All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B000IAZNAO
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,883 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great Album but........, October 4, 2007

By	M Felix (A Southern Californian Forced into Washinton state) - See all my reviews

This edition gets 4 stars. The music would get 5 but This specific edition gets 4 because of it's booklet. The booklet is not the same as it's original release. The inside of the booklet has a mini biography on her with a misprint : It says "It's her voice hawking Domino's Pizza on TV". EH! Wrong! It's her voice hawking Pizza Hut on TV. This "Collector's Choice Music" who released this needs to get their information correct before they change the inside of a CD booklet. This is still a classic QL Album.

4.0 out of 5 stars Royal Debut for future Hip-Hop Royalty!, November 24, 2008

By	Hype Currie "scholar of pop culture" (Detroit, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

"All Hail the Queen" was the debut hip-hop album from Dana Owens aka Queen Latifah. As people know by now, Latifah is an Oscar-nominated actress who has segued into jazzy pop albums. The New Jersey native and co-founder of the "Flavor Unit" hip-hop crew signed to Tommy Boy Recordings and released her signature style of feminist hip-hop in 1989.

"Ladies First" (with Briton MC Monie Love), "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children", "Evil that Men Do", and "Wrath of my Madness" are some of the standout songs here. Latifah proved she could go toe-to-toe with male rappers and earn their respect while standing up for women's place in the hip-hop culture..

Production duties are handled by DJ Mark the 45 King, Prince Paul, KRS-One, and others. The songs segue from late-80's style jazz & funk samples to then-contemporary trends of house music fusion.

Tommy Boy was asborbed by Warner Bros. music in 2002, but curiously, a proper-rerelease by Rhino Records has not happened yet, but it is definitely needed. Meanwhile, at least the album can be appreciated in its original form.

5.0 out of 5 stars My Personal Favorite Latifah Joint..............., May 26, 2007

By	The Specialist (Parts Unknown) - See all my reviews

Latifah had all the qualities of a great female MC (flow, beats and them juggs). My personal favorite joint from her.

Top Tracks:
The Pros
King and Queen Creation (La & 45 King Rips)
Come to Me
Ladies First
Latifah's Law (Sick Barney Miller beat)
Inside Out