Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.

[@ThisBahamianGyal]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is what TRUE female empowerment looks like.

[@mrsbdubc2174]

Yep, now you have to worry about being called a B from other women claiming it is a word of empowerment 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@ThisBahamianGyal]

@G. C. That's what I'm talking about. Much respect, sir.

[@shavonnestacia2865]

Exactly.

[@dilmakbastien7566]

Thank you!

[@kicobubu]

Amen to that!

[@MewWolf5]

This song is over 20 years old and it's still relevant.

[@catdelo1203]

That's really sad

[@MewWolf5]

Cat DeLo Yeah

[@TrillBill]

+MewWolf5 Which is a good thing

[@MewWolf5]

+Little Richard What I meant is that it's still relevant because we still live in a world with so much sexism and abuse, which this song is speaking out against. 20 years and not much has changed.

[@TrillBill]

MewWolf5 Oh,I'm sorry lol I thought you were talking about it's lyrical authenticity.My bad,Wolf.

[@chrismcclellan2202]

I miss this era. Huge fan ❤

[@TyroneTengbe]

Hip hop needs this energy back desperately 💯

[@wedontagelikemilktho.7839]

Unity? It happened again but the target was a PDF File this time lol.

[@christinakarosi8325]

🎉Hallelujah!

[@TheMarvelousMrsMarquez]

For reals.

[@aqilakiah-el165]

Facts

[@justdc3517]

Will people SUPPORT it though. People ask for this but there are female hip hop artists like Rapsody & Tierra Whack that exist today and they don’t get the support from the general public.

[@annieromero3955]

The reason why she's wearing a key is because her brother died in a motorcycle accident. That's the same key he used. She still wears it to this day.

[@ericstewart0921]

Never knew that!

[@nicolegeary9636]

+Annie Romero I never knew that! That's really awesome actually :)

[@willowbanks4859]

+Annie Romero that is so sad but great that she remembers about him

[@geronjenkins18]

+Annie Romero Her bro name was Lance. She knew him since they were kids.

[@ericstewart0921]

Geron Jenkins normally you know your siblings since you were a kid.

[@waleades8682]

this woman never ages still looks like this

[@peterpanfan010]

black don't crack :)

[@1-to-Adore]

+peterpanfan010 you never lied!!

[@anthonyblue321]

+Stef C True true

[@budgetfriendlybabe]

Balck don't crack. Her skin and hair has always been flawless.

[@budgetfriendlybabe]

+Sarah Smile Black

[@nzinghak3566]

“A man don’t really love ya if he hits ya!” Straight truth✨✨✨

[@ashsusjsjekwek8282]

Depends most of the time that’s true

[@shira4441]

@@ashsusjsjekwek8282 hitting someone is never ok unless it’s self defense

[@adoremedream5834]

@@shira4441 this.

[@yellingateveryone2520]

@@ashsusjsjekwek8282 hitting someone is inexcusable except for self defence. And if a man is in a situation where he has to defend himself from his girl, that’s toxic and that relationship needs to be over and vice versa.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@yellingateveryone2520 that’s exactly what he said most of the time I assume he was talking self defense

[@ZoraNealesStudent]

When she said, “You say I'm nothing without ya, but I'm nothing with ya.” U have to know your worth.

[@kyrie9312]

💯

[@2turnt23]

Realest line of this song 🔥🔥

[@danalee2747]

👏👏👏👏

[@sms2091ll]

That saxophone gives me chills

[@GrimSingmuf]

Classic.

[@TEIAfrica360]

#Childhood U.N.I.T.Y

[@SF-sl7fi]

You aint lyin

[@orlanzo2621]

So early 90's New York, love it.

[@jamesbondjr4902]

💯

[@kidix389]

U.N.I.T.Y, still listening in 2020. When Hip Hop had a positive message.

[@Chronorust]

Still does...just wont find much of it outside of the Underground. Check out Substantial and Oddisee, they're amazing :)

[@navimarlow]

Yesss!!

[@moniquecoker6481]

Lenny Gil she needs to rerelease this now

[@TheOnyanchizzo]

@@moniquecoker6481 true ahahaahha

[@tshepokenneth6938]

Let's fight this Corona together Gil

[@LeoPena81]

Hip Hop needs to bring back the jazzy saxophone

[@breath888]

Do it, for real!

[@LostChildOfTime]

New York rap is heavily jazz influenced.

[@sensitivespirit1118]

Leo Peña it's creepy but magical

[@___dendy6636]

Joey bringing back that shit

[@RachelDavis705]

Like in the Living Single theme song! lol

[@robinmarks4771]

This and Ladies First, still two of my fave songs in 2024.

[@tyliekinc.]

