Monie Love
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Monie Love is a British-born American rapper and radio personality known for her influential role in late-1980s and early-1990s hip hop, particularly for her Afrocentric, socially conscious lyrics and collaborations with artists like Queen Latifah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monie Love canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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radio personality ⓘ rapper ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
A Tribe Called Quest
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De La Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Tongues NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Simone Gooden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-07-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black British ⓘ |
| familyName | Gooden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
golden age hip hop
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hip hop ⓘ |
| givenName | Simone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | 4 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Native Tongues collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| movement | Afrocentrism in hip hop ⓘ |
| name | Monie Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Ladies First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first prominent British-born female rappers in American hip hop
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contributions to late-1980s and early-1990s hip hop ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Down to Earth
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In a Word or 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s a Shame (My Sister) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladies First NERFINISHED ⓘ Monie in the Middle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
radio personality
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rapper ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| radioWorkLocation |
Atlanta
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Cooltempo Records
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.