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Queen Latifah Biography

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, and producer. 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". Nature of a Sista (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records.

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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics - it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.

Group, Kids, Kraftwerk, New York, Rocks, Top

If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I'd just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.

Baby, Live, Ran, Version, Worry, Years

Sometimes you do have to bank on yourself. You do have to believe in your ideas enough to really get out there and fight for it despite what people think of some young kids from the hood.

Bank, Believe, Fighting, Kids, Think

Those curveballs are always coming-eventually, you learn to hit some of them.

Curveballs, Hit, Learn, Optimistic

My mother wouldn't allow me to speak slang when I was growing up. But when I got outside, around my friends, it was 'Yo' and 'That's the joint' and 'Yo, what's up?' So I had my game for my friends and my game for my mom.

Game, Growing, Growing Up, Mom, Mother

Bowling, I like bowling. I've been getting into this bowling thing. It's kinda fun.

Bowling, Fun, Kinda, Like, Thing

For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It's like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.

Doe, Mind, Sound, Start, State

When you're rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.

Actors, Degree, Degrees, Gifted, Perform, Rap

I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.

I Can, Master, Masters, Realistic, Things

I try to only commit myself to things that I think I can accomplish and commit myself to 100 percent. I try not to bite off more than I can chew.

Accomplish, Bite, Think, Thinking, Trying

I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father.

Car, Father, Jersey, Life, Thinking, Watch

I lost my brother when I was 22. He was only 24. I was always the kind of person to live on the edge, but after that, it made me feel like I could really die. It can really happen. Before then, I never thought it could happen to me or my family.

Brother, Kind, Like, Live, My Family

Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true.

Already, Damn, Mean, Racism, Stupid, Tired

Half the battle is confidence. There are people who have great figures but have terrible confidence so you are not drawn to them because they seem down all the time.

Battle, Confidence, Down, Half, People, Terrible

I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren't attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.

Beauty, Body, Confidence, Inspirational, Kind, Love

When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense. But when it comes to doing something that I don't love every day, I'm not very good at it. That's called work, and I don't like work that much.

Ethic, Ethics, Love, Sleep, Work, Work Ethic

I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway.

Care, Gay, People, Share, Thinking

I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.

Born, Directors, Jobs, Skinny, Sleep, Somebody

As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.

Age, Big, Bigs, Breasts, Cracked, Teenager

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.

Acting, Courageous, Rapper, Transition

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