Queen Latifah’s first paycheck was “87 bucks” from Burger King. This modest beginning stands in stark contrast to her current ...

Rapper 50 Cent says he sees Black men "identifying with Trump" 03:10. ... COVID-19 era stimulus checks, ... Queen Latifah and Lizzo performed at a New York City fundraiser for the campaign in March.

The Newark, N.J., native’s 1989 debut album was called “All Hail the Queen.” It simultaneously announced a new era in the genre and that a then-19-year-old named Dana Elaine Owens would be ...

Latifah wasn’t the first woman to rap. MC Sha-Rock was on the mic in the late ’70s, her echo-packed delivery most notably influencing Run-DMC as she rhymed for the Funky 4 + 1.

Queen Latifah is the newest face of Good American's latest American Icons campaign. Snapped by renowned photographer Cass Bird and styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois, the visuals feature Latifah in fall ...

But in addition to her four rap albums, Latifah, now 53, has released two jazz albums; hosted two daytime talk shows; and appeared in more than 60 films, many of which she developed with her ...

Queen Latifah performs during 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 13 in Indio, Calif. Latifah’s signature style often carries references to a previous era in fashion.

But Queen Latifah wasn’t defined by just hip-hop, rap, or music alone. In the ‘80s, buoyed by the success of hip-hop’s mainstream North Star Will Smith, rap artists’ natural next ...

Queen Latifah opens up exclusively to Us ... “She is dope. She sounds like she’s from my era. She drew from all the great rappers of my era, ... one of the rap artists Latifah would love to ...

Billboard complies the best female rappers of all-time. Let the debate begin. Today’s rap landscape wouldn’t have been possible without the pioneering role of women MCs. In an era when the ...

In an era when the field was predominantly male in the ’70s and ’80s, these fearless wordsmiths, including MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah emerged to transform it.