Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens - better than the general public by the name of Queen Latifah - is an American actress, rapper, and singer. in film, music and television Queen Latifah has received 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards (two Image Awards), a Grammy Award, six more Grammy nods and nominations for the Emmy Award. Queen Latifah, the daughter of the Newark New Jersey schoolteacher and a Newark New Jersey police officer Lancelot Owens Senior was born and raised within Newark New Jersey. Her father and mother divorced after Latifah turned ten. Latifah attended a Catholic school and received her education at Newark New Jersey. She went to in the Baptist church. The stage name Latifah meaning delicate and very compassionate in Arabic was handed by her cousin at the age of she was eight. Latifah was always tall, standing 5'10" and was the center forward on her high school basketball team. As part of a school production she performed the song Home from The Wiz. Latifah was part of the Ladies Fresh, a rap collective that started her journey into beatboxing. Latifah used to be a member of the Flavor Unit - a group of rappers who united around the producer DJ Mark the 45 King. Mark James, aka DJ Mark the45 King recorded the rap of Queen Latifah, aka Princess of the Posse. The recording was given to the host of Yo! MTV Raps who is known as Freddy. Dante Ross, an employee of Tommy Boy Music who heard the song, and then was signed by Latifah in 1988 for the release of her debut track Wrath of My Madness.

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