Queen Latifah discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 23 |
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". [1]
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. [2] 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. [3] 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.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [4] | US R&B /HH [5] | US Jazz [5] | ||||||||||||
All Hail the Queen |
| 124 | 6 | — | ||||||||||
Nature of a Sista |
| 117 | 32 | — |
| |||||||||
Black Reign |
| 60 | 15 | — |
| |||||||||
Order in the Court |
| 95 | 16 | — |
| |||||||||
The Dana Owens Album | 16 | 11 | — |
|
| |||||||||
Trav'lin' Light |
| 11 | 6 | 1 |
| |||||||||
Persona |
| 25 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Sales |
---|---|---|
She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits |
|
|
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah | ||
Hip-Hop Hits |
Title | Album details |
---|---|
The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) | |
Roll wit tha Flava (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) | |
Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
|
100% Hater Proof (as part of The Unit) |
Title | Album details |
---|---|
Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit (compilation — with the Original Flavor Unit) |
|
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [15] | US Dance [16] | US R&B [17] | US Rap [18] | US AC [19] | EUR [20] | NZ [21] | UK [22] | UK Dance [22] | UK R&B [22] | |||
"Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
"Dance for Me/Inside Out" | 1989 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Ladies First" (featuring Monie Love) | — | 38 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Come Into My House/Ladies First" | 1990 | — | 7 | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (featuring De La Soul) | — | 28 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
"Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'" | 1991 | — | — [lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 67 | — | — | Nature of a Sista' |
"Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here/That's the Way We Flow" | — | — [lower-alpha 2] | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"How Do I Love Thee" | 1992 | — | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"U.N.I.T.Y." | 1993 | 23 | — [lower-alpha 3] | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 74 | — | — | Black Reign |
"Just Another Day..." | 1994 | 54 | — [lower-alpha 4] | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Black Hand Side" | — | — [lower-alpha 5] | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Weekend Love" | 70 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
"I Can't Understand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | The Associate Soundtrack |
"It's Alright" (featuring Lil' Mo) | 77 | — [lower-alpha 6] | 31 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 25 | 27 | Nothing to Lose Soundtrack and Order in the Court | |
"Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (featuring Apache) | 1998 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court' |
"Paper" (featuring Pras) | 50 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Everywhere You Go" (featuring Sara Jane) [lower-alpha 7] [24] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? Soundtrack |
"Poetry Man" | 2007 | — | — | — [lower-alpha 8] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" [26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Champion" [27] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack |
"Ting-A-Ling (Refix)" (with Alborosie and Shabba Ranks) [28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Cue the Rain" [29] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
"Walk the Dinosaur" (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ) [30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" [31] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [15] | US Dance [16] | US R&B [17] | US Rap [18] | AUS [32] | GER [33] | IRE [34] | NLD [35] | NZ [21] | UK [22] | |||
"Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and Jungle Brothers) | 1989 | — | 27 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 Feet High and Rising |
"Woman for the Job" (Sly and Robbie featuring Queen Latifah) [36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silent Assassin | |
"Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (as part of Hip-Hop Against Apartheid) [37] | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Fame '90" (David Bowie featuring Queen Latifah) | — | 6 | — | 12 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | Non-album single | |
"Find a Way" (Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 52 | Some Like It Cold | |
"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
"Miss My Love" (Gwen Guthrie featuring Queen Latifah) | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Times | |
"Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies) [38] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization Vs. Technology |
"For the Love of Money/Living for the City" (Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah) | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Jack City Soundtrack | |
"What'cha Gonna Do?" (Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah) | 1992 | — | — [lower-alpha 9] | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | X-tra Naked |
"Roll wit tha Flava" (as part of Flavor Unit MC's) | 1993 | 86 | — | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roll wit tha Flava |
"So Tough" (Freddie Foxxx featuring Queen Latifah) | 1994 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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. [39]
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.
3rd Bass was an American hip hop group that was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by MC Serch, Pete Nice, and DJ Richie Rich, the group was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip hop acts. Along with Beastie Boys and producer Rick Rubin, MC Serch and Pete Nice were two of the very few white hip hop artists who were widely respected in the community. The group dissolved in 1992 and again in 2000 and 2013 after short-lived reunions. The group released two studio albums in their initial career and both of them were certified gold by the RIAA.
Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City that was most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo is composed of Christopher Reid ("Kid") and Christopher Martin ("Play") working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond. Besides their musical careers, they are also notable for branching out into acting.
American singer Mariah Carey has released 86 official singles, 22 promotional singles, and has made 30 guest appearances. Her self-titled debut album in 1990 yielded four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the first being "Vision of Love", a song credited with revolutionizing the usage of distinguished vocal stylings, predominantly the practice of melisma, and effectively influencing virtually every female R&B performer since the 1990s. Subsequent singles "Emotions" (1991) and Carey's cover of the Jackson 5 track, "I'll Be There" (1992) continued the singer's streak of US number-one singles, with the latter becoming her fourth chart-topper in Canada and first in the Netherlands. With the release of Carey's third studio album, Music Box (1993), the singer's international popularity surged upon release of "Hero" and the album's third single, her cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You", which became the singer's first number-one single in several countries across Europe.
