queen latifah released her fifth jazz studio album in 2004
latifah released her fifth album the dana owens album in 2004  and has since appeared in a number of films  such as bringing down the house lrb 2003 rrb  taxi lrb 2004 rrb  barbershop 2  back in business lrb 2005 rrb  beauty shop lrb 2005 rrb  last holiday lrb 2006 rrb  hairspray lrb 2007 rrb and joyful noise lrb 2012 rrb
unlike latifah s previous hip hopr  boriented efforts  this album showcases a jazz vocal performance