Happy Birthday, Queen Latifah! (Sat., March 18)

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Happy Birthday,
Queen Latifah!.
Dana Elaine Owens
turns 53 years old today.
Here are five
fun facts about
the "First Lady
of Hip-Hop.".
1. She got her name, “Latifah,”
from an Arabic book of names.
2. Latifah played
basketball in
high school.
3. She had her own daytime talk show,
'The Queen Latifah Show.'.
4. She was the first hip-hop artist to
receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
5. Latifah was the
first woman hip-hop
recording artist to be
nominated for an Oscar.
Happy Birthday,
Queen Latifah!

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