List of songs and albums from the American recording artist
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".
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&amp;B chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States. 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. 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.
Other collaborations.
In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album "", covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.
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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