U.N.I.T.Y won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

[@duncan3998]

Thankgod otherwise it would've been a huge waste for this `1993' gem

[@pedrosalles9273]

as it should

[@ArmyWolves]

I love how Queen Latifah carried the whole song... Naughty by Nature were in the video as the guys who grabbed her as she walked by but they didn't rap or do the chorus and this was a good move in my view

[@joshingram071]

@@ArmyWolves They her lil bros. Flavor Unit was not to play w out here in NJ. Treach even said Latifah was knocking dudes out over disrespect back then.

[@ArmyWolves]

@@joshingram071 Thanx. Didnt know that.

[@starzzzz527]

That Saxophone is crazy!!!

[@qology1017]

A calling to listen

[@DeezyLandTV1]

Loving that part

[@salwashabazz7329]

I’ve always loved the sound of a saxophone 🎷

[@DeezyLandTV1]

90s use to have that vibe in their music

[@corylackland8377]

Indeed. Your profile pic is dope by the way.✌🏾 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGTEkKafaaZkrLM

[@joselynjolivet337]

One of the baddest female rappers ever. Intelligent, articulate. Love her message and flow.

[@corylackland8377]

Absolutely! She's a legend.✌🏾 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGTEkKafaaZkrLM

[@nr30199]

Straight facts!!!

[@payableondeath9091]

@@nr30199 her bday was the 18th of March had to revisit this HAPPY BELATED BDAY 2021 QUEEEEEN

[@AbsolutelyNOW]

WOWWWW absolutely , she is awesome

[@jennifercuellar4574]

Queen has always been way ahead of her time. This song is legendary and will never go out

[@carlaward1256]

Twenty eight years later, and her lyrics still speak truth.

[@khanyisilephewa7529]

Ain't that the truth!

[@lucasmccauley782]

Hello. Carla

[@duncan3998]

Oh shit, that means she blessed me with this and Just Another Day. ✨1993✨

[@pleaseshutup7053]

More now than ever

[@changestillinfinity5550]

@@lucasmccauley782 hello Lucas 😏

[@veronicah9306]

I rapped this song when I was 9. I ended up in a marriage with a guy who treated me like this. I thought back to this song & it gave me the inspiration to leave him

[@leatitiamairsx447]

Every time I see Queen Latifah I see a beautiful strong black women 😍😍

[@godspeed1176]

Leatitia_ Mairsxox yo she’s always been real & down for the real

[@i.1213]

She’s talented, eclectic and HOT! 🔥 😍

[@brandoncujcuy3259]

I think the same too girl.

[@justiceanderson5891]

@co122189 i think Females and Men can all take notes from this. We all can change and become a unity brotha. These beautiful queens already know how to be queens. Some of our strong brothas know how to be kings already. Dont judge a book by its cover. 😊

[@kerrihenderson9292]

💕yes

[@T.Devine55]

Queen Latifah- should do NPR Tiny Desk ❤ will love 😘 to her there -: who's here listening 🎧 in 2024??

[@tima.478]

Fa show. This joint dropped right before Turkey Day '93. I was 27 living on the beach in N.C. pushing a white M3 and a green Ninja 900 crouch rocket. You know I was Ruff Rydin' to this joint! 😎

[@mrt094]

Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot you don't get female rappers like that anymore.

[@mr.baseballbat3214]

You forgot Ya Kid K and Left Eye(Female 2pac)

[@antoinecampbell7473]

Nicki Minaj, B Cardi or Meg The Stallion have nothing on the real Queen.

[@LetriceAllia]

The saxophone is EVERYTHING 👏🏽🎷

[@Jm-ek8th]

Fr

[@fivecinco5923]

YEAH HE IS

[@kallee8917]

OMG yessssssssss!!!!!

[@stackbundles2663]

it's hard

[@alichatheodore4513]

One of the reasons I love the song

[@smoothbrowness]

As a young black female adolescent this gave me encouraged me to stand up for myself

[@kirkbailey605]

I salute u

[@isthebusrunning6623]

PERIOD black women own this world

[@hunchog0d679]

@@isthebusrunning6623 u wish

[@CemCloudArgonar]

wish you hapiness and more encouregmend in your lifee:)

[@ekenzobaba]

@@hunchog0d679 she is right. You are just too dumb to realize it. Black people are the original humans before any variations began and the black woman is the mother of all races and the progenitor of it all so it only makes sense that they are the apex. If you weren't dumb, simple logic would have told you that.

[@stefcia420]

I was OBSESSED with this song when it came out. I mean obsessed…I can’t believe it’s been this long wow still a bomb song all these years later unity

[@gmcneoplan84]

That means you have good taste in music. I was in fifth grade when this song was released as a single and in Fall 1993. Heard this song everywhere back then. Ah, good times.

