How much is Queen Latifah worth?
| Net Worth: | $57 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | March 18, 1970 (age 52) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Who is Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. Her father, Lancelot Amos Owens was a police officer and her mother Rita Lamae was a teacher. She derived the name Latifah which means delicate and extremely kind, from an Arab names book, and it became her stage name. She attended high school in Irvington at a Catholic girls’ school called Essex. Her family was religious and they practiced the Baptist faith, and later on went to Newark, New Jersey to join Catholic School. While in high school, Queen Latifah played basketball as a forward due to her tall structure of 1.78m ( 5-foot-10-inch). After graduating from high school Queen Latifah; later on, joined Borough of Manhattan Community College.
From her beliefs, Queen Latifah is a well-known feminist. In 2018 her mother who was an actress succumbed to heart failure and passed away. Throughout her career, Latifah sold over one million records around the world, and she got the title “Queen of Jazz-Rap.” She made history through her music by being the first rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and be nominated for an Oscar. She inspired a lot of well-known artists when they started off including Missy Elliot, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, Eve, Naughty By Nature, Jill Scott and Da’ Brat.
Queen Latifah is well-known worldwide for her singing and acting skills. She was first launched onto the hip hop scene in 1989 when she was signed by Tommy Boy Records, releasing in November of the same year her debut album All Hail The Queen. In 1991 she released her second album Nature of a Sista, the last project she worked on with Tommy Boy Records. She then released her third album Black Reign in 1993, and it won her a Grammy Award, largely owing to the song U.N.I.T.Y. which was a massive influencer of its time for women. U.N.I.T.Y. also topped out at 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Latifah was able to cross over to the mainstream releasing in 2004 The Dana Owens Album, a collection of jazz standards. While being best remembered for her role in Chicago, Queen Latifah has graced the silver screen with a large number of films, making her a familiar Hollywood name. Her acting career has long been in the works starting with the Fox sitcom Living Single that ran from the year 1993 to 1998. Thereafter, Latifah managed to land the lead role of the 1996 film, Set It Off. Since then as we have witnessed, Queen Latifah has made appearances in numerous films including 22 Jump Street, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Joyful Noise, Hairspray, Bringing Down The House, Beauty Shop, and Taxi.
In Television, She has also featured in the Hollywood miniseries as Hattie McDaniel, won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, for her role as Bessie Smith in the 2015 HBO film Bessie, and starred as Carlotta Brown in the well-known series, Stars, which ran from 2016-2019.
Queen Latifah has amassed a net worth estimated to be $57 million, initially through her music. Latifah is one of the very few female rappers who made their initial wealth from music. Her first album did very well clinching the number six position on the Billboard R&B/Hip-hop charts immediately after its release. Her other albums did well too, leading her to a number of awards.
Latifah’s repertoire does not end with her musical ability. Her successes range from acting in television, hosting her own CBS talk show, taking on roles in a multitude of films, to being an executive producer of the television series Scream, all of which have contributed her net worth over the years.
Latifah also owns and manages Flavor Unit, an artist management company. In the business world, Latifah has partnered with brands for product endorsements. Among the companies whose brands she has endorsed are CoverGirl cosmetics, as their spokesperson, Jenny Craig, and Pizza Hut. She also endorses underwear for curvaceous women.
Latifah has her own perfume line, Queen of Hearts and Queen, which she launched on May 23, 2018. She has also written the book, Ladies First: Revelations Of a Strong Woman, which focuses on the importance of self-respect and being confident.
Queen Latifah has built a successful career acting, songwriting, singing, and producing music. Ever since her breakthrough in the music industry after her debut album, she has consistently maintained her success with at least one movie or television role each year. She has sold millions of records worldwide and won a number of awards. She made history by being the first female rapper to be nominated for an Oscar; among only 27 other actresses to be nominated or awarded an Oscar for a role in a musical.
Latifah has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and an Academy Award nomination.
Queen Latifah is a well-known feminist and this comes through in her attitude and lyrics of her music, having experienced life first hand as a woman of color against harassment and violence. Throughout her career, Latifah sold over two million records around the world, garnering her the title Queen of Jazz-Rap. She made history through her music by being the first rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and be nominated for an Oscar. She inspired a lot of well-known artists when they started out, including Missy Elliot, Fugees, Lauryn Hill, Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, Eve, Naughty By Nature, Jill Scott, and Da’ Brat.
Latifah’s Total Net Worth
Queen Latifah has earned estimated total career income of $105 million dollars. Latifah has earned from her music and appearances, including a reported $10 million dollar paycheck for her lead role in the 2005 film, Beauty Shop.
As Latifah has lived between the states of New Jersey and California, but mostly in California, she will have had to pay around 44% in taxes on her career income. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $58.8 million dollars, having paid $46.2 million dollars in taxes.
Queen Latifah and her long term partner Eboni Nichols have a a son named, Rebel. In her personal life she has likely spent $6-7 million dollars of her career earnings but also earned $7-8 million dollars from her investments. She will have also had to pay around $2-3 million dollars in business related costs. Therefore, it is estimated that Queen Latifah has a net worth of about $57 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Queen Latifah has always strived to succeed and become better. We know that Latifah is not done yet, and we can expect more from her in the years to come. Since 2013, Queen Latifah has been in a long-term relationship with her partner, Eboni Nichols. In 2019, they welcomed their son Rebel. Her appearances in films, music releases and business ventures have helped her gain fame and recognition worldwide. She has been able to build a great net worth estimated to be $57 million from all those ventures combined.
