Queen Latifah - Ladies First (feat. Monie Love) [Music Video]
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2018
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Lyrics:
Ooh ladies first, ladies first [x4]
The ladies will kick it the rhyme that is wicked
Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted
A woman can bear you break you take you
Now it's time to rhyme can you relate to
A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream
Ayo let me take it from here Queen
Excuse me but I think I'm about due
To get into precisely what I am about to do
I'm conversating to the folks that have no whatsoever clue
So listen very carefully as I break it down for you
Merrily merrily merrily merrily hyper happy overjoyed
Pleased with all the beats and rhymes my sisters have employed
Slick and smooth throwing down the sound totally a yes
Let me state the position: Ladies first, yes? (Yes)
Ooh ladies first, ladies first
Believe me when I say being a woman is great, you see
I know all the fellas out there will agree with me
Not for being one but for being with one
Because when it's time for loving it's the woman that gets some
Strong, stepping, strutting, moving on
Rhyming, cutting, and not forgetting
We are the ones that give birth
To the new generation of prophets because it's Ladies First
I break into a lyrical freestyle
Grab the mic, look into the crowd and see smiles
Cause they see a woman standing up on her own two
Sloppy slouching is something I won't do
Some think that we can't flow (can't flow)
Stereotypes, they got to go (got to go)
I'm a mess around and flip the scene into reverse
(With what?) With a little touch of "Ladies First"
Ooh ladies first, ladies first [x4]
Who said the ladies couldn't make it, you must be blind
If you don't believe, well here, listen to this rhyme
Ladies first, there's no time to rehearse
I'm divine and my mind expands throughout the universe
A female rapper with the message to send the
Queen Latifah is a perfect specimen
My sister, can I get some?
Sure, Monie Love, grab the mic and get dumb
Yo, praise me not for simply being what I am
Born in L-O-N-D-O-N and sound American
You dig exactly where I'm coming from
You want righteous rhyming, Imma give you some
To enable you to aid yourself and get paid
And the material that has no meaning I wish to slay
Pay me every bit of your attention
Like mother, like daughter, I would also like to mention
I wish for you to bring me to, bring me to the rhythm
Of which is now systematically given
Desperately stressing I'm the daughter of a sister
Who's the mother of a brother who's the brother of another
Plus one more, all four
Have a job to do, we doing it
Respect due, to the mother who's the root of it
And next up is me, the M-O-N-I-E L-O-V-E
And I'm first cause I'm a L-A-D-I-E
Contact and in fact, the style, it gets harder
Cooling on the scene with my European partner
Laying down track after track, waiting for the climax
When I get there, that's when I tax
The next man, or the next woman
It doesn't make a difference, keep the competition coming
And I'll recite the chapter in verse
The title of this recital is "Ladies First"
Ooh ladies first, ladies first [x4]
Step out into the night
Queens of civilization are on the mic
The scene is right, the crowd is hype
I expel the wack and those who bite
Why, cause I'm that type
Swaying with beats 45 King style
He wants me to sing but I swing, so meanwhile
A footnote for the opposite sex
Monie ripped the mic, I rocked it next
Plex, you never catch me at my worst
You get the drift? It's Ladies First
#HipHop50 #QueenLatifah #tommyboyrecords 
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These two women were trail blazers. I have the utmost respect for both of them.
this was when rap was at its best.now I don't know what these new rap females are talking about.
Mostly bragging about how wet they get. Imagine Monie Love or Latifah just throwing a random line into this song about how wet their p****** are.
hopefully red Queen latifah is pure talent rapping acting and singing...love her
Oh HELL yea. I have loved Queen Latifa for a few decades, and I'm not a huge fan of rap, more into classic rock, but this is GOLDEN. No one can throw attitude around like Queen Latifa. I really like to see someone who's comfortable in her skin. She is Rapper Royalty if you ask me.
Indeed. An oldie but goodie
No woman has bodied a verse the way Monie did on this.
Far ahead of her time.
So true👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Both did great I can listen to this 20 times dont get old
I agree
“bodied”??? Huh?
The ORIGINAL and most epic feminist rap video ever! The Queen will never be dethroned! 👑
@Cam Matthew Chill.
Wtf feminist rapper? You for real? I didn’t hear nothing about feminism but if it was a feminist song than I have lost all respect for them
Bourbon Big why
@@dylanbrager2445 bruh... this aint college campus man bashing feminism
This coming from a nigga that hates the word, they cool bro
Monie’s flow is effortless. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
She absolutely killed this 👏🏻
The breath control needs to be commended every damn time! Standing #MO!