[@BellaCole16]

When is she gonna get a soul train award....she hasn't been properly recognized

[@moniquerobinson1986]

Bella Cole who could dislike.....

[@jostallworth3087]

THIS is why the other rappers hated her. She was speaking truth.

[@dollynina8992]

@Vee Quilfe that was said so beautifully omg🙌🙌👏👏

[@billiswillis4087]

@Vee Quilfe 👌😇👌

[@sosa4186]

Vee Quilfe which Rapper hated the Queen

[@lauraflewellen4500]

And did it with class

[@lalaready]

@Vee Quilfe I love this comment

[@chantycurtis3062]

Tuh! They don’t call her QUEEN for nothing 💅🏽

[@erikbarcenas2396]

Hi there Chanty

[@erikbarcenas2396]

How you doing today?

[@imagoat942]

Erik Barcenas lmao she didn’t even answer u

[@zubbys]

Erik Barcenas wtf

[@Rashkind1]

Latifah is definitely the Queen of Hip Hop

[@driaw7104]

2024 needs more women like this in mainstream media ❤

[@amethystdream8251]

We're trying, and we need to be supported and not cut down in the process!

[@TheMarvelousMrsMarquez]

Yeah and not have the word “WOMAN” be replaced by a man with a D I C K claiming to be a woman. 🙄 Bump THAT. We need real woman, not that faux crap. Just saaaaaying.

[@ifgodwz1ovus]

RIP RITA OWENS, beloved mother of Queen Latifah 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@terrahwonneh]

That saxophone go crazy!!!

[@Rahascoff]

U.N.I.T.Y. - F.O.R.E.V.E.R.

[@averagejoefilmscorp.9438]

The most beautiful intelligent BBW in the world! And grew up in my hood GO NEWARK

[@complexlifestyle6799]

Especially in 2019

[@qingchunxuanlu]

You see? This is how true real rap is done. Preaching a story to the masses through quality wordplay and a catchy, funky beat. She's reciprocaitng a valid story with lessons that actually mean something! Personally, I wish I could hear more rap music like this.

[@thedeepthought]

30 years later this song STILL SPEAKS VOLUMES Thank you Queen Latifah

[@reneesmith3953]

VOLUUUUMS!

[@gurudedicationananda5398]

Queen Latifah is an ultra-feminist man-hating Jesus-hating Goddess-hating Republican conservative lesbian that is dissing the sh*t out of my Worship and Sex Virgin Mother Aaliyah Vandana (Same Aaliyah who made "Back and Forth" and "One In A Million") in the third verse of this song "U.N.I.T.Y." I am Aaliyah Vandana's AND Queen Latifah's ONLY child ever (they are both my Virgin Mothers). I am Jah Jesus Christ Snoop Doggy Dogg Burning Marijuana Tree King Death Row Kambodia Lord Shiva. My name is Nishith Vijay. Thank you for reading/listening to my Supreme Stream of Infinite Rap Consciousness and Flow.

[@mz_tarzana3394]

im just now finding this song! Im glad I found it!

[@bendelao8546]

Queen Latifah and Left-Eye rapped about real shit and empowerment and independence along with self respect. They were so underrated

[@McQueenPress]

+Andres De La O I always felt Queen Latifah got her respect, but Left Eye was underrated as a rapper, particularly by her TLC group mates.

[@carmelitawilliams8863]

Yeah they did love them

[@agipson101]

Andres De La O nah queen was and still is respected left eye didn't get her full potential because of her untimely passing

[@UFOsAreRealArea51]

Queen Latifah a real M.C.

[@chariseseymour7673]

## NEVER WALKED IN ( OUR) SHOES❤

[@mmastoryline623]

Her songs uplifted so many of us black girls in the 90s. God bless the black people of America!!!

[@shannonallaround9490]

FACTS!!!!!!!

[@clairefitzgerald7097]

Uplifted us white girls too, finally hearing a song on the radio calling out sexist BS. Solidarity with women worldwide, and AMEN! God bless the black women of America living and leading this fight!

[@veronicapitre3688]

@@clairefitzgerald7097 hell yes!

[@swifteagle3512]

She is the Queen for us white girls too. She is the voice of the dark feminine goddess. I love her and think her voice is the real black female voice and heroine. Her voice is melted caramel and chocolate, yum.

[@shedydee4962]

Hello sis! I'm am a product of the 90's and I have a whole entire different self-esteem than this crap I see now.

[@felicitywillboughby6901]

Ain't nothing like the old skool. Still listening 2024 to this gifted Queen

[@monicahicks8370]

Queen Latifah is way better than these new girls calling themselves queens . She's the original. I love you QUEEN LATIFAH!

[@kobrathadon4956]

Facts her and MC Lyte was Diamonds on the mic sad Queen don't have I am hip hop award.

