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Queen Latifah is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop, House and Jazz. Their sound grew out of Kent Jones, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Run–D.M.C. and Bessie Smith. Those roots explain a lot about how Queen Latifah arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jungle Brothers, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Naughty By Nature and Zhané, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ice Cube, Lil' Kim, Monie Love, A Tribe Called Quest and Lisa Lopes, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 75 connections around Queen Latifah, reaching back through Kent Jones and forward to Ice Cube. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Queen Latifah connections
Queen Latifah grew out of Kent Jones, LL Cool J, Public Enemy and Run–D.M.C., shares an orbit with Jungle Brothers, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown and Naughty By Nature, went on to shape Ice Cube, Lil' Kim, Monie Love and A Tribe Called Quest. 75 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Queen Latifah
Sounds and acts that shaped Queen Latifah.
- Kent Jonesartist
- LL Cool Jartist
- Public Enemyartist
- Run–D.M.C.artist
- Bessie Smithartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Peggy Leeartist
- Macy Grayartist
- Al Greenartist
- MC Lyteartist
- I Heard It Through the Grapevineartist
- Miri Ben-Ariartist
- Salt-N-Pepaartist
- Stereo MCsartist
- Kathleen Battleartist
- Take 6artist
- The Metersartist
- Short Dog's in the Houseartist
- Barbara Lewisartist
- Troopartist
- Erykah Baduartist
- Main Sourceartist
- The Pointer Sistersartist
- EPMDartist
- KRS-Oneartist
Artists similar to Queen Latifah
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Queen Latifah.
- Jungle Brothersartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Foxy Brownartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Zhanéartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- Mary J. Bligeartist
- Bahamadiaartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Rapsodyartist
- De La Soulartist
- Boogie Down Productionsartist
- En Vogueartist
- Lost Boyzartist
- Aaliyahartist
- Heavy D & The Boyzartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Talib Kweliartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Q-Tipartist
- TLCartist
- EPMDartist
- India.Arieartist
- Maseartist
- Main Sourceartist
- Gang Starrartist
- Grand Pubaartist
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
- Neneh Cherryartist
- Public Enemyartist
Bands Queen Latifah shaped
Where the influence of Queen Latifah travelled next.
- Ice Cubeartist
- Lil' Kimartist
- Monie Loveartist
- A Tribe Called Questartist
- Lisa Lopesartist
- As I Amartist
- De La Soulartist
- Lil Mamaartist
- Natasja Saadartist
- Christian McBrideartist
- Weird MCartist
- Inaya Dayartist
- Natasjaartist
- The Cultartist
- Princess Nokiaartist
- Living Colourartist
- Leaders of the New Schoolartist
- Kid Sisterartist
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopesartist
- Cardi Bartist
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