His real name is Dana Elaine Owens , daughter of Lancelot and Rita Owens. Early in his career, he was a member of Flavor Unit ( record label that currently belongs ) , at that time , were a group of presenters who gathered around producer DJ Mark the 45 King . He was also a member of the Nation of Gods and Earths , the Faradian Islam , Muslims formed by African Americans . After achieving success , DJ Mark the 45 King began to abuse drugs and Latifah left the team , forming his own management company with the help of Jake Abrams. Latifah started her career beatboxing for doing the rap group Ladies Fresh. In 1988 , DJ Mark the 45 King heard a demo of a simple Latifah ( "Princess of the Posse " ) and gave it to Fab Five Freddy , who was the producer of Yo! MTV Raps . Freddy helped Latifah sign with Tommy Boy Records , who produced their first album, All Hail the Queen , in [ 1989, when he was 19. In the same year , he appeared as a guest on UK to record the live album " 1989 -The Hustlers Convention (live) " .
His debut was a commercial success and the critics , and was followed by the albums Nature of a Sista and Black Reign , getting a Grammy for her hit single, UNITY In 1998 , he made his fourth album of hip hop; Order in the Court . In 2004 changed its publishing record an album that fused soul and jazz , The Dana Owens Album .
The July 11, 2007 , he made his debut at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with a performance at a jazz concert before an audience of 12,400 people , supported by an orchestra of ten instruments and three vocalists, The Queen Latifah Orchestra call . At the concert, he performed new versions of classics like California Dreaming by The Mama's and The Papa's .
Trav'lin Latifah released her album 'Light the September 25, 2007 singing their own versions of classics.
Their new album "Persona" goes on sale in July 2009 .
