Order in the Court

Order in the Court
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreHip hop[1]
Length55:17
Label
Producer
Queen Latifah chronology
Black Reign
(1993)
Order in the Court
(1998)
She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits
(2002)
Singles from Order in the Court
  1. "It's Alright"
    Released: June 28, 1997
  2. "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)"
    Released: April 14, 1998
  3. "Paper"
    Released: May 5, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[2]
Rolling Stone[4]

Order in the Court is the fourth studio album by the American hip-hop artist and actress Queen Latifah.[5] The album was released on June 16, 1998, by Motown Records and would be Latifah's last album with Motown. Partly dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, it is her first album to have a Parental Advisory warning on it.

Before the album's release, Latifah and Foxy Brown had been arguing over who was the real Queen.[6] On the album's second track, "Court Is In Session" Latifah portrayed herself as a judge presiding over the current state of hip-hop music by taunting her rivals, including Foxy.[6] However, with the closing track, "Life", Latifah comes to realize that feuding with other female rappers was futile, given the untimely and recent deaths of Biggie and Tupac.[6] Both "Black On Black Love" and "Life" celebrate the black community, black love, and black businesses.[6]

More so than Latifah's other hip-hop albums, this one focuses on her legacy and attempts to cement herself as a defining hip-hop artist, regardless of gender.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Order in the Court - Queen Latifah | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Weingarten, Marc (June 19, 1998). "Order in the Court Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 74. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 3, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. ^ "Queen Latifah: Order In The Court : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". October 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
  5. ^ "CNN - When Latifah reigns, she pours it on - September 2, 1998". www.cnn.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e Smith, Da’Shan (2018-06-13). "Revisiting Queen Latifah's 'Order In The Court' 20 years later". REVOLT. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

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