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Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, she has released seven studio albums, six of which were hip hop-influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz-influenced albums. She has released a total of twenty-three singles as well. She has been given the title the "Queen of Jazz Rap".[1]
| Queen Latifah discography | |
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 23 |
Latifah released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista, before breaking through with her 1993 album Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching number 60 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 15 on the US R&B chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States.[2] After a five-year hiatus, she released Order in the Court on June 16, 1998. The album was a disappointment, selling only 100,000 copies in the United States.[3] After, Latifah released a greatest hits compilation entitled She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits.
Latifah once again found success in 2004 with her fifth studio album, The Dana Owens Album. The album was a success, charting at number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. In 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records.
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US R&B /HH [5] |
US Jazz [5] | ||||||||||||
| All Hail the Queen |
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124 | 6 | — | ||||||||||
| Nature of a Sista |
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117 | 32 | — |
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| Black Reign |
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60 | 15 | — |
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| Order in the Court |
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95 | 16 | — |
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| The Dana Owens Album | 16 | 11 | — |
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| Trav'lin' Light |
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11 | 6 | 1 |
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| Persona |
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25 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Sales |
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| She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah | ||
| Hip-Hop Hits |
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| The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| Roll wit tha Flava (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| 100% Hater Proof (as part of The Unit) |
| Title | Album details |
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| Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit (compilation — with the Original Flavor Unit) |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| US [15] |
US Dance [16] |
US R&B [17] |
US Rap [18] |
US AC [19] |
EUR [20] |
NZ [21] |
UK [22] |
UK Dance [22] |
UK R&B [22] | |||
| "Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Dance for Me/Inside Out" | 1989 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ladies First" (featuring Monie Love) |
— | 38 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Into My House/Ladies First" | 1990 | — | 7 | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (featuring De La Soul) |
— | 28 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| "Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'" | 1991 | — | —[a] | 16 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 67 | — | — | Nature of a Sista' |
| "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here/That's the Way We Flow" | — | —[b] | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "How Do I Love Thee" | 1992 | — | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "U.N.I.T.Y." | 1993 | 23 | —[c] | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 74 | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Just Another Day..." | 1994 | 54 | —[d] | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Black Hand Side" | — | —[e] | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Weekend Love" | 70 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Can't Understand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) |
1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | The Associate Soundtrack |
| "It's Alright" (featuring Lil' Mo) |
77 | —[f] | 31 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 25 | 27 | Nothing to Lose Soundtrack and Order in the Court | |
| "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (featuring Apache) |
1998 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court' |
| "Paper" (featuring Pras) |
50 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everywhere You Go" (featuring Sara Jane)[g][24] |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? Soundtrack |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (re-issue) (featuring De La Soul)[25] |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Poetry Man" | 2007 | — | — | —[h] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
| "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Champion"[28] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack |
| "Ting-A-Ling (Refix)" (with Alborosie and Shabba Ranks)[29] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Cue the Rain"[30] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
| "Walk the Dinosaur" (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)[31] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner"[32] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ladies First" (re-issue) (featuring Monie Love)[33] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| US [15] |
US Dance [16] |
US R&B [17] |
US Rap [18] |
AUS [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [37] |
NZ [21] |
UK [22] | |||
| "Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and Jungle Brothers) |
1989 | — | 27 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 Feet High and Rising |
| "Woman for the Job" (Sly and Robbie featuring Queen Latifah)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silent Assassin | |
| "Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (as part of Hip-Hop Against Apartheid)[39] |
1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Fame '90" (David Bowie featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | 6 | — | 12 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | Non-album single | |
| "Find a Way" (Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 52 | Some Like It Cold | |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
| "Miss My Love" (Gwen Guthrie featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Times | |
| "Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)[40] |
1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization Vs. Technology |
| "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" (Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Jack City Soundtrack | |
| "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah) |
1992 | — | —[i] | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | X-tra Naked |
| "Roll wit tha Flava" (as part of Flavor Unit MC's) |
1993 | 86 | — | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roll wit tha Flava |
| "So Tough" (Freddie Foxxx featuring Queen Latifah) |
1994 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album Oh Happy Day, covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.[41]
In 2011, Latifah was featured on the track "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" on Tony Bennett's Duets II. The song won a Grammy for arrangement.
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