[@bklynlady75]

Monica Hicks One of my top 5.. Respect

[@IandeSongfransisco]

Tasha is korean fenale rapper Latifa reminds me music of her

[@theonlyrocha]

A pioneer

[@ladyindaroom]

You got that right.

[@Ascending_Stargazer]

Queen Latifah never ages! She's as flawless today as she was 25 years ago! Please bring back real female artists like this! She earned that title!

[@karlitosway7474]

black don't crack 💯

[@spicynamjoon6269]

Viking Conqueror I never laughed so hard 😂

[@Dclayallday24]

Viking Conqueror Your girl disagrees..

[@gilespeterson6832]

Ascending Stargazer You ever heard of Noname? Thank me later.

[@rachybaby72]

Ascending Stargazer 25 years ago she was a teenager...

[@LoveMyBabies0102]

This song to me is an anthem! Its an anthem to all little girls: DONT LET NO MAN PUT HIS HANDS ON YOU!!!

[@temkawilliams1224]

And women don't put your hands on a man either. Go both ways...

[@inacook2285]

Or diminish you in any way... That goes for anyone at any time!

[@todayyesterday]

Ladies if a fella mess with y’all just Crush his balls LOL

[@MrGreatguy50]

Absolutely. Well Said.

[@brittanymcclain6742]

PERIODT

[@mascara1777]

This is just a masterpiece! I remember listening to this song on the school bus in 1994, but not really understanding the power of the lyrics. My mom was beaten by her first husband but when she went to the police station they told her to go home and wouldn't help her because it was the 1960's and she was married to the person who beat her. 😭😭😭

[@msdeejay7]

Sad 😔

[@idabneyboy26]

classic hip hop at its finest

[@ghost-hn9zm]

Queen latifah still looks the same. She ain't aged.

[@somebodysomebody7067]

Black def don't crack

[@tamilashultz9676]

@@somebodysomebody7067 Every race cracks and ages, but the darker skin helps to hide the wrinkles. My source: I'm an MD.

[@somebodysomebody7067]

@@tamilashultz9676 Um, nope. Blacks always look more youthful. My source: my 65 year old mother who looks 40.

[@user-cd1it5kf4f]

@@tamilashultz9676 nah black don’t crack lol

[@tamilashultz9676]

@@somebodysomebody7067 As a medical doctor I can assure you that it does. The darker skin helps to hide the wrinkles and cracks the same way that a black shirt will help hide fat rolls.

[@kiddkevo]

YOU DESERVE IT QUEEN, Salt N Pepa, DJ Spin, Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Eve and the rest of the female MC's out there!! YOU ALL DESERVE IT!! All hail the Queens! Real Hip-Hop for life!!

[@sexxygeno]

yesssssss it was fire

[@stefaniewoods6721]

like u coment

[@traciem08]

I agree 100%.

[@beinghonest9433]

a real queen dosnt sell out to other people's culture.

[@aaliyahblanchard3460]

+BeingHonest PREACH

[@NeverLetLoveGo]

Literally a mother of black feminism. You are amazing, Queen Latifah!

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

Too bad black feminism mixed in with white feminism in a horrible way

[@woogoo400]

*A mother of black U.N.IT.Y

[@duncan3998]

Yeah, even treating her as a mother too.

[@tamilashultz9676]

Feminism is a negative. It's all about hating men. She's not a happy woman. She never has been.

[@jonathangillespie303]

Incredibly important rap song for our sisters

[@BOOTZISCOOL]

MF Jimm you're correct

[@arthurpaul240]

MF Jimm why?

[@arthurpaul240]

Melanin Blessed why?

[@rossib4991]

MF Jimm incredibly important for our brothers too

[@SupremeKaiRich]

Guarantee a lot of people gonna be coming here after the VMA's tonight lol THIS was when rap was fun, man

[@jg5683]

I LOST it when the queen rolled up on the bike. I literally screamed out WHO YOU CALLIN A BITCH!?!?? made my night!!!

[@seannanana84]

the golden age of rap ans hip hop

[@mediaiweb]

@King Similien I'm yet to see people checking this video out after the VMA them new generation dont understand if it aint mumble rap

[@Papadoc1981]

Rap is still fun, it's just ....................watered down.

[@paulsmith3128]

The rap and hip hop we hear now is a reflection of how fucking dumb the general public is. This rap had soul and a message as did most hip hop from this era... now rap promotes mindless consumerism and glorifies sociopathy. Humans are called sheep for a reason and black people have sold off such a powerful musical gift for pittance.

[@michaelberardi2161]

Queen Latifah for President! ♥️🙌🏼😊

[@janaware-cisneros9855]

YES!!!!

