TODAY IN HIP-HOP HISTORY: QUEEN LATIFAH DROPPED HER DEBUT ALBUM 'ALL HAIL THE QUEEN' 31 YEARS AGO

 SHA BE ALLAH




 NOVEMBER 28, 2023




On this date in 1989, Dana Owens aka Queen Latifah dropped her first full-length studio album All Hail The Queen on the now-defunct Tommy Boy Records.




As the first artist on N.J. based Flavor Unit collective, Latifah filled a void for female emcees with her regal appearance and her commanding rhyme style, which at that time, was only rivaled by the males. Social consciousness, African awareness, and civilization were at the forefront of Latifah's image and music, thus, the album's title, All Hail The Queen.... Read more


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