Nature of a Sista by Queen Latifah

Personnel: Queen Latifah (rap); Scringer Ranks (vocals); Paul Shapiro (saxophone); Dave Bellochio, Shane"The Doctor"Faber, Doctor Illington, Nevelle Hodge (keyboards); Funk Master Oli (bass); Simple Pleasure (background vocals); Safari Sister Swatch. Producers: Naughty By Nature, Luis"Louie Louie"Vega, Soul Shock, CutFather, K-Cut, Nevelle Hodge, Queen Latifah. Engineers: Shane"The Doctor"Faber, Funk Master Oli, Anton Pukshanksky. The queen of all media hit her stride with her third release, NATURE OF A SISTA. Fighting for respect for the female rapper, Latifah unleashes her lyrical fury over a set of old school beats, produced by the likes of Naughty By Nature and Luis Vega. In an era when rap was dominated by male braggadocio and gangsta posing, Latifah brought a fresh female energy to the genre. Queen Latifah gets the party started right with"Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here,"her manifesto on the state of hip hop. On"Nuff' Of The Ruff' Stuff"she gives voice to the frustration that the sisters were...