Why does creating in the early morning (anecdotally so much) seem to be to be so helpful for writers, even kinds who are not early morning folks? Queen Latifah is a contralto, and she has the potential to rap and sing. Her greatest musical influences are EPMD, KRS-1, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and Run-D.M.C. Latifah sang America the Beautiful at Super Bowl XLIV hosted in Miami, Florida, on February 7, 2010, with Carrie Underwood.