Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens is an American musician and singer, better known under her stage name, Queen Latifah. Her career as a musician as well as a film and television artist has won the actress the distinction of two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Image Awards. She also was awarded an Grammy Award and six other Grammy nominations. Queen Latifah was born in and was raised in Newark New Jersey the daughter of Rita an educator who worked at Irvington High School and Lancelot Owens, Jr. an officer in the police force. Latifah's parents divorced at the age of Latifah was 10 years old. old. Latifah went to Catholic school and received her education within Newark New Jersey. She went to at the Baptist church. Latifah is her name for stage before she was eight years old. It means sensitive in Arabic. Always a tall girl her height of 5'10 inches Latifah was a power forward on her basketball team in high school. At her school's game Latifah sang "Home" from The Wiz. Latifah was the first to begin beatboxing for the Ladies Fresh. Latifah is among the original members of Flavor Unit, which was at that time a collective made up of DJ Mark the45 King. Mark James aka the DJ Mark the 40 King recorded an audition for the rapper Princess of the Posse by Queen Latifah. The recording was given to Yo! MTV Raps Fab 5 Freddy. Dante Ross of Tommy Boy Music signed Latifah upon hearing the track. The singer released her debut single Wrath of My Madness, in 1988.

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