[@MsaAli-zy4vx]

Same hood I grew up in from Newark. There videos insults to Kamala Harris & other smart black woman. Insults now from other blk women... especially from the Trump camp.

[@BillGarcia312]

I love this song so much. She told EVERYONE over 20 years ago to respect yourselves. Latifah is my queen.

[@dubsideproductions2859]

Bill Garcia this song is about men needing to respect women tho

[@elscourou6654]

@@dubsideproductions2859 yes and that women should respect themselves enough to stand up for themselves too and not let dirt bags walk all over 'em

[@EraMartin-us9yo]

U N I T Y got let them go.Not Bitch or Hoe😂😂😢😢😅😊😊

[@lorrainegfraser9792]

I miss this typa hip hop...i miss female emcees like Queen latifah

[@GeronFletcher]

Lorraine G Fraser listen to Rapsody. She’s dope and she just dropped an album today with a queen latifah feature!

[@duncan3998]

MC's

[@tameeka8404]

She hasn’t changed still looks the same. Absolutely ❤️ her

[@queenofscrolls7585]

Was thinking the same! I feel like she's gotten less work done if any than others and it shows because she still has her own look

[@TEIAfrica360]

She doesn’t age…

[@pattifanalwayz7388]

51 here

[@mauriciomoscato1669]

I'm still listening in 2024. She is a queen. Respect from Brazil

[@GeronFletcher]

I love when old school hip hop videos have little kids just running around playin in the hood smiling having fun. I miss those days man. Back in the DAY

[@tiredbbg8649]

why do songs that shame women have more views than this video? smh. love this song

[@HazeFTMO]

Ikr it's sickening

[@TOJ72]

+Verbal Kint sex sold, while the truth is never told......

[@HazeFTMO]

TOJ72 preach

[@tishaa104]

+daisy word! some people rather see women only as sex objects versus strong and intelligent

[@rita8263]

Right! We need more songs like this bc we're worth a lot.

[@martinmbugua6649]

She lived up to the name “queen.” You have to self proclaim and live up to it. A living legend.

[@africanbella28]

Well said👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@pinkblackbrown]

Classic

[@fabulousjones2024]

So True. A true queen and role model. LL QL

[@shethingsd]

I live in Belize and every dang day it's street harassment. The Queen gives me life.

[@wintermonroe2894]

💯💯❣️ @martinmbugua6649

[@RA1NM4N978]

I was only 5 and I still prefer this over today’s music any day of the week.

[@KBriBeats]

The original Queen of Hip hop.

[@1NV4S10N]

🔥🙌🏾🔥🙌🏾

[@kellco465]

Before the industry tied to push thots and strippers, the music today is programming and poisoning the youth today

[@supthanks2600]

And Mc Lyte......😒

[@toidean633]

@@supthanks2600 definitely!

[@hamadoubachirou6146]

@@1NV4S10N m est

[@erikbarcenas2396]

this shit was hard back in the day and it's still hard

[@derrickbarber9958]

Erick Barcenas yes

[@orlandoaguasvivas6580]

Erick Barcenas that still hard

[@Darksky1001able]

Hits just as hard today too.

[@shawn2763]

Damn.. this song still makes me feel like a strong black woman....too bad ima Rican dude. Ok no one is gonna see this comment but real talk for a second. In 1990 my mother died, I was just a small lad and to this day I don't know why but Ms Latifah came to my grandmother's home in irvington just outside Newark NJ to pay her respects. It was a small gesture that stuck with me. Taught me a few things that I carry today....so whenever I can do something small or seemingly insignificant for someone else...I take that opportunity....

[@mecabritten1993]

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@harmonyquinn2557]

Whaaaat? You don’t know why she showed her respect? Did other people do that with your grandmother?

[@mecabritten1993]

@@harmonyquinn2557 Yeah that was the right thing to do is show respect. Other people showed respect as well. But with it being a star that probably caused them to appreciate it more. That's what im thinking

[@mscotchery9861]

wooooowwww....that says something to me

[@thefuryofabyss131]

I love you and thank you so much for sharing your story. #itmatterstome

[@EricScheuren]

I heard this song once on the radio a long time ago when I was a little boy and never heard it anywhere again. I didn't know the name of it and that drove me crazy for years and right now, when it fits the most and I needed exactly this song, it just pops up from one moment to the next as if it was pure coincidence, but we all know. .there are no coincidences and everything happens for some reason! If only there was music like that back then...😋

[@DevDuncanGV]

The real queen

[@itzkgt2919]

Dev Duncan she’s good but lauryn hill is the real queen of rap sorry

[@autumnfire8677]

Exactly.

