Queen Latifah discography

Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, she has released seven studio albums, six of which were hip hop-influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz-influenced albums. She has released a total of twenty-three singles as well. She has been given the title the "Queen of Jazz Rap".

Latifah released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista, before breaking through with her 1993 album Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching number 60 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 15 on the US R&B chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States. After a five-year hiatus, she released Order in the Court on June 16, 1998. The album was a disappointment, selling only 100,000 copies in the United States. After, Latifah released a greatest hits compilation entitled She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits.

Latifah once again found success in 2004 with her fifth studio album, The Dana Owens Album. The album was a success, charting at number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. In 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records.

Other collaborations

 * Big Bub – "Need Your Love" with Heavy D
 * Brandy – "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) with MC Lyte and Yo-Yo
 * Chaka Khan – "Pop My Clutch"
 * Channel Live – "Temptations" with Black Rob
 * Coldcut – "Smoke Dis One"
 * Erykah Badu – "Love of My Life Worldwide" with Bahamadia and Angie Stone
 * Living Colour – "Under Cover of Darkness"
 * Luther Vandross – "Hit It Again"
 * Meredith Brooks – "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
 * Monifah – "Fallin in Love"
 * Naughty by Nature – "Red Light"
 * Naughty by Nature – "Sleepin on Jersey"
 * Naughty by Nature – "Wickedest Man Alive"
 * Organized Noize – "Set It Off" with Andrea Martin
 * Pat Benatar – "Love Is a Battlefield" (Remix)
 * Quincy Jones – "Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe)" with Tone Loc and Nancy Wilson
 * Rapsody – "Hatshepsut"
 * Salt N Pepa – "Friends" with Mad Lion
 * Take 6 – "Harmony"
 * Teena Marie – "Lady's Choice" with Gail Gotti
 * The 45 King – "Flavor Unit Assassination Squad" with Lakim Shabazz, Apache, Double J & Lord Alibaski
 * Various – "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" with TLC, Aaliyah, Zhane, SWV, MC Lyte, Mary J. Blige, En Vogue, Salt N Pepa, Billy Lawrence, N'Dea Davenport, and more
 * Various – "What's Going On" (The Neptunes This One's for You Mix) with Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Fabolous, Da Brat, N.O.R.E., Royce Da 5'9", Angie Martinez and Sonja Blade
 * Zhane – "Request Line" (Remix)
 * Various – "Satisfied" (The Hamilton Mixtape) with Sia and Miguel

In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album Oh Happy Day, covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.

In 2011, Latifah was featured on the track "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" on Tony Bennett's  Duets II. The song won a Grammy for arrangement.

Soundtrack album contributions

 * The Associate (1996)
 * Living Out Loud (1998)
 * Chicago (2002)
 * Hairspray (2007)
 * Joyful Noise (2012)
 * Bessie (2015)
 * New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (1995)