Award-winning actress, rapper, tireless producer, entrepreneur and spokesmodel were but a few of the hats Queen Latifah wore as she began her rise as one of entertainment’s top renaissance women, starting with her breakout album All Hail the Queen in 1989. The 19-year-old embodied a new spirit in hip-hop and was a pioneer for her empowering messages of positivity; particularly for urban women. Her status as pop culture icon led easily to an acting career, where she followed up a four-year run on the Fox sitcom “Living Single” (Fox, 1993-97), with increasingly visible roles in comedies and