Talented women, WITHOUT cursing, WITHOUT showing skin, WITHOUT selling sex!, but selling TALENT. TRUE LYRICIST!.
Women can be powerful and smart and sexual too
@@WoodyAllenNY yeah but you don't have to sell your body like most modern female rappers do to get attention, this is pure talent and meaning
@@ethanielclyne5810 men do too so...
Shut the FUCK up, respectability politics
@@ChrisXIllustratesXGaming just because some men do it doesn't mean it's okay or a good thing, sure if you want to be promiscuous that's your business but don't make that the only thing you can rap about
When Rap has an Actual Meaning .
thank You, I am so Happy, I had her music to learn from, lesson on how a man should treat a women, rap Music in it's self today, sometimes doesn't have the same positive values it once had. I am also happy that Queen Latifah Music still and continues to be what people can learn from and be a source of inspiration!! =)
True
Thank you !
Janet Aaliyah Came out the gate like this.
When black women didn't glue white women hair on their scalps
Offset must be smoking some wack stuff. He said Cardi B paved the way for female MC's. Queen Latifah is a great example. Stop simping, Offset.
Dale Mcilwain Cardi B need to be schooled yo! Minaj too
That’s the problem with these new so called rappers. They don’t respect the old school rappers that paved the way for them😞
Did he fall and bump his head cause Queen Lafita and Monie got it...
Damn there were plenty female emcees before Cardi, let's start off with Roxanne Shante, the first one I believe, Salt & Pepa were mainstream in the 80's, MC lyte, latifah, monie, Da brat, Boss, Menaj a toir, Nonchalant, hurricane G, lil Kim, foxy brown, need I go on, fact check before you make a statement smh.
I’m pretty sure he meant that Cardi paved the way for the new girls, in how she came up and made it. Times are different, of course Queen Latifah paved the way too but she obviously doesn’t rap anymore. She’s conquering the acting realm at the moment.
Back in the day when female rappers actually Rapped!!
Giving lyrics, style, dance, intelligence, integrity, feminism, femininity, American history lessons and solidarity with South African fight for freedom. In one song 🙌🏾 Legendary
Facts👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Way before diaspora wars.💣💣💣
Well said👍🏿
❤❤❤❤
MONIE LOVE WAS LYRICALLLY NICE!!
This what the industry was scare of black excellent empowerment
Both Classic late 80's early 90's women MC's that even some men couldn't touch ! Shout out to MC Lyte as well !
No woman on earth to this day has ever bodied a track like Monie Love did on this song 👸🏾🙏🏽❤🔥🔥❤🔥❤🔥❤🙏🏽👸🏾 #ladiesfirst
Exactly no one can touch this
They seriously bodied this beat. Their flows complemented each other so well.
💯🔥✊🏾
“Bodied”?
They stood on opposite sides of the recording booth writing their verses, read each other's Rhymes and worked from there.
Facts. And it’s something you said that. I just watched Monie loves unsung and they said her and queen would right a a couple bars in separate booths then come out and let each other’s hear it and then go back and do more bars. So they pretty much fed off each other bar for bar building each verse together to intertwine like that. Brilliance all day. Rappers today need to take note of this masterpiece
They don't make rap music like this anymore ..... Queen Latifah always had a positive message in her songs ! Queen Latifah and Monie Love paved the way for other females ! All hail tha' Queen !!
They do but rarely
Latifa and Lyte both ROCKED! Hip hop was so mysogynist back then. As a (then) teen I am so glad that I heard "Ladies First" among all the sexist stuff that was also coming out. Also I wanna shout out to Roxanne Shante (IMO the most talented rapper of her generation) and also Salt N Pepa and Spinderella. "Tramp" was so on point in terms of gender roles. "Push it" was just damned sexy and "Let's Talk About Sex" is a song which today would probably be banned by the GOP.
Only one great female hip-hop artist after this.... It was Lauren Hill....it's sad to even think about 🤦
@@jamescurtis5870there are many great female hip hop artists, you just gotta find the right ones
How has no one commented about the images in the background. Queen Latifah was trying to educate us.
That's a given. she had part in female empowerment in 90s as she does today
Very powerful then and now. Who produced this video? Latifah?
What! This was very educational. I totally agree.
@@MegaLawyerchick Queen latifah and Fab 5 Freddy
Angela Davis, Harriet Tubman etc
Queen’s emphasis on the image of Africa and dressing by her heritage really makes me ponder on how proud we should all be of where we come from.
