All Hail the Queen by Queen Latifah

Pros: Incredible lyrical maturity at such an early age; eclectic beatwork

Cons: Latifah simply boasts too much; and one remix could have been jettisoned

The Bottom Line: Peaking album-wise right from the beginning, very few femcees have since come close to Queen Latifah's debut, All Hail the Queen

Review: You know, it’s sometimes hard for me to imagine a time when Queen Latifah was synonymous with Afrocentric and feminist raps, and not blockbuster Hollywood movies and Oscar nominations. She has achieved so much and come so far that her rap career, ...

Pros: So clean you can play it for your kids, so political you must.

Cons: some bits are REALLY old school, starts the unpleasant trend of multiple guest appearances

The Bottom Line: The kind of Rap even my mum has got love for.

Review: In 1989, the Native Tongues workshop of Afrocentric Rap artists gave us Queen Latifia's first album. She lay down her credentials as a feminist minded rapper shamelessly- not careing that she is not only in a man's terrain but in a terrain ...

Pros: A Strong female grabbed the mic, and dared you to take it.

Cons: It's dated of course.

The Bottom Line: Essential in my collection. Queen Latifah let you know.

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