On this day in 2002, the music world lost a true icon when Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the vibrant frontwoman of the groundbreaking R&B/Hip Hop group TLC, tragically passed away in a car crash in Honduras.

These words were written on Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ grave as 30,000 fans mourned the loss of the critically acclaimed artist after her death on April 25, 2002. The-30-year-old had aspirations of ...

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio ... Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Lopes’ white casket was engraved with a rap she recited on TLC’s No. 1 smash “Waterfalls.” ...