I love my Black blood
I absolutely agree with you👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@@africanbella28 in the part at 1:43 who are our brothers and sisters fighting
This is the perfect combination of flow, beats and lyrical depth. Educating and entertaining in equal measure. What a powerhouse partnership this is, ladies with something to say and saying it with total style. Such an antidote to the guys grabbing their junk and telling us who they're gonna lay or lay out.
💯💯💯💯💯
Lessons are needed for Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and rest with their nastiness.
EXACTLY. This track was a breath of fresh air in a world in which the smell of testosterone and unwashed jock straps was becoming unbearable. And I say that as a cis hetero man.
Well said👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Latifah’s hair was so pretty in this video!! 😍😍😍😍
Yesss
Jerra Maurice VERY TRRRRUUUEEE
Jerra Maurice yes sis
Her hair has always been nice to me.
Yeap,before the weave invasion.
R.i.p to the one who gave birth to the queen mama Rita... she raised a queen in so many ways... a mirror of her own reflection.. a strong WOMAN who gave a message through the rough times and is still giving... 😘😘😘😘
Amen
🙏🏽👊🏽
🙏🏾
She died?
@@reginajones1503 her mom did
I miss females, rappers like these yng ladies🙏⚘️⚘️
Thank you Queen for shinning a light on what was happening in South Africa during a time when the world turned a deaf ear to our plight as black South Africans. Because of people like you I was able to grow up in a democratic and free society...Thank you once again
P.S the song is a banger too
It still is unfortunately
Zulu nation
Believe in me
America pie
Now this is real music by real Queens👑
This song proved that Queen Latifah and Moni Love and her generation were the first ladies of rap. These ladies were stylish, intelligent, reserved, and beautiful. I love their dances, their Afrocentric set and clothing. They made money, but they did not let the money define them.
Monie’s British! She and Latifah are the same age.
Monie Love wrecked the shit out her verse... “Respect due, to the mother who's the root of it
And next up is me, the M-O-N-I-E L-O-V-E
And I'm first cause I'm a L-A-D-I-E” 🔥
Went from this to wap
Guhl! I fall out everytime I hear that part!!! 🔥🔥
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc lol
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc beat it up catch a charge,
I love how she misspelled “lady” to fit with the rhyme scheme. lol
THAT bassline. ❤
Of course there‘s no doubt about the Queen‘s and Monie Love‘s incredible flow.
People only know Queen as a actress, not A rapper and they don't NO nothing bout Monie's skills!🙏
Loved how this was filmed in NJ and what it looks like Red Hook, Brooklyn, people weren't ready for Queen Latifah, Monie coming from the UK took this over the top 🔥🔥🔥
Had to listen again I haven't heard it in years but I am blown away by monies rapping she is amazing
marie m Under appreciated. Her verse here qualifies her for top 5 female rapper consideration.
Set it off brought me here
Let's be honest.... Latifah & Monie absolutely smashed this!
RIP MS. Melody
Back when black women took pride in looking like black women.
So you see America is not a melting pot, America is bleach
@@pyramidpilots6491 lol
Monie Love was the coolest black sister on the planet back then ❤
RIP Ms Melodie from Boogie Down Produtions, KRS-Ones wife. 🙏
I knew I heard your voice in the background ❤
you can spot her in the video also.
An era of real female dignity. Something that's missing from today's female rap performers. Thank you Queen Latifah.
Today's major female rappers are major pied pipers of their body's nether region.
They so busy flapping and flopping their backsides to the audience until their renderings the future of intelligent self realization for many young black females is all but lost.
We need more home grown queens and women of natural royalty speaking a new truth for the survival of our self respect. There is a need to turn them bodies around so's to draw more attention to the Afri-American/female's power of the mind and intellect instead of stressing such full focus on what amounts to borderline porn.
The industry won't support it they know what it will do
Sadly it wont work because that isn't what most people want.... as proven by how the apes are getting all the fame.....
Dirtyness sells more, I wish it was the contrary because I F hate it: but sadly it's the truth.....
I must not be from this planet.
Or could it be that female rappers are comfortable in themselves unlike back then because if I remember correctly no one had this many opinions when male rappers were talking about what they do in the bed with they’re lady freinds
And maybe instead of ridiculing how they present themselves identity all the good they’re doing in todays day and age
Don’t think u was saying all this during the freak nick era neither
LATIFAH , MONIE & LYTE
GOT ALL MY RESPECT
I ALREADY AGREED
THE LADIES FIRST
I agree with you fam.
