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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by her stage nameQueen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women. The track reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and won a Grammy Award. She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah garnered

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  • In march of 1970 Queen Latifah was born inNew Wark , New Jersey. Her real name was Dana Owens.
  • When Dana Became 8 her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah which means in the Arabic languagee "delacate" or "sensitive".
  • In high school Latifah stared in school productions of "The Wiz".
    She also began rapping in a group called Ladies Fresh. Latifah served as a human beatbox in her group.
  • In college Latifah got the name Queen Latifah. She partnered up with Afrika Bambaataa's Native Tongues Collective who saw to bring a more positive, Afrocentic consciousness to hip-hop.
  • Queen Latifah recorded her first single,"Wrath My Madness" in 1988.
  • Queen Latifah agreed to co-star in a fox television series "Living Single".
  • Queen Latifah started her own talk show which stopped in 2001.

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Queen Latifah

American rapper and actress (born 1970)

"Latifah" redirects here. For other uses, see Latifa (disambiguation).

For the 2024 Nigerian drama film, see Queen Lateefah.

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

At age 19, Latifah released her debut album All Hail the Queen (1989), featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Her second album Nature of a Sista' (1991), was produced by Tommy Boy Records. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[3] and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in rais

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