Order in the Court
Encyclopedia
Order in the Court is the fourth studio album
by American
rapper Queen Latifah
, released on June 16, 1998 in the United States
on Motown Records
. The album is in part dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur
. This is Latifah's first album to have a Parental Advisory
warning on it.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
, released on June 16, 1998 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
. The album is in part dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
. This is Latifah's first album to have a Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory
Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America to audio and recordings in the United States containing excessive use of profane language and/or sexual references. Albums began to be labeled for "explicit lyrics" in 1985, after pressure from the Parents...
warning on it.
Track listing
- "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)"Bananas " is the first single from Queen Latifah's fourth studio album, Order in the Court . The song embodies portions of "Fu Gee-La" by The Fugees.-Video:There are 2 versions of the video...
" (featuring Apache) – 4:00 - "Court Is in Session" – 3:52
- "No/Yes (Skit)" – 0:44
- "No/Yes" – 4:50
- "Turn You On" – 4:21
- "Black on Black Love" (featuring Antonique SmithAntonique SmithAntonique Smith is an American Broadway, film actress and singer.-Life and career:Smith was born in East Orange, New Jersey. Smith is best known for her starring roles as Maureen and Mimi in Jonathan Larson's Broadway production of Rent. She was also the poster girl for Rent, displayed on taxi...
and NextNext (group)Next is an American R&B musical group, popular during the late 1990s. They are best known for their hit singles "Too Close" and "Wifey".-History:...
) – 5:05 - "Parlay" – 4:52
- "PaperPaper (Queen Latifah song)"Paper" is the second song of a double-A sided single from Queen Latifah's 1998 album Order in the Court. One of the first Queen Latifah songs that is all singing and no rap, it is essentially a cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with significantly altered lyrics...
" – 4:00 - "What Ya Gonna Do" (featuring Inaya JafanInaya DayInaya Day is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl" by Prince protege Vanity 6.-Early career:...
) – 4:33 - "It's AlrightIt's Alright (Queen Latifah song)"It's Alright" is a single from Queen Latifah's 1998 album Order In The Court. The single was released in 1997. Like 1994's "Weekend Love," this was one of Latifah's first singles to feature only her singing, with no rap vocals...
" – 3:35 - "Phone Call Skit" – 0:34
- "Brownsville" (featuring Le Fem Markita, Scarlet and Nikki DNikki DNichelle "Nikki D" Strong is an American female rapper. Nikki D was the first female rapper signed by Def Jam Recordings.-Career:She signed with Def Jam in 1989, and released her debut single "A No No No" the same year. It was produced by Sam Sever. The single's video featured Flavor Flav...
) – 4:40 - "I Don't Know" (featuring SisqóSisqóMark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...
) – 4:29 - "Life" – 5:42
Album notes
- Singer Inaya DayInaya DayInaya Day is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl" by Prince protege Vanity 6.-Early career:...
is featured on the album, credited as Inaya Jafan. - Latifah performed the track "Life" at the Lilith FairLilith FairLilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010. It...
in 1998. The live song also appears on the CD and cassette release Lilith Fair Volume 2. - "Turn You On" Samples and Interpolates "I didn't mean to turn you on" By Cherelle.
- "Let Her Live" Samples and Interpolates "That GirlThat Girl (Stevie Wonder song)"That Girl" is a 1981 soul single by American Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The song was the leading single off Wonder's album-era greatest-hits compilation, Original Musiquarium, as one of four newer songs from the collection. The song spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B...
" by Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
. - "Keep your head to the sky" Samples and Interpolates "Saturday LoveSaturday Love"Saturday Love" was a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal; released in 1985...
" By CherrelleCherrelleCheryl Anne Norton, better known by her stage name, Cherrelle , is an American R&B singer who gained fame in the 1980s...
and Alexander O'NealAlexander O'NealAlexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:... - "Life" Samples "You're Not the Man" by SadeSade (band)Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
- "Black on Black love" Samples "Make me say it again girl" by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
- "Court is in session" Samples "What am I Missing" by Rufus & Chaka Khan
- "Bananas (Who you gonna call)" samples vocals from "Fu-Gee-LaFu-Gee-La"Fu-Gee-La" is the first single from the Fugees' second album, The Score. The song, which was produced by Salaam Remi, contains a sample of "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right" by Ramsey Lewis, and its chorus is based on "Ooo La La La" by Teena Marie...
" by The FugeesThe FugeesFugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...