All Hail the Queen

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All Hail the Queen is Queen Latifah’s influential 1989 debut hip-hop album that helped establish her as a pioneering female voice in rap and the Native Tongues movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album
studio album
artist Queen Latifah
associatedAct De La Soul
Jungle Brothers
Monie Love
Native Tongues
chronologyPosition debut album
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
decadeOfRelease 1980s
era golden age of hip hop
featuredArtist De La Soul
Monie Love
followedBy Nature of a Sista'
followsInArtistDiscography none (debut release)
genre East Coast hip hop
golden age hip hop
hip hop
hasArtistRole Queen Latifah – rapper
Queen Latifah – vocals
hasTrack Dance for Me
Ladies First
Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children
Wrath of My Madness
hasType debut studio album
influenced later generations of female rappers
language English
notableFor early association with the Native Tongues movement
establishing Queen Latifah as a pioneering female rapper
originalFormat audio cassette
compact disc
vinyl record
partOfMovement Native Tongues collective
performer Queen Latifah
producer DJ Mark the 45 King
Daddy-O
Kool DJ Red Alert
Louie Louie
Prince Paul
recordLabel Tommy Boy Records
releaseDate 1989
significance helped bring Afrocentric and feminist perspectives into mainstream hip hop
thematicFocus Black pride
female empowerment
social commentary

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Queen Latifah notableWork All Hail the Queen
Dana Elaine Owens notableWork All Hail the Queen
Dana Elaine Owens debutAlbum All Hail the Queen