The Queen’s career that you all must have a look at.
Dana Elaine Owens popularly known as Queen Latifah is a 51-year-old professional singer, songwriter, rapper actress, and producer. She was a member of an all-female rap group of ladies in high school while she was studying communications. Queen Latifah’s dedication to work is quite transparent and her love for the art of rapping can clearly be seen. Therefore, to achieve the stars she prepared a demo reel which immediately caught the attention of Tommy Boy Records, who signed the then 18-year-old rising superstar. She released her first single “Wrath of My Madness” In the year 1988, which eventually followed her debut album “All Hail the Queen.” This was the beginning of her career and the rest is history.
She is an early black people activist and has always focused her songs on the direction of equal black rights. She entered the field of men-dominated area and succeeded with flying colors, she decided to do something that breaks all the barriers of the stereotypes that have been put by society. Later she proved her dominance by winning a Grammy Award For best rap solo in 1994 for U.N.I.T.Y.
1994- Rocking The Party
Latifah entertaining a huge crowd at the famous Apollo theatre in NYC in June 1994.
1995- Collecting Some Awards
Queen Latifah receives this Sammy Davis junior award for entertainer of the year at the 9th annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1995
1996- Trying out Acting
If you thought singing was her only talent then well you are wrong. after the glamour of success in her music career she decided to showcase another talent of acting on TV and film in the early 90s. she appeared in films like juice and jungle fever. She even starred alongside Will Smith in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where she blessed the show with her guest appearance for two episodes.
1998- Actress Latifah
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Queen Latifah as Khadijah James in series living single from 1993 to 1998.
1999 -The Bone Collector
She was also seen alongside Angelina Jolie in 1999 in the movie The bone collector.
2000’s Talk Show Time
She even hosted her own talk show, Queen Latifah show which first ran from 1999 to 2001 and then again from 2013 to 2015.
2002-Chicago To Oscar
Queen Latifah’s one of major breakthroughs in acting was when she was cast as Mama Morton in the 2002 musical film Chicago. her acting was so amazing that the role earned the star her own Oscar nomination for best actress in a supporting role. She acted alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, and Renee Zellweger.
2003- Saturday Night Live!
She has hosted Saturday Night Live several times once in 2003 as a host and then again as a musical guest in 2004.
2006- The Walk Of Fame
She even earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in 2006. which we believe she deserved without a question.
2015-THE WIZ
She even played the Wiz in NBC’s The Wiz Live! in December 2015.
2021-The Equalizer
Recently she has starred in the series The Equalizer which appeared to make a huge premier after the Superbowl on CBS in 2021
