The best Queen Latifah movies and TV shows came after she had already established a solid career as a rapper in the early 1990s. Latifah released her debut album in 1989 when she was only 19 called All Hail the Queen, a release that topped out at sixth on the U.S. R&B and Hip-Hop Charts. By 1993, she had released three albums, with her third, Black Reign, certified gold and hitting 60th on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This led to her dipping her toes in Hollywood, and while she kept rapping, acting took the lead in her career.