Lynise Walters, better known by the stage name
Queen Pen, (born 1972) is a Grammy-nominated African-American female
rapper.
Her music career started as a protégé of Teddy Riley,
a record producer and member of the 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 label, and released My Melody (1997), her solo debut album,
produced by Riley.
Her first album produced the charting 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. She
also gained notice from her song "Girlfriend" (featuring
Me'Shell NdegeOcello), where she explored same-sex affairs.
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
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
My Melody (1997)
Conversations With Queen (2001)
[edit] Singles
"All My Love" (1997) - US Rhythmic Top 40 #14, US Hot
Rap Singles #11, US Billboard Hot 100 #28, 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)