Order in the Court [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Queen Latifah

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 16, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000007Q84
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,920 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Order in the Court could just as easily have been called All Hail the Queen 4.0. Latifah (Dana Owens to her friends and family) has done more to diversify her career than broaden her core themes. She still offers smoothly rapped odes to self-respect, doing the right thing, and having good, clean fun. What has changed since her debut--almost a decade prior to this offering--is her wherewithal; Latifah's multimedia success as a TV and film actor has granted her substantial clout. Order in the Court reveals more about her recording budget than what's on her mind, but it's money well spent: the album is immensely entertaining and thoughtfully paced. The guest spots are unobtrusive, and the samples are fun. The surreal art in the inner sleeve alone almost makes this worth the purchase. --Martin Johnson

New Musical Express
Order in the Court begins nobly enough, with Latifah announcing her return early on with 'Court Is in Session' ("All rise for me", she demands), but by the halfway mark she's traded gutsy rap for melodic slushiness. She sashays through "What You Gonna Do" like a halfhearted Mary J. Blige before descending even further into MOR swingbeat with "It's Alright" C'mon, Latifah, where's the attitude gone?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Hip-Hop should sound like!, September 6, 2003

By	koolrico (New York, U.S.) - See all my reviews

I bought this album after listening to audio samples & I have to say that I was impressed! Released in 1998, I surprised that I did not heard about it sooner. The lines between Hip-Hop and R&B?Soul are very blurred to the point that on most tracks your cannot tell which is a R&B or Hip-Hop song. This album is perfect for the music listener that wants music of substance, intelligence, & meaning. This album will tantilize you with such tracks as the striking "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" which is also the first single from the album. It is followed by "Court Is In Session" which her flow is excellent on. The music is very unusual for a hip-hip album. "No/Yes" is another superb track. Other highlights & favourites of mine are: "Parlay", "Paper", "What Ya Gonna Do", "It's Alright", "Brownsville", & "Life". The photographs are very unusual too, the type photography Grace Jones has on most of her albums.
Get this album if you don't already have it! You will not regret it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A under-rated album, February 15, 2007

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

This review is from: Order in the Court (Vinyl)

"Order In The Court" is another Latifah Masterpiece. The album is a bit different than her past 3 rap albums.
A. She sings a lot more
B. There are a lot of samples From Cherelle, Isley Brothers, Sade, ETC.
My take on some tracks

1. It's Alright - A classic track, where QL Sings about feeling safe with her lover, written by Faith Evans, sampling the Alicia meyer's Classic "I want to thank you". Also, From The Nothing to Lose soundtrack. On the album Version, Lil' Mo replaces Evans' background vocals. While, either way it's a great song, Evans provided much better background vocals for the soundtrack. Should have kept it that way
2. let Her live [Featuring Next] (Japan/France Bonus Track) - A classic which samples "That Girl" By Stevie Wonder. A mistake removing the track from America. While a hot track, it's kind of conceited. Latifah raps about how hot she is, as Next's chorus, based on Wonder's lyrics go "That girl know that she so hot, that she can blow ya spot"
3. Life- A classic rap about Life's struggles over a sample of a looped portion of "You're not the man" By Sade - The Best Track on the album
4. Keep Your Head to the sky (Japan Bonus Track) - An inspirational rap over a sample of "Saturday Love" By Cherelle. A Mistake removing it from America because it's the second best track on the album.
5. No/Yes - A classic rap about whether or not to have sex over a sample of "passion Play" By The Sugarhill Gang
6. Turn you on - Pretty Much A hot rap remake of "I didn't mean to turn you on" By Cherelle. Also samples the song. Latifah's rap pretty much stay true to the meaning of Cherelle's original.
7. Bananas (Who you gonna call?) - Latifah's on fire and ready to fight! She's lyrically crushing her competition in this song.

While it's a 5 star album, it doesn't top 1993's Black Reign, her best rap release, in my opinion. A must own for Latifah fans.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HELP!!, May 4, 2005

By	southerner forever "katina" (alexandria, la) - See all my reviews

Latifah released a single a few years back, I'm not sure what the name of the song was or the exact year it was released, I just remember the video and the phrase "elements that I'm among" being part of the chorus. If this sounds familiar to any of you die-hard Queen fans I would appreciate your input on how to get this song on cd. Thanks!