Not Bad For Her First Debut Album!
Queen Latifah is surely an amazing woman. She acts, she produces, she writes music and not only that, she was the first female rap artist and actually did a pretty good job at rapping, considering she was only 18 at the time when she released her first two singles "The Wrath Of My Madness" and "Princess Of The Posse" in 1988) This album is definately a classic Rap album of the late-1980s, combining hip-hop, reggae, and jazz. The album also delt with some some serious issues, such as apartheid, women's rights, poverty and the equality between people of different races. "All Hail the Queen" sold over one million copies, which makes "All Hail the Queen" an outstanding album that Queen Latifah is quite capable of recording.Some great tracks on this album were: "Dance For Me", "Come Into My House", "Princess Of The Posse", "Evil That Men Do", "Wrath Of My Madness" and "Ladies First". Generally, all tracks on the album are very well recorded and are all worth listening too. Other famous Queen Latifah albums include: "Nature Of a Sista" (1991), "Black Reign" (1993) and "Order In The Court" (1998)
Essential.
It's truly hard for me to remember rap music before The Queen made her debut. I had the good fortune of meeting her at an in store appearance just as this LP was first being released and I remember her being a kind, somewhat shy and very down-to-earth 18 year old with little or no ego, that was 14 years ago and the photo she autographed for me still hangs in my living room to this day, thanks Queen. "Dance For Me", "Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children" and "Wrath Of My Madness" are my favorite Cuts here and they all remind me of a simpler, happier time in music and in my personal life. This kind of quality and creativity never grows old. This is a true Classic, regardless of genre'.
Essential Listening.
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Best workout album ever. This is the one that'll get you up & keep you up. If DJ Mark wasn't sampling Sly & the Family Stone (when everyone else was sampling James Brown), he might as well have been; and what another reviewer would call dancehall, I (as a longtime admirer of Scratch Perry, Big Youth, U Roy, Augustus Pablo, Scientist et hoc genus) would call deep-dish dub. All due props to Roxanne Shante and Millie Jackson, Latifah's raps were and remain a total bust-out, a landmark in women's poetry generally as well as rap specifically (not to mention the children's chorus shouting "We love you, Mommy!") The mother-huge commercial potential of this album, which should be known on a scale comparable with Bobby McFerrin, remains lamentably latent. No admirer of Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation" should be without this avant-antidote! File "All Hail the Queen" with Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full," Public Enemy's "Nation of Millions" and the Wu-Tang Clan's "36 Chambers" and ask yourself which one stands out.
Welcome to Her Queendom!
"All Hail the Queen" marks the album debut one of the entertainment world's most versatile performers. Queen Latifah has dabbled from everything from sitcoms ("Living Single"), films ("Jungle Fever"; "Set It Off") to her own talk show. However, it was the world of hip-hop/dance music that introduced the world to Latifah's rhythms.
"All Hail the Queen," was Latifah's first, and in my opinion, her best album. Tracks from "Dance for Me" to "Ladies First" showcase her quick ability to rap in a beat that is easy to comprehend. Produced by DJ Mark and the .45 King, "All Hail the Queen" is unlike any hip-hop debut, since it includes guest appearances by many of the genre's top stars including Monie Love and De La Soul, which add to he album's diverse appeal.
The best track on this album has to be the Hip-Hop/Techno classic, "Come Into My House," which is one of the first hip-hop songs to be certified a club classic. Latifah's vocals, the fast beats, and the hints of techno make this the most danceable song on this entire album. Overall, "All The Hail Queen" is a landmark album for a woman in rap/hip=hop music. Before Latifah, few women had achieved the success and fame she has gained due to her charming personality, professionalism, and her desire to be the very best she can be. It is a must-have for any hip-hop/rap listener.
I Love This Alubm She Has The Fattes beats
I want to meet the Queen oneday . She is a powerful,strong black women
Latifah was the first major woman rapper to build a career on positivity, and this debut is proud, funny, and self-assured. Latifah knows she's the best so she doesn't have to tear down anyone else to prove it. Neatly produced (with simple, dance-friendly beats, mostly by loop-master DJ Mark the 45 King) and stylistically varied (including a couple of expert forays into dancehall reggae), it collects her early singles along with a bunch of convincing pronouncements of her royalty. Where she shines most, though, is on a couple of duets: "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children," with De La Soul clowning around under her tutelage, and "Ladies First," with Monie Love deftly trading verses with her. --Douglas Wolk
1989 debut album from the hip hop/film star features guest appearances from De La Soul & Monie Love. 15 tracks. Tommy Boy.
