I Wanna Be Down (feat. Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo & MC Lyte) [Human Rhythm Hip Hop Remix]
Brandy
Same Love / Open Your Heart / Wedding Ceremony (Live At The Grammys , 2014)
Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Queen Latifah, Trombone Shorty & Madonna
Ladies First (feat. Monie Love)
Queen Latifah & Monie Love
U.N.I.T.Y.
Queen Latifah
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) [from Duets II: The Great Performances]
Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah
Buddy (Native Tongue Decision) [Official Music Video] [feat. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah & Monie Love]
De La Soul
Go Head
Queen Latifah
Just Another Day...
Queen Latifah
Paper
Queen Latifah
Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) [feat. Queen Latifah]
Meredith Brooks
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Queen Latifah Essentials
It's ladies first with the queen of royal badness.
Artist Biography
Groundbreaking rapper and singer Queen Latifah was the first solo female hip-hop artist to score a gold album (1993’s Black Reign). She used her success in music as a launchpad for a fruitful acting career.
• The New Jersey native grew up performing in talent shows and school plays. In high school, she formed the hip-hop crew Ladies Fresh, a showcase for her beatboxing skills.
• After taking up rapping, Latifah became a member of the Jersey hip-hop collective Flavor Unit, and with some help from producer DJ Mark the 45 King, she earned a deal with Tommy Boy Records.
• Her 1989 debut album, All Hail the Queen, includes the feminist anthem “Ladies First,” featuring fellow female rhymer Monie Love.
• The rapper’s gold-selling 1993 album Black Reign includes the single “U.N.I.T.Y.,” which addresses sexism in hip-hop culture. The song earned Latifah a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.
• In the 2000s, Latifah shifted from rapping toward traditional singing, releasing an album of soul and jazz standards, The Dana Owens Album, in 2004. She returned to a mix of rapping and singing on her seventh studio album, Persona, in 2009.
• As an actress, she starred in the Fox sitcom Living Single in the mid-’90s, scored an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2002 musical Chicago, and nabbed Emmy nominations for her roles in Life Support (2007) and Bessie (2016).