    dana elaine owens (born march 18, 1970), better known by her stage name queen latifah, is an american rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedienne, and talk show host. she has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists. her work in music, film, and television has earned her a golden globe award, two screen actors guild awards, two image awards, a grammy award, six additional grammy nominations, an emmy award nomination and an academy award nomination. she currently hosts her own talk show, the queen latifah show. ==early life== latifah was born in newark, new jersey, and lived primarily in east orange, new jersey.on da come up with clap cognac from hiphopruckus.com, date february 24, 2009. retrieved june 13, 2009. she is the daughter of rita (n
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