Queen Latifah

by Amy Ruth Allen

Book Overview

A biography of the young woman who rose from humble beginnings in New Jersey to become a popular rap singer, actress, and role model. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822549883
• ISBN13: 9780822549888
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

All Hail the Queen

This biography for young adults takes at look at the life of Queen Latifah, the "First Lady of Hip-Hop" who also happens to be an actor, business woman, and role model. The book is easy to read and covers a lot of details about her life: why she adopted the Muslim name "Latifah" (because she says "it accurately described who she was on the inside"); some key defining moments in her life (when her parents got divorced and when her older brother Lancelot Jr., "Winki", died from a motorcycle accident); and how Latifah distinguished herself from other rappers who glorify violence and put down women by promoting positive messages in her lyrics, such as dignity, self-respect, strength, and pride. Overall, a classy book about a classy lady.