![]() She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2013 to 2015, in syndication. Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. In 20, she released two more studio albums – Trav'lin' Light and Persona. Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004. ![]() She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. The track reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and won a Grammy Award. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spawned the single " U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women and the objectification of Black female sexuality. Her second album Nature of a Sista' (1991) was produced by Tommy Boy Records. In 1989 at age 19, Latifah released her debut album All Hail the Queen, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". In 2006, she became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. ![]() Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens, on March 18, 1970) is an American rapper, actress, and singer.
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