<P> Described as autobiographical, much of Lopez's music has centered around the "ups and downs" of love . The lyrical content of This Is Me...Then is largely focused on her relationship with Ben Affleck, with the song "Dear Ben" being described as the album's "glowing centerpiece". Her first full length Spanish - language album, Como Ama una Mujer features introspective lyrics about romance, heartache and self - loathing . When explaining her seventh studio album Love?, Lopez stated: "There's still so much to learn and that's why the question mark ." Other recurrent themes in Lopez's music have included her upbringing in the Bronx and women's empowerment . </P> <P> Lopez has been influenced by artists such as Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Barbra Streisand . She credited Rita Moreno's performance in the 1961 musical film West Side Story as a major inspiration . Critics have considered Lopez's voice to be limited, and obscured by the production of her music, while remaining "radio - friendly". Rolling Stone observed: "Instead of strained vocal pyrotechnics, Lopez sticks to the understated R&B murmur of a round - the - way superstar who doesn't need to belt because she knows you're already paying attention (...) She makes a little va - va and a whole lot of voom go a long way ." Meanwhile, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called her voice "slight" and wrote: "Lopez was never, ever about singing; she was about style". Entertainment Weekly criticized her vocal performance for lacking the trademark "husky - voiced voluptuousness" she has in her films . The Baltimore Sun regards Lopez as having a "breathy" stylistic range, but lacking personality . </P> <P> Considered one of dance's "greatest success stories", Lopez felt an emotional connection to dance since her youth, when she specialized in ballet, jazz and flamenco . Her career commenced on the variety television sketch comedy series In Living Color, where she was a part of an ethnically diverse dance group known as The Fly Girls . Janet Jackson, whom she briefly served as a backup dancer for, has been credited by Lopez as an inspiration for her own dance and videos . Since beginning her own recording career, Lopez has become known for her body - emphasizing music videos, which often include dance routines . Some of them have been the subject of controversy, including "Jenny from the Block", "Dance Again" and "Booty". Her provocatively choreographed music video for "If You Had My Love" allowed Lopez to become a dominant figure on MTV networks worldwide, while the accompanying video for "Waiting for Tonight" established her as a "dance princess" according to MTV . </P> <P> On stage, Lopez is recognized for her showmanship and sex appeal, and often includes costumes such as bodysuits as part of her performance . Author Priscilla Peña Ovalle stated in Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex and Stardom (2011) that Lopez was one of the Latin stars who "used dance to gain agency as working performers with mainstream careers, yet many of their roles paradoxically racialized and sexualized their bodies". Troy Patterson of Entertainment Weekly also observed that she used her body for emphasis on stage, "She turned herself out as the fly girl hyperversion of postfeminist power, flaunting her control by toying with the threat of excess . In consequence, her star went supernova ." Her signature movements include "clock-wise pivoting with salsa hip circles and sequential torso undulations". While being noted to lip sync in the early stages of career, Lopez's Dance Again World Tour was praised for showcasing live vocals and choreography synchronously . In a review of her Las Vegas residency All I Have, Los Angeles Times writer Nolan Feeney called her "Queen of the Strip" and remarked that her dancing is "undoubtedly the centerpiece of the show". </P>

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