"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" Released: 1990
All Hail the Queen is the debut studio album by American rapper
Queen Latifah. The album was released on November 7, 1989, through
Tommy Boy Records. The
feminist anthem[1] "Ladies First", featuring
Monie Love, remains one of Latifah's signature songs.
All Hail the Queen peaked at no. 6 on the Billboard Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart and at no. 124 on the Billboard 200 chart. "Wrath of My Madness" was the first single from All Hail the Queen, and was later sampled in
Yo-Yo's "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo". "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" peaked at no. 14 in the
UK.
In 2008, the single "Ladies First" was ranked number 35 on
VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Hip Hop.[citation needed]
Legacy
In 2023, All Hail the Queen was inducted into the
Library of Congress'sNational Recording Registry, based on its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage."[15] In their statement explaining their inclusion of the album, the Library of Congress said, "[Queen Latifah's] album showed rap could cross genres including
reggae, hip-hop,
house, and
jazz – while also opening opportunities for other female rappers."[16]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Dance for Me"
James, Owens, Stewart
3:41
2.
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (with
De La Soul)
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" Released: 1990
All Hail the Queen is the debut studio album by American rapper
Queen Latifah. The album was released on November 7, 1989, through
Tommy Boy Records. The
feminist anthem[1] "Ladies First", featuring
Monie Love, remains one of Latifah's signature songs.
All Hail the Queen peaked at no. 6 on the Billboard Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart and at no. 124 on the Billboard 200 chart. "Wrath of My Madness" was the first single from All Hail the Queen, and was later sampled in
Yo-Yo's "You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo". "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" peaked at no. 14 in the
UK.
In 2008, the single "Ladies First" was ranked number 35 on
VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Hip Hop.[citation needed]
Legacy
In 2023, All Hail the Queen was inducted into the
Library of Congress'sNational Recording Registry, based on its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage."[15] In their statement explaining their inclusion of the album, the Library of Congress said, "[Queen Latifah's] album showed rap could cross genres including
reggae, hip-hop,
house, and
jazz – while also opening opportunities for other female rappers."[16]
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Dance for Me"
James, Owens, Stewart
3:41
2.
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (with
De La Soul)