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No Scrubs is a Contemporary R&B act. They run in the same orbit as Wrecking Ball and Sweater Weather, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DJ Quik, Madonna, Gwen Guthrie, Karmin and Kelly Clarkson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around No Scrubs and forward to DJ Quik. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"No Scrubs" is a song recorded by American girl group TLC as the lead single from their third studio album, FanMail, released on February 2, 1999, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The song was written by producer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and former Xscape members Kandi Burruss and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, with TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes contributing lyrics to the rap version. The song lyrics describe the role of a man in a relationship. Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas sings the lead vocals for the first time on a TLC single. The song popularized the slang term "scrub" worldwide.
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No Scrubs shares an orbit with Wrecking Ball and Sweater Weather, went on to shape DJ Quik, Madonna, Gwen Guthrie and Karmin. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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