website associated_acts years_active alias birth_place label article_title name birth_date genre origin birth_name
-lsb- https://twitter.com/darealmonielove monie love twitter -rsb- native de la soul , jungle brothers , a tribe called tongues quest , big daddy kane , tupac shakur , dave angel , queen latifah , 1988 -- present monie love simone wilson battersea , london , u.k. warner bros. cooltempo/chrysalis/emi records tuff groove monie love
 monie love 2 july 1970 hip swing hop , british hip hop , new jack london , england , u.k. simone gooden
monie love

monie love -lrb- born simone gooden ; 2 july 1970 -rrb- is an english rapper and radio personality in the united states .
she is a well-respected figure in british hip hop , and made an impact with american hip hop audiences as a protégé of female american emcee queen latifah , as well as through her membership in the late 1980s/early 1990s native tongues .
love was one of the first brithop artists to be signed and distributed worldwide by a major record label .
love was born in the battersea area of london .
she is the younger sister of techno musician dave angel , and was a daughter of a london-based , jazz musician father .