Da Brat gotta get a little love too :)
Ms melody
Sweet tea
💯💯💯
Back when women had each other back
Monie Love killed it she said we give birth to the new generation of prophets sister is woke that verse right there speaks volume she was spitn Truth the industry and the world wasn't ready for that she's very lyrical
Well said!!! I agree that this verse was so prolific and incredibly insightful👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Hip-hop ladies of today, take notes, this is how its done!
Real rap!! Brings a tear to the eyes!!
Roy Griffin
Rap a trend nowadays and 3-4 for years it would be like making music
But wishing I was born brings tears to my eyes😢 why was a born so late👎🏾
Let’s be honest Rap”s always been real some folks just changed it specially young folks growing up now
It's December 2022 and I still say they ATE!!!🥺🔥💅
Crazy how Queen Latifah never gets mentioned as one of the greatest female rappers of all time, also MC Lyte is a notable mention. Lyte and Latifah both underrated 🤦♂️
*When we were kids "Our parents just* *don't understand this music"*
*Now as parents "Kids just don't* *understand this music" ☺️*
Man they ripped this. Much respect to Queen and Monie!!!!✊
Nicki , Cardi, and whomever else sit, take notes, pay respect and step yo game UP❣️
PREACH 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lol if any of them rapped like this today they would not make their millions $$$. But still RESPECT TO THE QUEEN
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿that's right!
Queen Latifah is the queen
She was 19 yrs old man....this and her other albums, of course, make you feel like royalty 😍😍😍
Authentic Hip hop
REAL RAP QUEENS & FEMINIST🔥
MY BEYOND BEAUTIFUL BLACK QUEENS, MONIE & LATIFAH🔥
THEIR ARTISTRY IS BEAUTIFUL & I WISH THIS SONG WAS JUST NOW COMING OUT❤❤❤❤❤❤
"oooooh ladies first, ladies first"
❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️💖❤️
Thank u latifah & Monie🔥🔥🔥
Monie love went crazy ! Respect to the queen as well !👸🏽
This is hands down one of my favorite hiphop tracks ever
They played this so much on juke box
Me too😍
Monie MERKED THIS!!!! Her appearance on this record was LEGENDARY!!!! This was on my most favorite album from the Queen 👑
The only queen we acknowledge . Love the message . It’s empowering
This song will always be dear to my heart it gave me so much pride to be a woman of color❤🖤💚✊🏾💯
THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤💐💐💐
Monie Love lives in the ATL and has a radio show with ED Lover. She still look so damn cute.
michael johnson she just moved to Indianapolis. She has a radio show here on WTLC. I just met her at my job. Made my day.
And she's still got that little bit of London left in her voice too.
Paul Wagner Black don’t crack
Yep! Everyone loves her in ATL. Her radio show is great too. ❤️ #MonieLove
Oh, Ed Lover. Remember his dance, lol. I miss those days.
They're both fire 🔥
How did we go from the Queen and Monie Love to Cardi B and megan stallion?
Dont care what they say about Latifah she taught me to respect women and put them first no matter what.. moni love too.. will always be my favorites
when hip hop is an art & culture movement in which great artists emerged with messages to deliver! Mad respect
This is who young girls ought to look up to, not Cardi B or Nicki.
If there is any young girls out there wanting to become a queen in the industry, please take note, this is the women you should be looking to for your inspiration, true women who valued themselves from the beginning, didnt need to expose their bodies, educated through their lyrics, and stayed strong and grew stronger by being true to themselves, real women, ❤🇬🇧
I wish women still rapped this clear lyrical respect for women. Pioneer female lyracist. Shout out to Roxanne!😁💯
Still listening 30 years later in 2018 👊🏾❤️
all day
Yep. And I'll be back in 2019 too!
Hell yes!
Still goes hard........
2019
Now a part of the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress...
They both snapped👑👑✊🏾
Still here in 2024❤❤
😍😍😍😍
Rap music isn't like this anymore... today is a lot of garbage.
@Betty Boop I like how the music has so much Black Liberation and African Pride
@@isaiahhenderson3447 yep, this album was released at the height of the anti-Apartheid movement. I was a white girl just out of high school, getting a real education about what was going on over there in South Africa. I loved Latifah - still do.
Most of the rap musics now are about prostitution and drugs
30 years later. I said it then and I'll say it now, Monie Love made this song fun to sing while driving down the highway. So underrated!! Latifah's hair was on point. I still remember that. Her hair is always on even now. raised in Queens NYC and was there in the 80's when this all started. Today I don't listen at all new to rap. Not one bit. My playlist is laughed at all the time because it's all old. I miss it.