[@CourtneQuintae]

GTA god TV nah fam Ms. Hill aint the queen on rap😂

[@kobrathadon4956]

@@itzkgt2919 what? Lauren hill can't touch Latifah or MC Lyte or Even Roxanne so stop it with that nonsense.

[@cadencespyronic8199]

rap diva

[@IndigoWisdom1]

Misogyny, Domestic Violence & Female Gangsters- this song has it all, including a Powerful message.👌🏾

[@africanbella28]

Yes it does!!! Amazing song👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LLsmoothJay]

that saxophone is just timeless

[@derrickbarber9958]

LLsmoothJay yes

[@yerusalemabreha3910]

Your eyes are timeless 😍

[@duncan3998]

better than joe's

[@StephanBoyyy]

In my early 20s there was a club called "Stereo" where we would always party. They played exactly this kind of music, basically the whole old school hip hop era. This was over 10 years ago now, which already feels like an eternity for me. I miss these times so bad. This song just took me back

[@sydneysmart9767]

im black and jamaican, this gives me a sense of pride and i love it

[@duncan3998]

Don't worry..Be Happy

[@thamadtroll9981]

Pride 😤 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 😤 I'VE HAD ABOUT ENOUGH OF THIS GAY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 😠

[@jermainelatimer804]

Black and Jamaican are the same thing 🤨. You're a descentant of Africa 🤦

[@elchango6183]

So u never had pride before??? You african in everyones eyes!

[@elchango6183]

@@jermainelatimer804 he an island boy! They dumb & confused...lol

[@lisareimers3943]

This song was popular when I was in the process of leaving an abusive marriage. I listened to it all the time. Looking back now, I realize how much it helped me get the strength and courage to leave before it was too late. Thanks Queen 💖

[@chineramairehoward3538]

A NYC in a Brooklyn A grab of a book ,s A read , a better word

[@jl2937]

Same

[@Nerdylady]

❤❤❤

[@nicolecurry3978]

Thank GOD you made it baby 🙏🏾🙏🏾✨✨✨✨✨✨we love you 💕

[@lisareimers3943]

@@nicolecurry3978 Thank you very much! 💕🙏🕊️

[@sinet722]

" the real bad girls are the silent type, aint nun of this worth gettin ya face sliced,thats what happened to ya homegirl right?", she gotta wear that for life". damn queen snapped

[@deitrichewashington3043]

Yes we are !

[@livinglifetthefullest7722]

Daniela Aguirre my fav line !🙌

[@DolphinsPlayingInAquaMoonlight]

The so-called female rappers today are a disgrace when you compare them to true talent like this. Sad to see female hip hop devolve like that.

[@lizzy4809]

True

[@yukijackson610]

Check out Rapsody and Saba the Godis. They are both amazing! Young, contemporary female rappers with empowering messages and skillful lyricism.

[@theresawallen9259]

Yep

[@TherealCornellMartinez]

Exactly.

[@theprofilepod]

This hits just as hard in 2022, than it did in 1994.

[@skepchica]

🙌🙌

[@williamwoodruff367]

This hit came out in 1993

[@oldsweatynerd4216]

@@williamwoodruff367 When lyricists were talking about something,

[@Speedyreedy1218]

​@@williamwoodruff367I wish someone contacted her so we could get a part 2 for the 30th anniversary.

[@DebraCTrialByFireProductions]

You mean 2023

[@shanapeterson5429]

I swear, she has not aged!! Still looks the same....

[@dorannam5126]

Yeah Queen Latifah has NOT aged in looks,she still looks the same. Black DOES NOT crack. Even if and when it does,Black is BEAUTIFUL,therefore black women start like and like and LOVE yourself and yourselves. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL. Please listen to part 13 1st of the movie Maafa21,and black women and girls STOP having ABORTIONS and STOP Interracial mixing and Marrying.

[@mookiecarter904]

Dam dat saxophone hit my soul & took me back to my childhood

[@glendalangley1686]

I love and respect Queen Latifah. One time I was asked the security question who was my favorite teacher. My answer Queen Latifah we both just start giggling😊 if the Queen see this . I hope it makes her smile.😊

[@dweb704]

Them saxes/horn sections in mid 90's hip/hop & RnB are EVERYTHING. TLC, Redman, Queen Latifah and so many more. Hammers down that east coast city vibe all too well.

[@NatoShinobi]

Yes . Yes. And more Yes. You get it. Bless up

[@Ariell848]

Yessss! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽🙌🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽♥️

[@JoseDavidAcevedoMontalvo]

The Crusaders - A Message From The Inner City

[@rickyshwarz]

Yes, sir. Preach it. I see you peeped that, too.

[@chrisfearro]

@@JoseDavidAcevedoMontalvo thank you for sharing this

[@stickshiftt9127]

Latifah was probably about 20 years old at this time.... peep how mature and classy she was... she demanded respect and respected herself. Listen to the messages of the female rappers today (expect for women like Rapsody).

