Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens - better than the general public by the name of Queen Latifah is an American actor, rapper, and singer. Queen Latifah is an American actress, rapper as well as a singer. Queen Latifah is an Newark New Jersey native. Her parents were Lancelot Sr. as a police officer as well as Rita who was a instructor at Irvington High School. Latifah's mother and father divorced at the time Latifah turned ten. Latifah grew up in the Baptist religion and went to Catholic school in Newark New Jersey. When she was 8 when her mother gave her the stage name Latifah that means delicate and kind in Arabic. Latifah's 5'10" height allowed her to be a formidable performer at high school. The play she played in her high school, Latifah performed "Home" from The Wiz. Latifah started to beatbox for the group known as Ladies Fresh. Latifah used to be a member of Flavor Unit - a group of rappers that joined by the producer DJ Mark the 45 king. Mark James, aka DJ Mark the45 King, recorded Queen Latifah's rap Princess of the Posse. The song was sent to host Yo! MTV Raps Freddy. Dante Ross of Tommy Boy Music was a member of Latifah at the time, was impressed by her track. In 1988, she dropped Wrath of My Madness as Latifah's debut single.





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