Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens, known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedian, and talk show host. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Her second album, Nature of a Sista, was her final album with Tommy Boy Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 March 1970
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.
I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.
I got a few marriage proposals in my 20s. I just wasn't ready. I just knew if I committed, I would've wound up doing something wrong, messing it up. I still felt like I had some living to do.
When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.
I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'
I learned early that I had to work harder than the white kids and harder than the boys.
I don't eat bad food. I probably just eat too much food, and I think a lot of people do.
God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy.
My legs are nice, my lips are shapely, and my breasts are pretty. They popped up when I was 11 and they weren't small then. I was teased, but now those kids wish they had what I have!
I feel like I've set the example for loving your body no matter what size it is, but I also can set the example for being healthy as well.
As a rapper, you sort of act in music videos and in the persona you adopt onstage. You kinda have to put yourself out there and be courageous even to be a rapper. So, to step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make.
To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.
I clean up really well. I can get dolled up.