Award-winning actress, singer and rapper, tireless producer, entrepreneur, and spokesmodel… These were but a few of the hats Queen Latifah wore as she began her rise as entertainment’s top renaissance woman, 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