It was TLC's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. once you have a scrub they just take advantage.So i'm sending a warning to the young who growing, don't be fooled by looks and sending a shout out to T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye who art is in heaven looking on us. After meeting Briggs through their manager, Burruss and Cottle asked if they could try writing different lyrics to the song, which they then hoped to record. It later appeared as a shorter edit on "Now and Forever: The Hits" (2003). Raynyse from Talahasse, Fl This song is one of favorites because TLC is right about having no scrubs. TLC's "No Scrubs" is a timeless hit adored by all generations. The single version of this song contains a rap written by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, but it was not included on the album's version. No Scrubs Lyrics: A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly / He's also known as a busta (Busta, busta) / Always talkin' about what he wants / And just sits on his broke ass / So no, I don't want your Briggs was an up-and-coming producer at LaFace records, home of TLC, and had written what would become "No Scrubs," but with completely different lyrics. Just take it from this young girl named Lucia, whose unflinching love for the song has earned her newfound internet stardom.