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Queen Latifah - Latifah's Had It Up 2 HereDana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970) better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper and actress. Queen Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination.She was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Rita (née Bray), a schoolteacher who worked at Irvington High School, and Lancelot Owens, Sr., a police officer. Her parents divorced when Latifah was ten.Latifah was raised in the Baptist churchand attended Catholic school in Newark, New Jersey.Her stage name, Latifahmeaning "delicate" and "very kind" in Arabic, was given to her by her cousin when she was eight.Always a tall girl, the 5'10" Latifah was a power forward on her high school basketball team.She performed the number "Home" from the musical The Wiz in a high school play.She started beatboxing for the rap group Ladies Fresh. Latifah was one of the members of the original version of the Flavor Unit, which, at that time, was a crew of MCs grouped around producer DJ Mark the 45 King. Mark James aka "DJ Mark the 45 King" made a demo recording of Queen Latifah's rap Princess of the Posse. He gave the recording to the host of Yo! MTV Raps Fab 5 Freddy. The song got the attention of Tommy Boy Music employee Dante Ross, who signed Latifah and in 1988 issued her first single, "Wrath of ...
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Queen Latifah - UNITYMusic video by Queen Latifah performing UNITY. (C) 1993 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Through the years of Hip-Hop: Queen Latifah - "Ladies First" (Part 6)Queen Latifah - "Ladies First" music video
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What's the buzz on Queen Latifah? Secret Life of BeesFor this edition of Monday Night Conversation, BlackTree TV CEO, Jamaal Finkley, sits down with the Queen, to find out whats all the buzz on her new movie, her new album, and her take on the state of Hip Hop 'Secret Life of Bees' brings issues of love, redemption and racism to the screen. By Jackie Burrell Contra Costa Times Article Launched: 10/13/2008 12:11:00 AM PDT In 2002, Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel "The Secret Life of Bees" buzzed up best-seller lists where it hummed and hovered for months. On Friday, the indie movie based on Kidd's story about a motherless child and a trio of honey-making sisters will finally make its way to the silver screen. But despite its book-club-favorite status and a star- studded cast — headed by Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson — the movie's path has been nearly as poignant and serendipitous as the book itself. Sitting in a plush lounge in San Francisco's Ritz- Carlton Hotel recently, director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood relaxed with her young star before the Mill Valley Film Festival opening. The novel, which sold 4.5 million copies, is on many schools' reading lists. Fanning, 14, calls it "a great book for people my age." She and her director talked about what it was like filming a story set against powerful civil rights-era themes just as Barack Obama was racking up his first big triumphs. Prince-Bythewood also addressed the motifs of motherlessness, abandonment and redemption that run through the characters ...
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Queen Latifah performs "I Know Where I've Been" at Mandela Day 2009 from Radio City Music HallQueen Latifah performs "I Know Where I've Been" at Mandela Day 2009 from Radio City Music Hall Go to: www.mandeladay.com to see more clips and extra features
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Ellen and Queen Latifah Play Humdinger!Who better to play a musical guessing game with than Queen Latifah? Ellen and Queen Latifah played Humdinger with some lucky audience members. Who do you think won?
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Queen Latifah -- Turn You OnTrack from Queen Latifah's 1998 fourth LP, "Order in the Court"
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Sesame Street: Queen Latifah: The Letter OIf you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at www.sesamestreet.org Queen Latifah raps with Prairie and Telly. Sesame Street is a production of Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization which also produces Pinky Dinky Doo, The Electric Company, and other programs for children around the world.
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Ladies First - Queen Latifah ft. Monie LoveIn my opinion, the greatest Female anthem long with Latifah's UNITY.
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Fast Focus - Queen LatifahQueen latifah is a rap artist, actress, entertainment executive, and entrepreneur and has enjoyed quite a varied career since growing up in Newark. Her considerable talent has earned her not only a grammy award, but Oscar and Emmy nominations as well. In the 90's, her single Ladies First became a rap classic, and was named by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of The 500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll. Her latest musical endeavor is a new album called Trav'lin Light . It's a hand-picked mix of jazz, soul and blues classics and forgotten jewels. For More info www.fastfocus.tv
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