Fu-Schnickens were an American hip-hop trio from 1988 to 1995, based in Brooklyn, New York.
The discography of American rapper the Game consists of 11 studio albums, six compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, 15 mixtapes, 31 singles and 39 music videos. His music has been released on major record labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records and DGC Records, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, including independent record labels Get Low Recordz and Fast Life Music, Inc. Records which has released some of his early material.
"Pony" is a song by American singer Ginuwine, released as the debut single from his first album, Ginuwine...The Bachelor (1996). Ginuwine co-wrote the song with Swing Mob associates Static Major and Timbaland; the latter made his breakthrough as a producer with the song. It peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
"Gone till November" a song by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released as the third single from debut solo album, The Carnival (1997). The song was released on 25 November 1997, and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Jean's highest-charting solo hit in the UK alongside 2000's "It Doesn't Matter". In the United States, the song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number four in both Canada and New Zealand.
Andrea Monica Martin was an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer.
This article is a detailed listing of releases by the hip hop group De La Soul. They have one platinum and two gold records, and one Grammy Award. The group have sold over 5 million albums in the US.
Nature of a Sista' is the second studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah. Released on September 3, 1991, it served as a follow-up to her 1989 debut album All Hail the Queen and was her final album with Tommy Boy Records. Latifah was an executive producer for Nature of a Sista' alongside American producer Shakim Compere. Although predominantly a hip hop album, it includes elements of reggae, jazz, R&B, new jack swing, and house music. The lyrics of the album's songs revolve around gender politics and romance. While discussing the album's overall style, Latifah said she moved away from hardcore hip hop to experiment with other music genres and have more creative control over her work.
"Everything" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Blige's third album, Share My World (1997). The song contains samples from "You Are Everything" (1971) by American soul group The Stylistics and "The Payback" (1973) by American singer James Brown, also incorporating elements from "Sukiyaki" (1961) by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. Due to the inclusion of the samples, Brown, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, Linda Creed, Thom Bell, John Starks, and Fred Wesley are also credited as songwriters.
"Be Happy" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Arlene DeValle, and Jean-Claude Olivier from duo Poke & Tone for her second studio album, My Life (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Olivier. "Be Happy" contains an instrumental sample of the song "You're So Good to Me" (1979) by musician Curtis Mayfield and a re-sung vocal portion of the record "I Want You" (1976) by Marvin Gaye.
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group, formed in 1985. They released six studio albums, five compilations, sixteen singles and two extended plays. The group was made up of rapper/main producer Q-Tip, the late rapper Phife Dawg and DJ/co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Phife Dawg was only persuaded to join when a fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, joined the group. In 1989 they signed a demo deal with Geffen Records, but not given a full-fledged recording contract. After receiving many offers, they opted for the Jive Records label, an independent rap label. In under a year, they managed to produce People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm to a lukewarm reception, reaching #91 on the Billboard 200, though it did achieve gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The following is the discography of MC Lyte, an American hip hop musician.
This is the discography of American rap duo, EPMD.
The discography of Big Daddy Kane, an American rapper, consists of seven studio albums and fourteen singles.
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), five mixtapes, 65 singles, and three promotional singles. Lamar initially performed under the stage name K.Dot, releasing three mixtapes under that moniker: Y.H.N.I.C. (2004), Training Day (2005), and C4 (2009). He gained major attention after the release of his fourth mixtape Overly Dedicated, which was released in 2010. It was Lamar's first full-length project to be released under his birth name and fared well enough to enter the United States Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it peaked at number 72.
American record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter Skrillex has released three studio albums, seven extended plays, 46 singles, and 54 music videos.
Black Sheep is an American hip hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres "Dres" Vargas Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo was from New York but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was part of the Native Tongues collective, which included the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul. After getting together in 1989, Black Sheep debuted in 1991 with the hit song "Flavor of the Month" and later released its first album, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, which gained them praise and recognition in the hip-hop community for the album's unique rhythms and intelligent, often humorous lyrics. After six years together, Black Sheep disbanded in 1995, citing creative differences.
"Rumble in the Jungle" is a song recorded for the 1996 documentary film When We Were Kings, which depicts the 1974 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman that the song is named after: The Rumble in the Jungle. The song was written and performed by American hip hop group Fugees along with fellow hip hop artists A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, and John Forté. Additional writers credited on the song are Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson, and Chip Taylor since "Rumble in the Jungle" samples recordings written by them. The lyrics of the song focus mostly on Ali and his life, as well as the boxing match itself.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link){{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link){{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link){{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)