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Queen Latifah opens up her sound on Order in the Court by adding old-school R&B and contemporary soul flourishes to her trademark hip-hop. Of course, she has never been reluctant to experiment -- even on her first album, she aligned herself with the Native Tongues instead of running with hardcore rappers like Public Enemy. The difference with Order in the Court is that she's trying to fit into the fuzzy post-Fugees world where the lines between hip-hop and urban are nearly invisible. She performs duets with Pras and Faith Evans, letting them bring her closer to the urban-hip-hop fusion that she envisions. It's an intriguing blend that's occasionally successful, but it's hard not to yearn for the harder-edged Latifah that dominated her early albums. There are some good moments on Order in the Court, like the hard-hitting "Bananas" or the smooth "Paper," but they're a double-edged sword -- they're good but they reveal that she's capable of delivering something better than Order in the Court ultimately turns out to be.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Gregory Crapps, ComposerLyricist - Allen Henry McGrier, ComposerLyricist - Apache, FeaturedArtist - Wyclef Jean, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - Lauryn Hill, ComposerLyricist - SALAAM REMI, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sisco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, ComposerLyricist - Bradley Young, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Michel Prakazrel, ComposerLyricist - Marcus DL, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CHAKA KHAN, ComposerLyricist - Jouyn Adams, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Big Jaz, Producer - Malcolm Selwyn Byer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Elmer Stevens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Queen Latifah, MainArtist - DJ Clark Kent, ComposerLyricist - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Laverne Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Nate Edmonds, ComposerLyricist - Moncy Plummer III Smith, ComposerLyricist - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - B. Roland, ComposerLyricist - Marcus DL, Producer - Monifah and Foot, Unknown, Other
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenny Ortiz, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Clark Kent, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - CLARK KENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Laverne Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Nate Edmonds, ComposerLyricist - Moncy Plummer III Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jouyn Adams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - B. Roland, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rufus Moore, ComposerLyricist - TERRY LEWIS, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Ian Blanch, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad James "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Chris Puriam, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cisco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott, Producer - David Gavurin/Harriet Wheeler/Dave Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Next, FeaturedArtist - Darren Lighty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Isley, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Jasper, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, ComposerLyricist - Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kay Gee, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, ComposerLyricist - RUDOLPH ISLEY, ComposerLyricist - Keir Lamont Gist, ComposerLyricist - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - O'Kelly Isley Jr., ComposerLyricist - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Antonique Smith, FeaturedArtist - Next and Antonique Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Producer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Purham, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Devine Styler, ComposerLyricist - Le Fem Markita, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin "Kendu" Isaacs, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Queen Latifah, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis, Producer - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jaz-A-Belle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Brown, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edwin B. Edwards, ComposerLyricist - NILE RODGERS, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Logus, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Inaya Jafan, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Chris Puriam, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin "Kendu" Isaacs, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LIL' MO, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - FAITH EVANS, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ken Lewis, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Duane Mccord, ComposerLyricist - Michael Allen, ComposerLyricist - Darryl "Big Baby" McClary, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Falcone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Darryl Stimpson McClary, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth L R Whitehead, ComposerLyricist - Mike "Suga" Allen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, Producer, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Le Fem Markita, Unknown, Other, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
H. Harris, ComposerLyricist - Scarlet, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Producer, MainArtist - Anne Dudley, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sisco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malcolm McLaren, ComposerLyricist - Nikki D., Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nichele Strong, ComposerLyricist - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Markita Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Puriam, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devine Styler, ComposerLyricist - Le Fem Markita, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin "Kendu" Isaacs, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Kirkland, ComposerLyricist - Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - George Duke, ComposerLyricist - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - Sisqo, FeaturedArtist - Diamond D., Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sade Adu, ComposerLyricist - Darren Lighty, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Dillett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Queen Latifah, Mixer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kay Gee, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Matthewman, ComposerLyricist - Keir Lamont Gist, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - Dana E. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Markita Ferguson, ComposerLyricist - Le Fem Markita, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin "Kendu" Isaacs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Queen Latifah opens up her sound on Order in the Court by adding old-school R&B and contemporary soul flourishes to her trademark hip-hop. Of course, she has never been reluctant to experiment -- even on her first album, she aligned herself with the Native Tongues instead of running with hardcore rappers like Public Enemy. The difference with Order in the Court is that she's trying to fit into the fuzzy post-Fugees world where the lines between hip-hop and urban are nearly invisible. She performs duets with Pras and Faith Evans, letting them bring her closer to the urban-hip-hop fusion that she envisions. It's an intriguing blend that's occasionally successful, but it's hard not to yearn for the harder-edged Latifah that dominated her early albums. There are some good moments on Order in the Court, like the hard-hitting "Bananas" or the smooth "Paper," but they're a double-edged sword -- they're good but they reveal that she's capable of delivering something better than Order in the Court ultimately turns out to be.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:26
- Main artists: Queen Latifah
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 Motown Record Company L.P. ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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