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3/18/70 Queen Latifah was born.
In march of 1970 Queen Latifah was born inNew Wark , New Jersey. Her real name was Dana Owens. -
Gets her nickname.
When Dana Became 8 her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah which means in the Arabic languagee "delacate" or "sensitive". -
High School
In high school Latifah stared in school productions of "The Wiz".
She also began rapping in a group called Ladies Fresh. Latifah served as a human beatbox in her group. -
College
In college Latifah got the name Queen Latifah. She partnered up with Afrika Bambaataa's Native Tongues Collective who saw to bring a more positive, Afrocentic consciousness to hip-hop. -
First Sigle
Queen Latifah recorded her first single,"Wrath My Madness" in 1988. -
Co-Star
Queen Latifah agreed to co-star in a fox television series "Living Single". -
Her Own Show
Queen Latifah started her own talk show which stopped in 2001.