Last Updated: 11 Apr, 2024 | Views: 352
Age: 54
Profession: Singer
Other Profession(s): Actress, Rapper, Song writer, Talk Show Host, Film Producer
Famous For: The Stage Name Queen Latifah
Higher Education: Borough of Manhattan Community College
Net Worth: $85 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Queen Latifah was born on 18th March 1970. She is an American rapper, actress, and singer better known by her stage name. Her TV roles include Khadijah James on Living Single from 1993 to 1998, as well as the leading role in Set It Off (1996). The Queen Latifah Show was her daytime talk show that aired from 1999 to 2001 and 2013 to 2015. Star was the musical drama series in which she starred as Carlotta Brown from 2016 to 2019. In 2020, she starred in the miniseries Hollywood as Hattie McDaniel. She has been playing the lead role in CBS's revival of The Equalizer since 2021.
Queen Latifah Career:
Queen Latifah's Career Beginnings In 1988–1989
• Beatboxing was her first job, and she was an original member of Flavor Unit, a group of MCs grouped around DJ King Gemini, who made a demo of Queen Latifah's song "Princess of the Posse."
Queen Latifah Rap And Hip-Hop In 1989–2002
• Queen Latifah rapped about black women's issues during her hip-hop career. Topics covered in her songs include domestic violence, harassment on the streets, and relationship problems.
Queen Latifah Changed To Traditional Singing From 2003–2009
• After Order in the Court, Latifah concentrated primarily on soul music and jazz standards, which she used sparingly in her previous hip-hop-oriented albums. She released the soul/jazz standards album The Dana Owens Album in 2004.
Queen Latifah Return To Hip-Hop: 2008–Present
• Queen Latifah was asked in 2008 if she would make another hip-hop album. She released Persona in 2009 after announcing that the album was finished and would be called All Hail the Queen II. The lead single on the album was "Cue the Rain.".
Queen Latifah Products And Endorsements
• Queen Latifah is a spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics, Curvation women's underwear, Pizza Hut, and Jenny Craig. Her CoverGirl Queen Collection is a cosmetics line for women of color.
• Queen Latifah has also introduced a perfume line titled "Queen" and "Queen of Hearts." In May 2018, Latifah was named the godmother of Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Horizon. Queen Latifah also wrote a book on confidence and self-respect called Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman.
Queen Latifah Awards:
• 1995: Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy Award
• 2008: A Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Motion Picture or Miniseries | Female Actor of the Year Award from the Screen Actors Guild
• 2003: Supporting Actress NAACP Image Award | Nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards
Queen Latifah Studio Albums:
• 1989: All Hail the Queen
• 1991: Nature of a Sista'
• 1993: Black Reign
• 1998: Order in the Court
• 2004: The Dana Owens Album
• 2007: Trav'lin' Light
• 2009: Persona
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