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    • Queen Latifah - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: In this handout photo provided by NBC, actress Queen Latifah presents an award onstage during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Queen Latifah - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou, Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott speak during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Queen Latifah - WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Queen Latifah sings during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
    • Queen Latifah - HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 09:  Actresses Dolly Parton (L) and Queen Latifah attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joyful Noise' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
    • Queen Latifah - HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 09:  (L-R)Actors Jeremy Jordan, Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, and Keke Palmer attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joyful Noise' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
    • Queen Latifah - HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 09:  Actress Queen Latifah attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Joyful Noise' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
    • Queen Latifah - Cast member Queen Latifah arrives at the world premiere of 'Joyful Noise' at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, January 9, 2012.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19:  Actress Paula Patton and actress/singer Queen Latifah attend the 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' U.S. premiere after party at the Museum of Modern Art on December 19, 2011 in New York City.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 19:  Actress/singer Queen Latifah, actor Tom Cruise, and actress Katie Holmes attend the 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' U.S. premiere after party at the Museum of Modern Art on December 19, 2011 in New York City.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 18:  Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah perform onstage during VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul at Hammerstein Ballroom on December 18, 2011 in New York City.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 18:  Queen Latifah poses backstage during VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul at Hammerstein Ballroom on December 18, 2011 in New York City.
    • Queen Latifah - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20:  Actress/singer Queen Latifah speaks onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Queen Latifah - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20:  Host Queen Latifah (L) presents Pop/Rock Favorite Band, Duo or Group award to James Valentine of Maroon 5 onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Queen Latifah - MOUNT VERNON, NY - NOVEMBER 18:  Rapper/actress Queen Latifah attends the funeral service for Heavy D at Grace Baptist Church on November 18, 2011 in Mount Vernon, New York.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03:  Queen Latifah attends the 8th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom on November 3, 2011 in New York City.
    • Queen Latifah - Singer Queen Latifah, actor Peter O'Toole(C)  and his daughter Kate O'Toole(R) arrive at the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, 25 February 2007.
    • Queen Latifah - LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14:  Queen Latifah attends a party for Dolce And Gabbana hosted by Net-a-Porter at Westfield on July 14, 2011 in London, England.
    • Queen Latifah - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 26:  Recording artist Queen Latifah performs onstage during the BET Awards '11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Queen Latifah - MIAMI, FL - MAY 31:  Queen Latifah sits courtside during Game One of the 2011 NBA Finals at American Airlines Arena between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat on May 31, 2011 in Miami, Florida.
    • Queen Latifah - NEW YORK CITY - MAY 23:  HSN Better Collections Buyer Katherine Davenport (C) and HSN VP of PR Mia Carbonell (2nd from R) speak with journalists during the unveiling of the first Queen Latifah Lifestyle Collection With HSN at The Lion on May 23, 2011 in New York City.
    Queen Latifah was certainly not the first female rapper, but she was the first one to become a bona fide star. She had more charisma than her predecessors, and her strong, intelligent, no-nonsense persona made her arguably the first MC who could properly be described as feminist. Her third album, Black Reign, was the first album by a female MC ever to go gold, a commercial breakthrough that paved ...more


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