Queen Latifah in New York, 1990 - from our story 'You Don’t Stop: Photos From The Early Days of Hip Hop'

Queen Latifah in New York, 1990 ‘I was working on my first book about hip-hop with Bill Adler,’ says Beckman. ‘We had to have Queen Latifah in the book – she was so important to the culture and women in rap. So she came to my studio and posed for this portrait’ Photograph: Janette Beckman/Getty Images

Queen Latifah in New York, 1990 ‘I was working on my first book about hip-hop with Bill Adler,’ says Beckman. ‘We had to have Queen Latifah in the book – she was so important to the culture and women in rap. So she came to my studio and posed for this portrait’ Photograph: Janette Beckman/Getty Images

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