite AV media|people=Lazin, Lauren (Director)|date=May 19, 2007|title=[[The Last Days of Left Eye]]| medium= Documentary film |location= United States|publisher=[[VH1]]}}</ref> She subsequently adopted the woman's 8-year-old daughter. She had adopted a 12-year-old boy ten years prior.<ref>[http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/586-TLC-time-for-Lisa-Lopes TLC time for Lisa Lopes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729130716/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/586-tlc-time-for-lisa-lopes |date=July 29, 2012 }} Tour Dates. Retrieved April 29, 2009.</ref>

Lopes had several tattoos. Most prominent was a large eagle on her left arm, which she said represented freedom. Later, she added the number "80" around the eagle, which was Rison's [[National Football League|NFL]] number while in Atlanta.<ref name="Interview with The Independent">{{cite news|last1=Hodge|first1=Gavanndra|title=Q: The Interview – Lisa Lopes|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20011028/ai_n14430857|access-date=December 27, 2017|work=The Independent|date=October 28, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227141608/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20011028/ai_n14430857|archive-date=December 27, 2008}}</ref> She also had a tattoo of a moon with a face on her foot in reference to Rison's nickname, "Bad Moon". On her upper right arm was a large tattoo of the name "Parron" for her late stepbrother who died in a boating accident, arching over a large tattoo of a pierced heart. Her smallest tattoo was on her left earlobe and consisted of an arrow pointing to her left over the symbol of an eye, a reference to her nickname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-lopes.htm|title=entry|publisher=Vanishingtattoo.com|date=July 4, 2007|access-date=November 12, 2010|archive-date=June 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611142202/http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-lopes.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lopes struggled with self-harm and even carved the words "hate" and "love" into her arm with a razor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Documentary Recounts the Last Days of Left Eye |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10267773 |newspaper=NPR.org |access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>

In September 2000, Lopes was reported missing after failing to attend a family gathering and a major press conference in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TLC pop star missing in the US|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/916726.stm|website=BBC News|access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TLC rapper goes missing|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/tlc-27-1389045|website=NME|date=September 8, 2000|access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>

Roughly two weeks before her own death, Lopes was a passenger in a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old Honduran boy.<ref name="SadRap"/> As reported in ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'', "It is commonplace for people to walk the roads that wind through Honduras, and it's often difficult to see pedestrians." The boy, Bayron Isaul Fuentes Lopez, was following behind his brothers and sisters when he stepped off the median strip and was struck by a van driven by Stephanie, Lopes' personal assistant. Lopes' party stopped and loaded the boy into the car, and Lopes "cradled the dying boy's bleeding head in her arms" while "someone gave him [[mouth-to-mouth resuscitation]] as they rushed him to a nearby hospital."<ref name="Over the Waterfall">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Solomon|title=Over the Waterfall|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news/over-the-waterfall/article_83d45b46-0857-5101-96a1-8e2de2687d2b.html|access-date=January 12, 2017|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Weekly]]|date=August 14, 2002}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He died the next day. Lopes paid approximately $3,700 for his medical expenses and funeral,<ref name="SadRap"/> and she gave the family around $925 for any extra costs, although it was apparently agreed upon by the authorities and the boy's family that his death was an "unforeseeable tragedy" and no blame was placed on the driver of the van or Lopes.<ref name="Over the Waterfall"/> In the documentary ''The Last Days of Left Eye'', Lopes is shown choosing a casket for the child from a local funeral home. Earlier in the documentary, Lopes mentioned that she felt the presence of a "spirit" following her, and was struck by the fact that the child killed in the accident shared a similar last name, even thinking that the spirit may have made a mistake by taking his life instead of hers.<ref name="LastDays"/>

