Arrested for carrying a loaded pistol & marijuana. [3 February 1996]

Became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [4 January 2006]

Had not done any musical theatre since high school prior to her role in Chicago (2002).

Co-CEO of Flavor Unit Entertainment.

Older brother Lance Owens, who was a police officer, died in an accident on the motorcycle Latifah bought for him as a present. She still wears the motorcycle key around her neck.

Carjacked and a friend was shot. [July 1995]

She won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Solo Rap Performance for "U.N.I.T.Y."

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [January 4, 2006].

Arrested for assaulting a photographer. [6 February 1996]

Played power forward on the Irvington Public High School girls' basketball team and led them to two New Jersey state championships.

Had to coach her Bringing Down the House (2003) co-stars Steve Martin and Eugene Levy in hip-hop slang.

With Last Holiday (2006), she becomes the first woman to share a role with Sir Alec Guinness.

She was nicknamed "Latifah" (Arabic for delicate and sensitive) by a cousin while she was in her teens.

First female rapper to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Ranked #72 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actress category for her performances in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), The Cookout (2004), and Taxi (2004/I), however, she failed to receive a nomination.

Was set to star in Monster's Ball (2001) with Robert De Niro and Sean Penn. Unfortunately, producers could not set up the film in time and it was delayed and recast. Her role went to Halle Berry, DeNiro's to Billy Bob Thornton, and Penn's to Heath Ledger.

DJ Tocadisco's song "Nobody (Likes The Records That I Play)" is based on a sample from the film Juice (1992) spoken by Queen Latifah.