Five Fun Facts About About Queen Latifah

5. Is an avid rider and owns five motorcycles and two Vespas.

4. Told Us magazine that the first album she ever bought was Prince's Purple Rain. "It came with a poster that I hung on my bedroom wall and would occasionally kiss!" she said.

3. Once managed the careers of Outcast, LL Cool J, and Naughty By Nature.

2. Signed her first recording contract at age 17.

1. Born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970 in Newark, NJ into a police family -- both her father and older brother were cops. 

She kicked off Super Bowl XLVIII with a soulful rendition of America the Beautiful along with a local youth chorus and currently has her own syndicated talk show. Click through for five things you probably don't know about Queen Latifah.