The Show: Queen Latifah

A breakdown of Common's most exciting performance moments.

All Hail the Queen  - Ealier this year, Queen Latifah performed during the 18th Annual Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love Gala" benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health honoring Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

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All Hail the Queen  - Ealier this year, Queen Latifah performed during the 18th Annual Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love Gala" benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health honoring Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)

The Queen Goes Back to Her Roots   - Queen Latifah has come a long way since her debut in the '90s but she didn't forget where she came from. She's so cool that she took a moment on the revived version of her talk show to perform "Just Another Day." Check it out here.  (Photo: Sony Pictures Television)

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The Queen Goes Back to Her Roots   - Queen Latifah has come a long way since her debut in the '90s but she didn't forget where she came from. She's so cool that she took a moment on the revived version of her talk show to perform "Just Another Day." Check it out here.  (Photo: Sony Pictures Television)

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Icons Unite  - There isn’t much of anything that is cooler than three icons performing together. In 2008, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Kathleen Battle teamed up to appropriately perform Keys’s “Superwoman” at the American Music Awards. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Icons Unite  - There isn’t much of anything that is cooler than three icons performing together. In 2008, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Kathleen Battle teamed up to appropriately perform Keys’s “Superwoman” at the American Music Awards. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

The Queen Has Soul  - Queen Latifah, always the versatile performer, tapped into her more sophisticated side for In Performance at The White House: Memphis Soul (2013), where she performed Ann Nesby’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain.” Check her out here. (Photo: Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

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The Queen Has Soul  - Queen Latifah, always the versatile performer, tapped into her more sophisticated side for In Performance at The White House: Memphis Soul (2013), where she performed Ann Nesby’s “I Can’t Stand the Rain.” Check her out here. (Photo: Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Channels Hairspray - In 2007, the Queen was spotted at the American Music Awards performing “I Know Where I’ve Been” from Hairspray. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Queen Channels Hairspray - In 2007, the Queen was spotted at the American Music Awards performing “I Know Where I’ve Been” from Hairspray. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Queen Latifah Salutes Mandela  - Queen Latifah performed “I Know Where I’ve Been,” once again, but this time in 2009 at Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Queen Latifah Salutes Mandela  - Queen Latifah performed “I Know Where I’ve Been,” once again, but this time in 2009 at Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Remembering Michael Jackson  - Maya Angelou asked Queen Latifah to read some words she wrote in memory of Michael Jackson and she dutifully obliged. (Photo: Mario Anzuoni-Pool/Getty Images)

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Remembering Michael Jackson  - Maya Angelou asked Queen Latifah to read some words she wrote in memory of Michael Jackson and she dutifully obliged. (Photo: Mario Anzuoni-Pool/Getty Images)

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From the Throwback Files - In the spirit of classic hip hop, check out one of the Queen’s early career performances of “U.N.I.T.Y.,” which is a prolific song that still rings true today. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) 

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From the Throwback Files - In the spirit of classic hip hop, check out one of the Queen’s early career performances of “U.N.I.T.Y.,” which is a prolific song that still rings true today. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) 

Mama Morton Revisited  - Queen Latifah slayed her role as Matron Mama Morton in the film adaptation of Chicago. Hopefully, an official Broadway debut is in her near future. (Photo: Miramax Films)

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Mama Morton Revisited  - Queen Latifah slayed her role as Matron Mama Morton in the film adaptation of Chicago. Hopefully, an official Broadway debut is in her near future. (Photo: Miramax Films)