Latest Release
- 28 JUN 2024
- 1 Song
- Kwanzaa for Kids · 1993
- Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture) · 2007
- The Best of Brandy · 1994
- Chicago (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture) · 2002
- Deeply Rooted: Juneteenth · 1993
- Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture) · 2007
- New Jack City (Music from the Motion Picture) · 1991
- Walk the Dinosaur (From "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs") - Single · 2009
- Worldwide Underground · 2003
- Duets II · 2011
Essential Albums
Music Videos
- 2005
- 2005
Artist Playlists
- It's ladies first with the queen of royal badness.
Singles & EPs
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- Prince Paul and Queen Latifah on De La’s origins.
- Timeless Afrocentricity and unity from Native Tongues.
- Celebrating Kwanzaa with Queen Latifah’s classic.
- Why the movie star isn't done with rap.
About Queen Latifah
Hip-hop trailblazer and beloved actor-entertainer Queen Latifah is a bastion of contemporary culture. She was born Dana Elaine Owens in 1970 and raised in East Orange, New Jersey. A fan of hip-hop since its inception, Latifah began to take the craft seriously in school, rapping in changing rooms and eventually forming an all-female rap group, Ladies Fresh. Her debut album, 1989’s All Hail the Queen, kicked off her goal of calling out the industry and calling in the Black community, as evinced by the funky and unflinching “Ladies First”, featuring London-born MC Monie Love. Queen Latifah released Black Reign in 1993, a lyrical exhibition that was highlighted by the women’s empowerment anthem “U.N.I.T.Y”. The following year, she appeared on the star-studded remix to Brandy’s “I Wanna Be Down” alongside fellow hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte and Ice Cube protégée Yo-Yo. Queen Latifah’s love for music meets her passion for theatre on fiery songs like “Satisfied” by Sia featuring Miguel, from 2016’s The Hamilton Mixtape.
- FROM
- Newark, NJ, United States
- BORN
- 18 mars 1970
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap