Since we're going through females and examining their impact, how could one forget Sister Perri better known as "Pebbles"?

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NAMESY:

Perri Reid (born Perri Arlette McKissack), best known by her former stage name, Pebbles, is an American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter. She created the contemporary R&B group TLC. She is currently an Atlanta-based minister, known as "Sister Perri".

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HITSOLOGY:

Pebbles got her start in 1981 as a backing vocalist for the percussionist/band leader Bill Summers and the funk band Con Funk Shun. Reid co-wrote one of Con Funk Shun's singles, "Body Lovers".

While working at an Oakland, California real estate office she met contractor George L. Smith. Smith bankrolled Pebbles with $80,000 for a demo tape and video for "Mercedes Boy". The demo and video led to a contract with MCA. Smith and Pebbles married in 1985 and made their home in San Francisco.

She recorded several hit singles on her own during the late 1980s and early 1990s (including "Girlfriend", "Mercedes Boy", "Giving You The Benefit", and "Love Makes Things Happen)".

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"Ms. Perri Reid is real unique, ok? She's somebody to me who is..You know those kind of people who can't get over anything?" - Tionne T-Boz

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she still doesnt aknowledge her other son Tian McKissack

Yeah girlfriend left TLC with a great legacy didn't she. No benefit of the doubt from me here, but she was hot.