Queen Pen

Lynise Walters, better known by the stage name Queen Pen, (born in 1973) is a Grammy-nominated ^{Grammy Award} African-American ^{African American} female rapper.

Her music career started as a protégé of Teddy Riley ^{Teddy Riley (new jack swing)} , a music 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 ^{My Melody (album)} (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 took a 3 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 goes by the stage name Nefu Da Don.

 
Albums

*My Melody ^{My Melody (album)} (1997)
*Conversations With Queen (2001)


Singles

*"All My Love" (1997), Rhythmic Top 40 #14, Hot Rap Singles #11, Billboard Hot 100 #28
*"Man Behind the Music" (1997), Hot Rap Singles #7, Billboard Hot 100 #84
*"Party Ain't a Party" (1998), Hot Rap Singles #32, Billboard Hot 100 #74