== Death and funeral ==
[[File:Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes grave.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Lopes's grave at Hillandale Memorial Gardens]]
On April 25, 2002, Lopes was driving a rented [[Mitsubishi Montero]] SUV in [[La Ceiba]], [[Honduras]], when she swerved to avoid a truck then turned sharply to the left as she tried to avoid an oncoming car.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/us/rapper-who-died-in-crash-sought-refuge-from-image.html|title=Rapper Who Died in Crash Sought Refuge From Image|last=Kinzer|first=Stephen|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 28, 2002}}</ref> The vehicle rolled several times after hitting two trees, 
throwing Lopes and three others out of the windows, and finally coming to rest in a ditch at the side of the road.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lopes-funeral-set-75948/|title=Lopes Funeral Set|magazine=Billboard|date=April 29, 2002}}</ref> She died instantly of "fracture of the base of the cranium" and "open cerebral trauma", and was the only person fatally injured in the crash.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/4/28/19651964/tlc-s-lopes-celebrated-life-at-spa-before-death/|title=TLC's Lopes celebrated life at spa before death|publisher=Deseret News|date=April 28, 2002}}</ref> She was not wearing a seat belt. The collision was recorded on video from inside the vehicle because a [[The Last Days of Left Eye|documentary film]] was in progress.<ref name="autopsy">"Autopsy: The Last Hours of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes."  ''Autopsy: The Last Hours of...''.  Nar. Eric Meyers.  Exec. Prod. Suzy Davis, Ed Taylor, and Michael Kelpie.  Reelz, 24 Mar. 2019.  Television.</ref>

Lopes' funeral was held at [[New Birth Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Lithonia, Georgia]], on May 2, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Susman|first=Gary|title=Bad Car-ma|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/04/30/lisa-lopes-was-involved-earlier-fatal-wreck/|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 30, 2002|archive-date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061511/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,234414,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands Gather to Say Goodbye to Left Eye|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453735/thousands-gather-left-eye-funeral.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175346/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453735/thousands-gather-left-eye-funeral.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=MTV|date=May 2, 2002}}</ref> Thousands of people attended.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands mourn 'Left Eye'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1964559.stm|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=May 3, 2002}}</ref> Engraved upon her casket were the lyrics to her portion of "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]", stating "Dreams are hopeless aspirations, in hopes of coming true, believe in yourself, the rest is up to me and you."<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands attend Lopes funeral|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1965662.stm|access-date=December 27, 2017|work=BBC News|date=May 3, 2002}}</ref> Gospel duo [[Mary Mary]] sang their song "[[Shackles (Praise You)]]" at the funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/43236/left-eye-funeral-draws-thousands|title=Left Eye Funeral Draws Thousands|date=May 2, 2002|website=Eonline.com|access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref> Lopes was buried at Hillandale Memorial Gardens in Lithonia.<ref>{{cite news|title='Left Eye' laid to rest|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lisa-lopes-left-eye-1380000|access-date=December 27, 2017|work=NME|date=May 2, 2002}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In a statement to [[MTV]], music producer [[Jermaine Dupri]] remembered Lopes: "She was determined to be something in life. She was a true rock star. She didn't care about no press. She was the rock star out of the group. She was the one that would curse on TV. She had the tattoos. You could expect the unexpected. When you see Lisa, you could expect something from her. That's the gift she carried."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite news |date=April 26, 2002 |title=Chilli, T-Boz, Jermaine Dupri Remember TLC's Left Eye |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453634/chilli-t-boz-remember-tlcs-left-eye.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505075936/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453634/chilli-t-boz-remember-tlcs-left-eye.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |work=MTV}}</ref>

Lopes was in the process of setting up two educational centers for Honduran children. One was built on an 80-acre plot of land she called Camp YAC. The other center was called Creative Castle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=http://people.com/celebrity/the-idyllic-last-days-of-lisa-lopes/|title=The Idyllic Last Days of Lisa Lopes|work=People|date=April 30, 2002|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>

