From 1993 – 1998, Latifah had a starring role on Living Single, a Fox sitcom, which gained high ratings among black audiences ; she also wrote and performed its theme music.

** John Clayton for " I'm Gonna Live Till I Die " performed by Queen Latifah

Chris Daughtry, Steve Winwood and Queen Latifah performed during the Super Bowl pre-game tailgate party, which started at 2 p. m.

The song was performed in its entirety by Khadijiah ( Queen Latifah ) in an episode of Living Single.

In January 2012, while appearing on 106 & Park with Dolly Parton, to promote Joyful Noise, Latifah stated that she had been working on a new album, set to release sometime in spring 2012.

House Party 2, the sequel to the 1990 film House Party, was released in 1991 by New Line Cinema, and returns most of the cast of the original movie along with new cast members such as Queen Latifah and Iman.

She was brought in as costume designer to create the new look for Queen Latifah for her talk show, as well as designing the Queen ’ s Academy Awards red carpet gowns.

* On July 30, 2009, auditions were held in the Regis upper gym for a new movie starring Queen Latifah called Just Wright.

After Order in the Court, Latifah shifted primarily to singing soul music and jazz standards, which she had used sparingly in her previous hip-hop-oriented records.

Their music has been sampled by musicians around the world, including rap artists Heavy D, LL Cool J and Queen Latifah, Musiq, Big Daddy Kane, Run DMC, NWA, Ice Cube, Salt N ’ Pepa, Cypress Hill, EPMD, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Naughty by Nature, and Tweet.

Its video was directed by Spike Lee and featured other hip-hop artists popular in the early 1990s, including Queen Latifah, Eazy-E, Run-D. M. C., and Da Youngstas.

Over the years, as a celebrity journalist she has interviewed virtually every African-American entertainer, including such luminaries as Michael Jackson, The Jacksons, Janet Jackson, Prince ( musician ), Brandy ( entertainer ), Queen Latifah, and thousands of others.

They promoted the single on various television programs including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Queen Latifah Show.

K-Cut also produced for a wide range of hip hop artists including Big Pun, Maestro Fresh-Wes, Fu-Schnickens, Queen Latifah, and even NBA star Shaquille O ' Neal.

Using his popularity from the previous release, the 45 King was able to help the other members of his crew, dubbed the Flavor Unit, which included many well-known hip-hop acts including Chill Rob G, Lakim Shabazz, Apache, and Queen Latifah.

He was nominated for 6 Grammy awards and his recordings have won several Grammy awards, including those of Christina Aguilera, The Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah.

He toured and made a number of television appearances including The Tonight Show and Ellen as a member of the Queen Latifah Big Band to support her 2007 jazz album Trav ’ lin ’ Light.

Nominees for the 46th Grammy Awards included Da Brat for " Got It Poppin '", Elliott for " Work It ", Lil ' Kim for " Came Back for You ", MC Lyte for " Ride Wit Me ", and Queen Latifah for " Go Head ".

Queen Latifah used the music as a basis for her 1998 single " Paper ", produced by Pras Michel for her album Order in the Court.

The song got the attention of Tommy Boy Music employee Dante Ross, who signed Latifah and in 1988 issued her first single, " Wrath of My Madness.

Freddy helped Latifah sign with Tommy Boy Records, which released Latifah's first album All Hail the Queen in 1989, when she was nineteen.

Also in 2006, Latifah voiced Ellie, a friendly mammoth, in the animated film, Ice Age: The Meltdown ( her first voice appearance in an animated film ), and appeared in the drama Stranger Than Fiction.

In March 2012, it was reported that Latifah planned to adopt her first child from Africa.

Amazed by her voice, Dallas offered her a record deal with his Arista Records-distributed label Rowdy Records and consulted rapper Queen Latifah to work as Monica's first manager.

In Living Color was known for its live music performances, which started in Season 2 with Queen Latifah as their first performer ( appearing again in the third season ).

After the release of their first album, the group was mentored by fellow New Jersey native Queen Latifah, and subsequently changed its name.