ExposedRoot You're not alone.
Me too. Old school all day over here.
Yup, old school alllllll day!!!! Shout out to Queens, my hometown!
My mom had Queen's hair style
I'm from Queens too (born, raised, still living in). I was in high school when this came out, and loved it immediately. Latifah came so strong and confident-I couldn't believe it when I found out she was only 3 years older than me! And you're right; Monie Love just made the song that much better.
The only rap I've ever liked is what's considered old school now. The new stuff just doesn't hold a candle to it.
All hail the queen!
This video is EVERYTHING. THANK YOU for shining light on our history and the face that women played a role in the struggle of liberation. Love from SOuth Africa❤️🇿🇦
This woman had a message!! What an example…still true today
Right!
REAL hip hop!! Timeless 💃🏾🙌🏾
Oprah Winfrey said, A gain for black women is a gain for everybody in society.
Monie Love's bars and delivery are just inssaaaane! Her word play was just terrific! She was really nice on the mic.
I am so glad I was born in time for this. Monie Love and Latifah are underrated. (By the way, I was watching Juice on cable last night and I just realized how Queen has not aged. Lol).
I wish this culture would honor real talent in female rappers AND UNITY instead of this petty crap.there was room for more than ONE female rapper and monie and queen we're not intimidated by each other. They embraced, admired each other. They were and still are gorgeous without the fakeness. I wanna cry -- What the hell happened?!
I know, nowadays we are just speechless with ..... I can't even call it music.
PROGRAMMING AND CONDITIONING.
Big business happened. Sex and sexism sell. Musicians need money, but I wish I knew of independent artists and thinkers.
It's crazy how enlightened and talented they were at 19 years old
I would dare say when the Queen got with Monie Love she met her equal. Love's flow was solid and was like a watch keeping time. Indeed she was one of the innovators and prove to many rappers that women belonged in the game.
Undeniable classic
Damn these bars🔥🔥
I so love this song how they Respected each other and came together to write a wonderful Anthem. Now we as women need to be making more music like this not Tarring each other down and picking fights with each other on Social Media.
THEY CRUSH THIS!🔥
The original queen of rap🥰💋✊🏾✊🏾 she's rapping about positivity unity being a LADY and they both have clothes on so you can focus and listen to what they spitting...much respect to the Queen and Monie Love
They got me all hype blasting this song
Queen sexuality is no one business and it don't matter...love you either way🌈♀️♀️💋
Queen Latifah is the essence of cool, I love her effortless delivery on this track.
The FIRST QUEEN, The REAL QUEEN & THAT SHE IS & This is the ONLY QUEEN OF RAP that I grew up on & Her title is STILL THE QUEEN(LATIFAH)👸🏽🎙👑& much respect to all da otha Dope Queens but RESPECT to the FIRST Dopest REAL QUEEN OF RAP & she Still iz....PERIOD!!!!💯🎙👑
So we went from this to Cardi B and Megan whatever her name is, in one generation 🤔🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
One of the most powerful songs ever made! I was in 6th grade when this song came out and it raised my consciousness of Apartheid South Africa!
Sum say that we can't flow
Can't flow!
I love that part!❤
One of best hip hop anthems. Still topical and fresh today. The Queen will never die.
QueensofHipHop🌎 🇺🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎧🤟🙏
The Grammys 50 Years of Hip Hop tribute brought me back here. Still love this song.❤
These female rappers here were classy, kept their clothes on, and actually had amazing talent!!! When you have talent you don’t have to use gimmicks.
Lizzo could use good friends like Latifah and Monie Love.
This video is marks the first time I remember hearing Queen Latifah and Moni Love and was very impressed with both ladies. Queen handled her throne quite well and Moni Love just plaine RIPPED IT and blew me away. Miss M Love and she was gorgeous!
queen latifah is so amazing
the Real hip-hop
Yaaasssssss! Queen!
We really went from this to Cardi B and Meghan Thee Stallion 😭😭😭
Depressing isn't it
@TTFPouyi I'm sorry
Ridiculous
The Queen & Monie Love 😘 Talking bout BARZZZZ one of the best female records ever 💯 if you jamming to this in 2022 your taste in music is EXCELLENTE !
This video > WAP seven days a week and twice on Sunday!
Preach!
2018 ladies first
Happy BLACK History Month.
Quee. Latifa was a REVOLUTIONARY RAPPER.
Women still should be watching this video in 2023
A woman bear you, break you, take you.
Powerful words.