What was the title of Queen Latifah’s 1989 debut studio album?

Queen Latifah’s 1989 debut studio album was titled All Hail the Queen.

Released by Tommy Boy Records, the album introduced Queen Latifah as a rapper with a confident, socially aware style. It combined hip-hop with elements of reggae, soul, jazz, and dance music, reflecting the broad musical palette that became part of her identity.

The album includes “Ladies First,” a collaboration with British rapper Monie Love. That song became an important feminist statement in hip-hop and helped establish Queen Latifah as a major voice among women in rap. All Hail the Queen also includes “Wrath of Kane,” “Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children,” and the title track.

Listeners sometimes confuse this album with Black Reign, Queen Latifah’s third studio album, released in 1993. Black Reign contains “U.N.I.T.Y.,” while All Hail the Queen is the record that began her album career in 1989.