Rozanda ‘Chilli’ Thomas graces the latest edition of Rolling Out magazine, taking the cover shot and looks AMAZING. In the issue Chilli talks about a number of things including the current hip hop generation being influenced by TLC, working with Drake and J.Cole, and of course the highly anticipated ‘Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story’ which airs Oct 21 on VH1. Check out some of the excerpts and behind the scenes video of the shoot

On working with J. Cole

“I think that’s why we were so excited to work with J. Cole — because [the song] ‘Crooked Smile’ was … basically [him] saying ‘Embrace your imperfections.’ I was really happy that a rapper took that approach,”

On Drake Sampling TLC’s Music

“I have to give a big thanks to artists like Drake,” Chilli states. “He has a huge following and because he loves ’90s music, that also introduces those artists to a younger generation. He did a cover of one of our songs, ‘Fan Mail,’ and that introduced us to fans who may not have known that record.”

On The New Generation of TLC Fans

“I’m very happy that they can go to YouTube and discover all of our videos and stuff,” she says. “All of that is what helped to introduce [younger fans] to us. Especially the girls, once they see what we were all about and how fun the videos were, it’s fresh to them. Because it’s not something they’re seeing right now. When I have a 13-year-old send me a message on Twitter, that’s crazy to me. It lets me know that the music and the things that we said weren’t in vain; it’s still able to live and make a difference in a generation that wasn’t born when we first came out.”

On the TLC Bio-Pic

“What I really want people to know is that we would not have done the [movie] deal if we were not going to be 100 percent involved. It wouldn’t make sense. Being involved and writing the script with [screenwriter] Kate Lanier, casting, being on set every day — the girls spent a lot of time with us. Especially Lil Mama, because we had to be Lisa’s voice. Aside from hanging out with us, they did their research. They went online, studied interviews and our mannerisms and a lot of stuff. We shared things with them so they could truly understand how we felt and really transform into those characters. Besides that — and a good team of hair and makeup — it turned out really good!”

Check out the rest of the interview HERE