Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey. Latifah was the second daughter of Lance Owens and Rita Owens is well-known for her acting and social-politics abilities, as well as her gift for rhyme. A Muslim cousin has given Latifah the title "delicate, sensitive" when she was just eight years old. Latifah began singing in the choir at Shiloh Baptist Church in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and had her first public performance when she performed a rendition of "Home" as one of two Dorothys in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz at St. Anne's parochial school. Latifah's mother was the catalyst and she kept in touch with the children and music. Mark James, the local disc jockey, was requested by Latifah to sing at the dance. Mark the 45 King to perform at a school dance.
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