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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, model and actress. Latifah’s work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination.
Latifah was born and raised in the public housing projects of Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Rita, a schoolteacher who worked at Irvington High School, and Lancelot Owens, a policeman. Her parents divorced when Latifah was ten. Latifah performed the number “Home” from the musical The Wiz in a high school play. Her stage name, Latifah (لطيفة), meaning “kind” in Arabic, was given to her when she was eight by her cousin. Latifah was raised in the Baptist church, and, while in high school, was a power forward on her basketball team.
She started her career beatboxing for the rap group Ladies Fresh. Latifah was one of the members of the original version of the Flavor Unit, which, at that time, was a crew of MC’s grouped around producer DJ Mark the 45 King. In 1988, DJ Mark the 45 King heard a demo version of Latifah’s single “Princess of the Posse” and gave the demo to Fab Five Freddy, who was the host of Yo! MTV Raps. Freddy helped Latifah sign with Tommy Boy Records, which released Latifah’s first album All Hail the Queen in 1989, when she was nineteen.
Latifah was born and raised in the public housing projects of Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Rita, a schoolteacher who worked at Irvington High School, and Lancelot Owens, a policeman. Her parents divorced when Latifah was ten. Latifah performed the number “Home” from the musical The Wiz in a high school play. Her stage name, Latifah (لطيفة), meaning “kind” in Arabic, was given to her when she was eight by her cousin. Latifah was raised in the Baptist church, and, while in high school, was a power forward on her basketball team.
She started her career beatboxing for the rap group Ladies Fresh. Latifah was one of the members of the original version of the Flavor Unit, which, at that time, was a crew of MC’s grouped around producer DJ Mark the 45 King. In 1988, DJ Mark the 45 King heard a demo version of Latifah’s single “Princess of the Posse” and gave the demo to Fab Five Freddy, who was the host of Yo! MTV Raps. Freddy helped Latifah sign with Tommy Boy Records, which released Latifah’s first album All Hail the Queen in 1989, when she was nineteen.
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rawr4tehdinos wrote:
haha what the fuck is with those related artist.
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EricValeev wrote:
Come Into My House!
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
The Queen of HIP HOP!!! :-)
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alicewondered wrote:
black reiiiiiiign!
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NixGalith wrote:
Pinche vocesota que se carga. La amo <3
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Sevastopoly wrote:
i want her to back a rapper
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gendervariant wrote:
I want her to come back to music so she can stop ruining good television shows.
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gendervariant wrote:
vvv A hypebeast who is actually right for once.
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truskolowygimb wrote:
JEAN GRAE IS 1000 LEVELS ABOVE HER AND NICKI
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
That's my Fly Gurl!!! :-)
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
Come into my HOUSE, baby!!! :-)
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XavierViolet9 wrote:
wow, I really need Queen Latifah to come back and put out another rap album, I recently heard her Foxy Brown diss song and Queen latifah pretty much killed it completely,absolutely amazing.
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lock2stock wrote:
all hail the soul sista
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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
My Queen ...Latifah!!! I love her ...and her songs too!!! :-)
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GameTheory29 wrote:
Jersey
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Annieworld wrote:
More jazzy music please :)))
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gendervariant wrote:
wow, these charts suck! [3]
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dewfish wrote:
man, that Dana Owens album is jazzy as all get out...
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Andsu wrote:
I love this woman!
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AstroBoy30 wrote:
underrated on here.
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