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As strong a buzz as Queen Latifah created with her debut single of 1988, "Wrath of My Madness" and its reggae-influenced B-side "Princess of the Posse," one would have expected the North Jersey rapper/actress' first album, All Hail the Queen, to be much stronger. Though not a bad album by any means, it doesn't live up to Latifah's enormous potential. The CD's strongest material includes "Evil That Men Do," a hardhitting duet with KRS-One addressing Black-on-Black crime and other social ills; the infectious hip-house number "Come Into My House"; the rap/reggae duet with Stetsasonic's Daddy-O "The Pros"; and the aforementioned songs. Unfortunately, boasting numbers like "A King and Queen Creation" and "Queen of Royal Badness" aren't terribly memorable. Especially disappointing is "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children," a duet with De La Soul that surprisingly, is both musically and lyrically generic. To be sure, Latifah's rapping skills are top-notch -- which is why All Hail the Queen should have been consistently excellent instead of merely good.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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D. Owens, Lyricist - S. Stewart, Composer - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, Composer - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Prince Paul, Producer - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - De La Soul, FeaturedArtist - P. HUSTON, ComposerLyricist - D. Jolicoeur, ComposerLyricist - K. Merver, ComposerLyricist
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Composer - Dana Owens, Composer - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - Mark James, Composer - M. James, Composer - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Lyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - L Vega, Composer, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Lyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, Composer - D. Owens and M. James, Composer - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Lyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - Daddy "O", Composer, Producer - G. BOLTON, Lyricist
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
Simon Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Dana Owens, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - Mark James, ComposerLyricist - Monie Love, FeaturedArtist - ANTHONY PEAKS, ComposerLyricist - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Forty Five King Music, MusicPublisher - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Forked Tongue Music, MusicPublisher - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Queen Latifah Music, MusicPublisher - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Now & Then Music, MusicPublisher - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Simon Johnson Publishing Designee, MusicPublisher - Shawn Faber, ComposerLyricist
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Apache, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark, Producer - C. Addison, ComposerLyricist
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark, Producer - L Welch, ComposerLyricist
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
L. Parker, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - KRS, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Lyricist - S. Stewart, Composer - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, Composer - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, Lyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, Composer - D. Owens and M. James, Composer - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
D. Owens, ComposerLyricist - Queen Latifah, MainArtist - M. James, ComposerLyricist - DJ Mark, Producer
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
Album review
As strong a buzz as Queen Latifah created with her debut single of 1988, "Wrath of My Madness" and its reggae-influenced B-side "Princess of the Posse," one would have expected the North Jersey rapper/actress' first album, All Hail the Queen, to be much stronger. Though not a bad album by any means, it doesn't live up to Latifah's enormous potential. The CD's strongest material includes "Evil That Men Do," a hardhitting duet with KRS-One addressing Black-on-Black crime and other social ills; the infectious hip-house number "Come Into My House"; the rap/reggae duet with Stetsasonic's Daddy-O "The Pros"; and the aforementioned songs. Unfortunately, boasting numbers like "A King and Queen Creation" and "Queen of Royal Badness" aren't terribly memorable. Especially disappointing is "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children," a duet with De La Soul that surprisingly, is both musically and lyrically generic. To be sure, Latifah's rapping skills are top-notch -- which is why All Hail the Queen should have been consistently excellent instead of merely good.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:42
- Main artists: Queen Latifah
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Tommy Boy Music, LLC
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC 2004 Tommy Boy Music, LLC
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