[@Aphoresis]

20?! She first came out in 1987, and she sure as heck wasn't 14 then lol.

[@Tand_Kroft]

Word! There are still some good female rappers like u said Rapsody is dope also Sa-Roc is dope as fuck

[@bestplayer2940]

@@Aphoresis she was 23

[@LATIGRE]

Golden years of HIP HOP. And this saxophone :) Love it.

[@MADAB]

***** Me too :) I play this song EVERYDAY

[@Enero82]

I've loved this song since it came out as an 11 year old. The lyrics are so meaningful and powerful!...Queen Latifah will always be the Queen!! ❤❤

[@unityharris1377]

My mother named me after this song 💞💞

[@ChromeTecNina]

Dope

[@lateshiachilds3640]

Awww that is cute

[@karenxiomharabenavidesmart9402]

Awesome :3333

[@duncan3998]

And is your surname ''Ruffneck'' as well?

[@EdithJustice]

beautiful name❤

[@Etcher]

Queen Latifah, a living Hip Hop legend. I was 16 when this dropped; always loved this tune and a very positive message in Hip Hop. Latifah, YoYo and Lyte are untouchable.

[@my_handle1999]

Don't forget Salt N Pepa!

[@sIEnANNTENiHNbRUECKE]

true 😇🧚‍♀

[@BWeezy-sw1wy]

TLC too Foo lol

[@gurudedicationananda5398]

Queen Latifah is an ultra-feminist man-hating Jesus-hating Republican conservative lesbian that is dissing the sh*t out of my Worship and Sex Virgin Mother Aaliyah Vandana (Same Aaliyah who made "Back and Forth" and "One In A Million") in the third verse of this song "U.N.I.T.Y." I am Aaliyah Vandana's AND Queen Latifah's ONLY child ever, Jah Jesus Christ Snoop Doggy Dogg Burning Marijuana Tree King Death Row Kambodia Lord Shiva. My name is Nishith Vijay. Thank you for reading/listening to my Supreme Stream of Infinite Rap Consciousness and Flow.

[@Etcher]

@@BWeezy-sw1wy Word life! Salt n' Pepa, Spinderella and TLC get all the props

[@Judahqueen134]

My dad instilled this song in me and my sisters he was so serious when this song came on because he always tells us that we were no bitches or hoes more like Queens so everytime I listen to this I think about my dad💖🌹👑😎

[@kncdco5966]

Fantastic dad

[@HostileLemons]

He raised you right

[@kosmique]

good dad.

[@btbstbwfbtb1442]

What an amazing father👏👏

[@ajkoab]

I have daughters and that inspires me

[@LARabsatt]

2024 and still jamming!!!!!!!!!

[@lilrog51]

That saxophone always touches my soul. This song is definitely a classic.

[@yemixakin]

You see? This is how true real rap is done. Preaching a story to the masses through quality wordplay and a catchy, funky beat. She's reciprocaitng a valid story with lessons that actually mean something! Personally, I wish I could hear more rap music like this.

[@bigballfiend4]

You are the problem can you tell me the only female rapper with a no one solo single? You don't spend money your opinion is invalid.

[@yemixakin]

@@bigballfiend4 chillll bruh omg. it’s never that deep…😭✋

[@michelledowdle7549]

​@@yemixakin😂

[@Sentient.A.I.]

people ain't the problem the industry is the problem. You can't buy what isn't produced labeled and sold. I mean you can now with some newer platforms but the stuff that gets big is only big because its what they Agreed to sell you. Its hard for stuff to go viral without Being bribed up at the radio stations. Nobody is looking through 10 million songs to find the real shit and if they are then someone is paying them. The music industry in the usa has always been a scam. It's why the majority of "artists" are young and attractive. Just look at Opera the best singers there are focused only on voice and not looks. I call everything that is listened to in the usa Sub-pop because it's either pop or a subdivision trying to be pop. Original Rap was about story telling to a beat. Its not all garbage like mumble rap and wannabe dealer/gangster rap of today

[@leejee88]

exactly telling tales from the hood ...where hip hop originated

[@badijari8737]

A legendary female anthem

[@chicago23cub]

Man very underrated my fav female MC see how she’s so positive and sticking up for the ladies ….. 2024 take a lesson . 90s vibe was just so great .

