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