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Queen Latifah Turns to Ballads

NPR

Published December 27, 2004 at 11:00 PM CST

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Many may not recognize The Dana Owens album as the latest work of Queen Latifah. Music critic Oliver Wang reviews her new album and says its ballads are far from the hip-hop sound that brought her fame.

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