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MC Lyte
MC Lyte
American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
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Foxy Brown
Foxy Brown
American rapper, model, and actress
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Queen Pen
Queen Pen
American rapper
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Remy Ma
Remy Ma
American rapper
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Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
American rapper, actress and model from New York
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Eve
Eve
American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and talk show hostess from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Trinidadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model
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Diamond
Diamond
American rapper
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Trina
Trina
American rapper, record producer, songwriter and model from Florida
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Fetty Wap
Fetty Wap
American rapper and singer from New Jersey
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Ja Rule
Ja Rule
American rapper, singer, and actor from New York
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LL Cool J
LL Cool J
American rapper, record producer, and actor
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
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Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
American singer
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Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Virginia
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Rah Digga
Rah Digga
American rapper and actor
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Jacki-O
Jacki-O
American rapper
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Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea
Australian rapper
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Lil Mama
Lil Mama
American rapper from New York
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Angie Martinez
Angie Martinez
American radio personality, rapper, and actress
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Ivy Queen
Ivy Queen
Puerto Rican singer
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Jhené Aiko
Jhené Aiko
American singer
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Natina Reed
Natina Reed
American singer (1980-2012)
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Brandy Norwood
Brandy Norwood
American singer and actress
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Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa
American hip-hop group
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Ashanti
Ashanti
American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer
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Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor
American musician
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Monica
Monica
American singer
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Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
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Nas
Nas
American rapper, record executive, entrepreneur and investor from New York
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Nadia Nakai
Nadia Nakai
South African rapper
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Kid Sister
Kid Sister
American rapper
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Ciara
Ciara
American singer
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Faith Evans
Faith Evans
American recording artist; singer
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Mos Def
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York
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Lizzo
Lizzo
American singer, rapper, songwriter, and flutist
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Ludacris
Ludacris
American rapper and actor
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K. Michelle
K. Michelle
American musician
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Rouge
Rouge
South African rapper
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Keri Hilson
Keri Hilson
American singer, songwriter and actress from Georgia
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Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi
American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor from Ohio
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Kurupt
Kurupt
American rapper
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Rapsody
Rapsody
American rapper
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Chris Brown
Chris Brown
American singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, and actor
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Awkwafina
Awkwafina
American actress, comedian, and rapper
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Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
American rapper
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Rick Ross
Rick Ross
American rapper
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Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
American record producer, rapper, record executive and DJ from Georgia
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Tyga
Tyga
American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality
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The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper and songwriter
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Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
American hip hop trio
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Aliyah
Aliyah
American singer, actress and model
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Mia X
Mia X
American rapper
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
American hip hop duo
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T.I.
T.I.
American rapper, record producer, actor, and businessman
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Mýa
Mýa
American R&B recording artist
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Bow Wow
Bow Wow
American rapper, actor and broadcaster
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Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor
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Omarion
Omarion
American rapper
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Angie Stone
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
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Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
American actor, singer, comedian, and television presenter
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Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
American rapper, songwriter and record producer from California
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Usher
Usher
American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
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LoLa Monroe
LoLa Monroe
model, musician & actress
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Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Gibson
American singer, rapper and actor
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Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
American rapper from New York
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Classified
Classified
Canadian rapper and producer
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
American singer–songwriter, actress, spokesperson
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Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
American rapper (1971–1996)
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Ryan Lewis
Ryan Lewis
American music producer
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American musician and actress
Record Labels
Awards Received
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
BET Award for Best Actor & Actress
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Candace Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, 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 on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Nature of a Sista' (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records.

Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of women's rights and the perspective of women in communities worldwide. The record won a Grammy Award and peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah garnered acclaim with her role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical film Chicago (2002), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she released two more studio albums – Trav'lin' Light and Persona. She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS. She has appeared in a number of films, such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Joyful Noise (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014) and Girls Trip (2017) and provided voice work in the Ice Age film series. Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series Star. In 2020, she portrayed Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood.

She has been described as a "feminist" rapper. Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records.