Queen Pen
Queen Pen (born 1972 in Brooklyn , New York City , New York ; actually Lynise Walters ) is an American rapper .
Career
Queen Pen had her first major appearance as a rapper in 1996 in the title No Diggity by the group BLACKstreet . Producer Teddy Riley signed her to his label and produced her debut album My Melody . It contained their most successful single All My Love . This reached number 28 in the US charts and number 1 in New Zealand . After a three-year hiatus, another album was released in 2001, but without chart success.
Discography
Studio albums
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| 1997 | My Melody | - | - | - | - |
US78 (20 weeks) US |
First published: December 16, 1997
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| 2001 | Conversations with Queen | - | - | - | - |
US134 (2 weeks) US |
First published: May 22, 2001
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1997 | All My Love My Melody |
DE49 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK11 (5 weeks) UK |
US28 (15 weeks) US |
First release: December 1997
feat. Eric Williams |
| Man Behind the Music My Melody |
- | - | - |
UK38 (2 weeks) UK |
US84 (9 weeks) US |
First release: December 1997
feat. Teddy Riley |
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| 1998 | Party Ain't a Party My Melody |
- | - | - | - |
US74 (4 weeks) US |
First release: June 1998
feat. Teddy Riley, Markell Riley & Nutta Butta |
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It's True My Melody |
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UK24 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: August 1998
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As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1996 | No Diggity Another Level |
DE14 (21 weeks) DE |
AT16 (12 weeks) AT |
CH11 (18 weeks) CH |
UK9  (35 weeks)UK |
US1 (31 weeks)US |
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| 1998 | Cheated (To All the Girls) The Carnival |
- | - | - | - |
US61 (8 weeks) US |
First published: July 28, 1998
Wyclef Jean feat. Queen Pen |
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Queen Pen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walters, Lynise (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |