All Hail the Queen is the debut album by hip hop

Hip hop

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 artist Queen Latifah

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, released on November 7, 1989 (see 1989 in music

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) on Tommy Boy Records

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. The album was unusually successful for a hip hop record at the time, buoyed by the single "Wrath of My Madness". The feminist

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 anthem "Ladies First" (with Monie Love

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) remains one of Latifah's signature songs.

All Hail the Queen peaked at #6 and #124 on Billboard's (North America) Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums and the Billboard 200 charts, respectively. Mamma Gave Birth to the Soul Children peaked at #14 in the UK. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. It was also featured in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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.

In 2008, the single "Ladies First" was ranked number 35 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Track listing

Personnel

• Daddy O - Producer, Performer, Mixing
• De La Soul - Performer
• Dr. Jam - Remixing
• KRS-One - Producer, Mixing
• Queen Latifah - Producer, Mixing
• Monie Love - Performer
• DJ Mark the 45 King - Producer, Performer, Mixing
• C. Paul - Engineer, Mixing
• Prince Paul
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  - Producer, Mixing
• Soulshock - Remixing
• Dwayne Sumal - Engineer
• Rob Sutton - Mixing
• Mike Teelucksingh - Engineer
• Little Louie Vega - Producer, Mixing
• Dr. Shane Faber - Guitar (Bass), Engineer
• Dan Miller - Engineer, Mixing
• Bob Coulter - Engineer, Mixing
• Al Watts - Engineer
• Steven Miglio - Artwork, Design, Layout Design
• Dante Ross - Production Coordination, Production Consultant
• Ultimatum - Remixing
• Dilly d'Mus - Assistant Engineer
• Louis Vego - Producer, Mixing
• Howard Zucker - Typography
• Jane Wexler - Photography
• Bart Everly - Photography
• Christopher Shaw - Engineer
• Dan Miller - Mixing
• Gawthaman Gobinath - Make-up Artist

Charting singles

All Hail The Queen Charting Singles

Year	Single	Hot Rap	Hot R&B/Hip Hop	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1989	Dance For Me		14
1990	Come Into My House	21	81	7	10
1990	Ladies First	5	64	38	37
1990	Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children			28