Queen Latifah Revisits Her Rap Roots

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah was still Dana Elaine Owens when we first saw her dancing on an early Naughty By Nature video. Now an internationally known superstar at 54, the Newark product, raised in East Orange, after being an actress, film producer, talk show host and singer-songwriter, has returned to the roots she once layed down with her pioneering All Hail The Queen debut in 1989 when she was still a teenager.  It’s called “King King” (listen below), a duet with fellow lady rapper MC Lyte. Produced by Grammy Award winner Warryn Campbell, its an ode to female empowerment (“it’s your crown/hold it/even if the world falls down/show it.”

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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