In 2003, shortly after Lopes' death, her family started the Lisa Lopes Foundation, a charitable group dedicated to providing neglected and abandoned youth with the resources necessary to increase their quality of life.<ref name="Dines2007">{{cite news|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/26402619/lisa-lopes-foundation-fundraiser-helps-orphans-honduras|last1=Dines|first1=Kaylyn Kendall|title=Lisa Lopes Foundation fundraiser helps orphans in Honduras|newspaper=[[New York Amsterdam News]]|date=August 23, 2007|volume=98|issue=35|page=24|issn=0028-7121}}{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Her spiritual motto was the one used for her foundation: "Energy never dies... it just transforms." Her foundation went into various underdeveloped villages and gave new clothes to poor children and their families. In August 2007, the foundation hosted a charity auction, selling items donated by celebrities. It raised approximately $5,000 for the Hogar de Amor ("Home of Love"), an orphanage in Honduras.<ref name="Dines2007" /> In 2012, the foundation began hosting an annual music festival, known as "Left Eye Music Fest", in [[Decatur, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Lisa Lopes Foundation Announces 1st Annual Left Eye Music Fest on July 28th in Atlanta|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9402574.htm|access-date=December 28, 2017|publisher=PRWeb|date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701163240/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9402574.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the 2018 [[Boots Riley]] film ''[[Sorry to Bother You]]'', members of a fictional activist group called "Left Eye" use as their symbol a stripe of [[eye black]] under the left eye, in an unmentioned reference to Lopes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Serpell|first=Namwali|url=https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/21/sorry-to-bother-you-boots-rileys-trojan-horseplay/|title=Sorry to Bother You: Boots Riley's Trojan Horseplay|work=The New York Review of Books|date=July 21, 2018|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>

=== Posthumous documentary ===
A documentary showing the final 27 days of Lopes' life, titled ''[[The Last Days of Left Eye]]'', premiered at the [[Atlanta Film Festival]] in April 2007, for an audience that included many of Lopes' contemporaries, including [[Monica (singer)|Monica]], [[Ronnie DeVoe]], [[112 (band)|112]], [[Big Boi]], [[India.Arie]], and [[Cee Lo Green]].<ref name="mtv.com"/><ref>{{cite news|title="Last Days of Left Eye" and "Fay Grim" Bookend 31st Atlanta Film Fest|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/last_days_of_left_eye_and_fay_grim_bookend_31st_atlanta_film_fest|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[Indiewire]]|date=April 18, 2007}}</ref> [[VH1]] and [[BET Soul|VH1 Soul]] broadcast the documentary on May 19, 2007. Most of the footage was shot with a handheld camera, often in the form of diary entries filmed by Lopes while on a 30-day spiritual retreat in Honduras with sister Reigndrop, brother Ronald and members of the R&B group Egypt.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hefferan|first=Virginia|title=Last Days of Left Eye|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/19/arts/television/19left.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130727085911/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/19/arts/television/19left.html|archive-date= July 27, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 19, 2007}}</ref> In these entries, she reflected on her personal life and career. A calmer side of her personality was on display, showing interests in [[numerology]] and [[yoga]].<ref name="LastDays"/> In January 2020, [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] aired an episode of ''Hopelessly In Love'', a docuseries that captures the relationships of the rich and famous, about Lopes and Rison's tumultuous relationship. It showcased the complexity of their relationship and how she ended up with a felony arson charge for burning down Rison's Atlanta mansion.

==Discography==
{{Main|Lisa Lopes discography}}
{{See also|TLC discography}}

=== Studio albums ===
* ''[[Supernova (Lisa Lopes album)|Supernova]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Eye Legacy]]'' (2009)

== Filmography ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1994
| ''[[House Party 3]]''
| Sex as a Weapon (with [[TLC (group)|TLC]])
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Living Single]]''
| Herself (with TLC)
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Cut (1998 TV series)|The Cut]]''
| Herself (presenter)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Bamboozled]]''
| Herself
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''
| Brenda
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Last Days of Left Eye]]''
| Herself (archive footage)
|-
| 2013
| ''[[CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story]]''
| Herself (archive footage) ([[VH1]] biopic)
|-
| 2020
| ''Hopelessly in  Love: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Andre Rison''
| Herself (archive footage) ([[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] documentary)
|-
|2023
| ''TLC Forever''
| Herself (archive footage) 
([[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] documentary)
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Lisa Nicole Lopes}}
* [http://lisalopesfoundation.org/ Lisa Lopes Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611142445/http://www.lisalopesfoundation.org/ |date=June 11, 2012 }}
* {{IMDb name|0519912}}
* [https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lisa-left-eye-lopes Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes] on [[Grammy Award]]s
* {{cite web|url=https://alevemente.org/snow-lopes/|title=Lisa Lopes' Daughter|website=Alevemente|date=February 12, 2024 |access-date=April 23, 2024}}

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