[@zhanazhana1001]

I’m 27 but I love classics like this. They actually bring tears to my eyes because hip hop is not what it’s suppose to be 😩

[@jessjerz]

So true we can def brag about our generation having the best beats 🎧 no cap lol

[@Daydreams-hu2fs]

I'm 24 and I love classics like this

[@andreahoward5429]

Damn right

[@Daydreams-hu2fs]

@@andreahoward5429 I hope 24 is still young

[@zhanazhana1001]

@@Daydreams-hu2fs 24 is super young. Think of age like this: I’ve only been in the world 24yrs 😩 that’s how I see it

[@larrytan73]

I remember How ignorant parents were back then . Saying how hip-hop was negative ..Most of the music in the early 90's was pro-black and positive!

[@ladyruler9585]

Stop it. NWA, Too Live Crew, Tupac, Biggie, ect were all def deginerate rappers.

[@larrytan73]

@@ladyruler9585 i said most! if your looking for an argument goto court...

[@larrytan73]

hahahahaha lmao! that was some 90's street talk..i'm just playing bro! but u right!

[@Hi-xh5ck]

@@ladyruler9585 no if actually heard they music and knew what they stand for you would know they was uplifting.

[@Jm-ek8th]

@@ladyruler9585 NWA ? U sure ?🥴

[@pinkfloydfan92]

The key in the beginning belonged to her brother that died in a motorcycle crash in 1992.

[@randywave7]

Cherish G I knew it thanks.

[@66designs37]

Didn't know that, cool thanx

[@CiaobellaAmour]

Cherish G yup

[@oleksandrlykhovyd4014]

Quin latifan

[@n0fux]

Cherish G damn you just stole that other guy's likes and comment. Shame on you.

[@kamalaatkinson9676]

Queen Lattiafh needs to write a childrens book ,!

[@LisaDavis1]

Still a classic. Still an anthem for women who take no shit in 2018.

[@lucasmccauley782]

Hello. Lisa

[@basketballgod2791]

I never noticed how much this sounds like a female version of a Tupac song. I mean she literally flows and hits every issue just like Pac would

[@TheJayboogie67]

PAC GOT IT FROM HER.

[@Th3Fab3]

wasn't he from the East Coast

[@basketballgod2791]

@@TheJayboogie67 nothing wrong with that queen latifah is real as they come

[@derriekcooper1878]

@@TheJayboogie67 Facts ❤️

[@theashologist]

@@Th3Fab3 west coast

[@idc1285]

"You said I'm nothing without you but I'm nothing with you" felt that fr

[@kota_bear7174]

I'm ashamed I didn't know Queen Latifah was a rapper. Why was I robbed of this joy sooner.

[@dianahasan5020]

Who still jamming this in 2019😎

[@sheneyquamercan1699]

Me

[@Aliensarethinking]

Alll Day

[@killermurderer2208]

Not enough people

[@adr3naline23]

Why? Because it's U N I .....

[@chrysoulakakania9690]

Meeee!! Much love from Greece!!

[@loveablearies02]

You can't appreciate these old school records until you're up in age and have truly lived.

[@jl2937]

Yess

[@kncdco5966]

Not true...this is a classic and the message is timeless

[@raealexander9125]

Good ol days

[@Monetenbursche]

Nah man I can appreciate this

[@aedwardsss]

Back in the day this was revolutionary. Women were ready for this shit to stop and then the pendulum swung back hard. It’s swinging back again though, and so we may see this come back.

[@KeshaSmith-fy2vr]

We need U.N.I.T.Y in 2024

[@quitplayintay6576]

LOVE A BLACK WOMEN FROM INFINITY TO INFINITY ♾

[@4everdee33]

This lady was only 23 in this video. Wow. I remember when they previewed this video during an episode of living single and it shocked me as a child because even though I knew there was a Queen Latifah separated from Kadijah, I think it was the first time I saw her in Queen Latifah mode outside of her show's character. My fam didn't have cable in the early 90s so I didn't start seeing many music videos until we got cable years later. So this video is my first true introduction to her music. Still hits fresh to this day.

[@Jay42000]

The horns at the beginning was genius, this song takes me right back to the 90's. 🥺

[@Angelisa-vp2lc]

That horn was also reminiscent of old school hip hop.

[@osariemenefosa4569]

Who's with me jamming unity in 2023 Queen Latifah. ❤❤❤

[@cash9739]

I’m sorry…It’s Jan 8,2024 🕺 🙌🏽 Big Jersey

[@MelissaMorgan-h1y]

Me!!!!

[@Sharon-r2o]

Sholl not me

[@brendaducharme8434]

2024 🎉❤

[@chichim2020]

2024. Here to support sisters and cleanse from Pound Town.

[@juliavilla8088]

for any one who is or are in a verbal or Physical Abuse Relationship, Please Listen to the Message in this song, You will without a doubt gin You power and the respect back that you have within you, also You deserve a person that will truly love the beauty in Your heart!!!

[@jackshabazz]

Classic joint. The beat, the flow, the hook. This is a masterpiece hip hop record