John Morrison joins host Raina Douris

35 years ago, Queen Latifah took over the hip-hop throne with the release of her debut album All Hail the Queen. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about how that album challenged the historically male-dominated hip-hop space, and about Queen Latifah’s legacy – on a new edition of the Culture Corner.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist

The Pretenders “Stop Your Sobbing” Pretenders

Lucinda Williams “I Just Wanted To See You” Lucinda Williams”

Queen Latifah “Dance for Me” All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah “Ladies First (feat. Monie Love)” All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah “Wrath of My Madness” All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah “Come Into My House (with Quasar)” All Hail the Queen

Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)” Speaking in Tongues)

Chris Stapleton “Cold” Starting Over

Hozier “Too Sweet” Unreal Unearth: Unheard

Lucius “Old Tape (Feat. Adam Granduciel)” Old Tape (single)

Baio “Needs” WC Recording

Franz Ferdinand “Audacious” The Human Fear

Wall of Voodoo “Mexican Radio” Call of the West

Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer” So

Waxahatchee “Bored” Tigers Blood

Hour Two
Billy Strings “Gild the Lily” Highway Prayers

The Cure “I Can Never Say Goodbye” Songs of A Lost World

Tears for Fears “Mad World” The Hurting

Sinead O’Connor “Mandinka” The Lion and The Cobra

Orla Gartland “Little Chaos” Everybody Needs A Hero

Kacey Musgraves “Butterflies” Golden Hour

Jose Gonzalez “Crosses” WC Recording

Chris Isaak “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing” WC Recording

LCD Soundsystem “X-Ray Eyes” (single)

Kraftwerk “The Model” The Man Machine

Kate Bush “Hounds of Love” Hounds of Love

Dessa “Velodrome” WC Recording

Sofia Valdes “Already Yours” Already Yours (single)

U2 “One” Achtung Baby

Mk. Gee “Rockman” single

Boygenius “$20” The Record