All Hail the Queen

Critical reception

The New York Times noted that "the backup tracks are sometimes rich enough to carry the album on their own, but they don't have to; some songs have vocal choruses, while in others Queen Latifah's rising and falling speech provides melody enough." Newsday called the album "international ghetto music filtered through hip-hop's strongest feminist sensibility."

In 1998, All Hail the Queen was included in The Sources "100 Best Albums" list. It was later featured in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2008, the single "Ladies First" was ranked number 35 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Legacy

In 2023, All Hail the Queen was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry, based on its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage." 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."

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
• Paul C. – Engineer, Mixing
• Prince Paul – Producer, Mixing
• Soulshock – Remixing
• Dwayne Sumal – Engineer
• Rob Sutton – Mixing
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Mike Teelucksingh – Engineer
• Little Louie Vega – Producer, Mixing
• Dr. Shane Faber – Bass, Engineer
• Dan Miller – Engineer, Mixing
• Bob Coulter – Engineer, Mixing
• Al Watts – Engineer, Mixing
• 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
• Gawthaman Gobinath – Make-up Artist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Charting singles

References

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