Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper actress and singer. Her work as a music actor, filmmaker and TV performer has earned her the distinction of two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Image Awards. She also won an Grammy Award as well as six additional Grammy nominations. Queen Latifah is the daughter of Newark New Jersey native. Her parents are Lancelot Sr. who was a policeman, and Rita who was a educator at Irvington High School. The couple divorced at the age of Latifah was ten. Latifah was a student at the Catholic School in Newark, the state of New Jersey. She was also raised by her family's Baptist Church. Latifah is a word that means gentle and generous. Her mother gave it to her at the age of eight years old. Latifah is a 5'10" tall forward on the team at her high school, was always a tall girl. She sang the song home from The Wiz at a school play. Latifah started beatboxing for the rap group Ladies Fresh. Latifah was a part of the original Flavor Unit group that included several MCs as well as the producer DJ Mark 45 King. Mark James (aka DJ Mark the 45King) recorded a sample of Queen Latifah rapper Princess of the Posse. He gave the recording to Yo! MTV Raps which is hosted by Freddy. Dante Ross, an employee of Tommy Boy Music who heard the track and signed Latifah in 1988 to release her first single Wrath of My Madness.





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