Queen Latifah

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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970) known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. Her work spans music, film, and television, and she has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Queen Latifah released her debut album, "All Hail the Queen", in 1989 at the age of 19. The album included the single "Ladies First". Her second album, "Nature of a Sista'", was released in 1991. Her third album, "Black Reign" (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and included the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which addressed themes of gender violence and the portrayal of Black women. The song reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award. Her fourth album, "Order in the Court", was released in 1998. She later released the albums "The Dana Owens Album" (2004), "Trav'lin' Light" (2007), and "Persona" (2009). In television, Queen Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom "Living Single" from 1993 to 1998. She appeared in a leading role in the film "Set It Off" (1996) and went on to star in a range of films, including "Chicago" (2002), "Bringing Down the House" (2003), "Taxi" (2004), "

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