Career
She was a featured rapper, along with Doctor Dre, on BLACKstreet"s 1996 hit, "Number Diggity". She signed to Riley"s Lil" Manitoba label, and released, her solo debut album, produced by Riley. Her first album produced the charting singles "All My Love", "Manitoba 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 Maine"Shell NdegeOcello), where she explored same-sex affairs She took a three-year hiatus from rapping, and returned with, her second album.
She is now a novelist. Her son is also a rapper, who uses the stage name Nefu Da Don.
With the release of the controversial lesbian-themed single, "Girlfriend," media sources often presumed Queen Pen as being an openly gay or bisexual woman for her daring decision in releasing a song that was taboo in the hip-hop community.
During the song"s release, Pen remained coy about her sexuality and would not disclose it unless it was going to be a "front page" story. She also added that if she told the press she was straight, she would be viewed as a liar. In turn, if she were to say she was gay, she would be viewed as someone trying to get publicity.
In 2001, Pen officially disclosed to the press that she was neither gay nor bisexual.
However, by 2008, Pen rebutted the aforementioned remark, and confirmed that she was indeed bisexual and had sexual relationships with both men and women. Feud with Foxy Brown The fight would later be broken up by Brown"s associates Noreaga and Cam"ron.
However, when Foxy Brown was accompanied by ex-lover Kurupt, Queen Pen coincidentally bumped into her again. The conflict was yet again subdued before any further physical contact played into effect.
In late 1998, Brown would release another diss track titled "Talk to Maine," which contained more homophobic remarks to Pen and Latifah.
In 2001, Pen subliminally responded to the diss track via her record "I Got Cha," in which Pen rechristened Brown as a "bum bitch," and later went on to make remarks about her being funny and fake "like a drag queen." Although Pen insisted the song was not about Brown, she hinted: "..You make a record about me, I make a record about you. Sooner or later I"m going to have to punch you in your face." Shortly after the track"s release, the feud began to die down and by August 2006, both Pen and Brown reconciled and squashed the beef during an attendance at Russell Simmons" Hip-Hop Summit.
