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Infobox musical artist | name = Queen Pen| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Lynise Walters| alias =| Born = birth year and age|1972 Brooklyn , New York City|New York | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Rapping | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation =| years_active =| label = Lil' Man, Motown Records|Motown | associated_acts = Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley , Blackstreet , Nefu Da Don, Dr. Dre , Ridley | website =| notable_instruments = Lynise Walters , better known by the stage name Queen Pen , (born 1972) is a Grammy Award|Grammy-nominated African American|African-American female rapper .
Her music career started as a protégé of Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley , a record producer and member of the Contemporary R& B|R& B group BLACKstreet in the mid-1990s. She was a featured rapper, along with Dr. Dre , on BLACKstreet's 1996 hit, " No Diggity ". She signed to Riley's Lil' Man record label|label , and released My Melody (Queen Pen album)|My Melody (1997), her solo debut album , produced by Riley.Ankeny, Jason. "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p278884|pure_url=yes Queen Pen". Allmusic .
Her first album produced the record chart|charting Single (music)|singles "All My Love", "Man Behind the Music", and "Party Ain't a Party". Queen Pen earned a 1998 Soul Train nomination for Best New Artist. http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4607042-1.html She also gained notice from her song "Girlfriend" (featuring Me'Shell NdegeOcello ), where she explored homosexuality|same-sex affairs.Citation | last = Jamison | first = Laura | title = A Feisty Female Rapper Breaks a Hip-Hop Taboo | newspaper = New York Times | date = 1998-01-18 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/18/arts/pop-jazz-a-feisty-female-rapper-breaks-a-hip-hop-taboo.html
She took a three year hiatus from rapping, and returned with Conversations With Queen (2001), her second album. She is now a novelist. Her son is also a rapper, who uses the stage name Nefu Da Don.
Novels
Blossom
Situations
Discography
Albums
My Melody (Queen Pen album)|My Melody (1997)
Conversations With Queen (2001)
TBA (2012)
Singles
"All My Love" (1997) - US Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40 #14, US Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Singles #11, US Billboard Hot 100 #28, UK Singles Chart|UK #11
"Man Behind the Music" (1997) - Hot Rap Singles #7, Billboard Hot 100 #84, UK #38
"Party Ain't a Party" (1998) - Hot Rap Singles #32, Billboard Hot 100 #74
"It's True" (1998) - UK #24
"I Got Cha" (2001)cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 445
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External links
http://www.io.com/~larrybob/queenpen.html A Feisty Female Rapper Breaks a Hip-Hop Taboo
Persondata | NAME = Queen Pen | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Walters, Lynise | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1973 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Brooklyn , New York City|New York , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Queen Pen Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:African American rappers
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