10 things you didn’t know about Queen Latifah. The Cover Girl queen is celebrating her birthday today. Queen Latifah is a woman with a mission to break glass ceilings and to inspire other women to live the life that is best for them with no apologies. In honor of this wonder woman who is a rapper, singer, actress, director, writer, and producer – here are 10 things that you didn’t know about Queen Latifah. Happy Birthday Queen Latifah:
1 – Queen Latifah released her first album All Hail the Queen in 1989, when she was nineteen.
2 – In 2004, she released her soul/jazz album entitled the The Dana Owen’s Album .
3 – She wrote and performed the theme song to the hit show, “Living Single.”
4 – Queen Latifah started her film career in 1992, when she appeared in “House Party 2,” “Juice,” and “Jungle Fever.”
5 – Queen Latifah hosted her own talk show from 1999 to 2001.
6 – Latifah is one of four hip- hop artists to receive an Academy Award nomination in an acting category.
7 – Queen Latifah is the creator of the “Queen” for Cover Girl cosmetics.
8 – She was the executive producer of the series “Life Support” on HBO.
9 – She owns “Flavor Unit Productions” which also produces the hit show, “Single Ladies” on VH1.
10 – Queen Latifah has also written a book on self-esteem entitled Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman.