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Lisa Lopes is a Contemporary R&B and Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Donell Jones, Queen Latifah and Monie Love. Those roots explain a lot about how Lisa Lopes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Angie Martinez, Mashonda, Missy Elliott, Sean Garrett and TLC, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anastacia, Melanie C and Blaque, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Lisa Lopes, reaching back through Donell Jones and forward to Anastacia. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lisa Nicole Lopes, also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besides rapping 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 Awards.
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Lisa Lopes grew out of Donell Jones, Queen Latifah and Monie Love, shares an orbit with Angie Martinez, Mashonda, Missy Elliott and Sean Garrett, went on to shape Anastacia, Melanie C and Blaque. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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