Rap Clean Enough for Kids: Top 10 Kid-Friendly Artists and Albums

Best known now as a spokesperson for CoverGirl, talk show host and actress, Queen Latifah was one of the first prominent female rappers, and remains the gold standard to whom others are compared. Her late 1980s classics “Ladies First” and “U.N.I.T.Y.” preach messages of empowerment and equality. Although she hasn’t released much music lately, she continues to hint at new music on the horizon. 

Album recommendation: "All Hail the Queen" (Tommy Boy, 1989)