Since working on the first two American Pie movies, Levy has worked with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in Bringing Down the House, and most recently appeared with Martin in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Love first gained critical and commercial notice in the United States in 1989 for her cameos on Queen Latifah Grammy Award-winning and pro-woman single " Ladies First ," on Adeva's " Ring My Bell ," on the Jungle Brothers ' well-received single " Doin ' Our Own Dang ," and on De La Soul's hit single " Buddy.

In the first apartment, Khadijah James ( Queen Latifah ), a hard-working editor and publisher of the fictional urban independent monthly Flavor lives with her sweet but naïve cousin Synclaire James ( Kim Coles ), an aspiring actress who works as Khadijah's receptionist and has an affinity for Troll dolls ; and her childhood friend from East Orange, New Jersey, Regina " Régine " Hunter ( Kim Fields ), an image-conscious boutique buyer who is in a constant search for a well-to-do man to spend her life with.

The film serves as both a third installment and a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina, a character first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business.

Chill's first hip hop collaboration was being part of the original version of the Flavor Unit collective, which included Lakim Shabazz, DJ Mark the 45 King, and Queen Latifah, among others.

Some examples include Cyndi Lauper, Sheena Easton, Queen Latifah, Willie Nelson, Joan Osborne, Rita Coolidge and Rod Stewart, all of whom have made forays into this once-shunned territory.

In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album Oh, Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration, covering the song that the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.

On November 23, 2011 the group made their last performance for The Beginning Tour in Miami with opening acts such as Cee Lo Green, Queen Latifah and many others.

In the same year, Billie Woodruff directed a spin-off film entitled Beauty Shop, with Queen Latifah as the lead ( Latifah's character made her debut in Barbershop 2 ).

She was a well-respected figure in British hip hop, and made an impact with American hip hop audiences as a protégé of female American emcee Queen Latifah, as well as through her membership in the late 1980s / early 1990s Native Tongues.

Fezzes, kufis decorated with the Kemetic ankh, Kente cloth hats, Africa chains, dreadlocks, and Black Nationalist colors of red, black, and green became popular as well, promoted by artists such as Queen Latifah, KRS-One, Public Enemy, and X-Clan ).

The U. S. version was distributed by Tommy Boy Records and featured Tommy Boy artist Queen Latifah rapping over the ( previously instrumental ) track " Smoke This One ".

This left them with no choice but to adopt more youthful formats, though the Standards format ( also known as the Great American Songbook from the series of albums produced by rocker Rod Stewart ) has undergone something of an off-air revival, with artists such as Stewart, Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah putting their own interpretation on the music.

* All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah ( 1989 )

Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18, 1970 ), better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, model, and actress.

Before a crowd of more than 12, 400, she was backed by a 10-piece live orchestra and three backup vocalists, which was billed as the Queen Latifah Orchestra.

Latifah was asked by Maya Angelou, who was unable to attend, to recite a poem written by Angelou at the memorial service for Michael Jackson in July 2009.

In 1990 the band's second full-length album, Time's Up, featured songs in numerous musical contexts ; jazz fusion, punk rock, Delta blues, hip hop ( cameos by Queen Latifah and Doug E. Fresh ), funk, thrash metal, jive, and hints of electronica were all represented.

" Also in 2008, Keaton appeared alongside Katie Holmes and Queen Latifah in the crime-comedy film Mad Money, directed by Callie Khouri.

It features an introduction by Queen Latifah, and an epilogue by Missy Elliott.

The Roots jam session, produced by Okayplayer, Goodtime Girl Entertainment and Keldof, has been attended by everyone from Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles and Tom Cruise to Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven and Prince with impromptu performances from Snoop Dogg and Corrine Bailey Rae to Queen Latifah, Matisyahu, Fall Out Boy and Dave Chappelle.

In 1999, Meredith Brooks ' release included backing vocals by Queen Latifah.

Barbershop 2 also features what is billed as a " special appearance " by Queen Latifah, who starred in a spin-off, Beauty Shop which was released by MGM in early 2005.