Queen Latifah is on the Poker Face by Lady Gaga Remix and I thought you guys would like a listen.
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Queen Latifah was spotted out and about in Miami, FL, yesterday. Looking too cute.
Who's excited for Ice Age: The Meltdown??!
Who's excited for Ice Age: The Meltdown??!
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Here's something you don't hear every day - a celebrity host who cares about the welfare of her guests enough to send them home in cabs if they fail a breathalyzer test at the end of the night.
According to the National Enquirer (I know, I know - but they have become somewhat of a reliable source as of late), Queen Latifah made guests at her 39th birthday party prove they were sober before leaving the bash. Those who blew over the limit were sent home in a cab.
Guests included the off-again Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and her latest boytoy Doug Reinhardt, Kim Kardashian and Vivica A. Fox. I wonder which of them went home in a cab? Hmmmm...
Cele|bitchy points out that Queen Latifah lost her brother, an off-duty police officer, in a motorcycle accident in 1992. The bike he was riding was a gift from her; she now wears the key to it on a chain around her neck. Latifah was in an accident of her own while vacationing on the Virgin Islands, when she lost control of the scooter she was driving. She was mostly unharmed, though it must have given her the scare of a lifetime. From the sounds of it, these two incidents play a part in her desire to ensure her guests arrive alive.
Good looking out!
According to the National Enquirer (I know, I know - but they have become somewhat of a reliable source as of late), Queen Latifah made guests at her 39th birthday party prove they were sober before leaving the bash. Those who blew over the limit were sent home in a cab.
Guests included the off-again Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and her latest boytoy Doug Reinhardt, Kim Kardashian and Vivica A. Fox. I wonder which of them went home in a cab? Hmmmm...
Cele|bitchy points out that Queen Latifah lost her brother, an off-duty police officer, in a motorcycle accident in 1992. The bike he was riding was a gift from her; she now wears the key to it on a chain around her neck. Latifah was in an accident of her own while vacationing on the Virgin Islands, when she lost control of the scooter she was driving. She was mostly unharmed, though it must have given her the scare of a lifetime. From the sounds of it, these two incidents play a part in her desire to ensure her guests arrive alive.
Good looking out!
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Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner.
Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will join Latifah in the studio to record Woode's original song "Fairweather Friend" for the upcoming "Persona" album, set for release this spring.
The 25-year-old Woode works a "day job" at a pharmaceutical company, said a spokeswoman for People's Choice, which conducted the contest with Latifah. The outcome was released online late Tuesday.
Latifah announced the opportunity when she hosted the People's Choice Awards in January, with aspiring singer-songwriters invited to submit tunes.
Latifah winnowed the submissions down to three, the songs were posted on the People's Choice Web site, www.pcavote.com, and fans picked Woode's work as tops.
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Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will join Latifah in the studio to record Woode's original song "Fairweather Friend" for the upcoming "Persona" album, set for release this spring.
The 25-year-old Woode works a "day job" at a pharmaceutical company, said a spokeswoman for People's Choice, which conducted the contest with Latifah. The outcome was released online late Tuesday.
Latifah announced the opportunity when she hosted the People's Choice Awards in January, with aspiring singer-songwriters invited to submit tunes.
Latifah winnowed the submissions down to three, the songs were posted on the People's Choice Web site, www.pcavote.com, and fans picked Woode's work as tops.
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I don't know if you watched Dancing with the Stars but Queen Latifah was in the audience supporting her friend Lil' Kim, who did a fantastic job, by the way.
Queen Latifah is also narrating the show Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices, it's a documentary/poetry competition being shown on HBO so those of you that have it, should check it out. It's really great.
LINK TO THE VID
Queen Latifah is also narrating the show Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices, it's a documentary/poetry competition being shown on HBO so those of you that have it, should check it out. It's really great.
LINK TO THE VID
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I hear she is dropping a new album after ten years out the game, and Cool and Dre are helping her with the music. The album is called The Persona not sure how true this is yet but that is the rumor. It is scheduled to drop in late July, and we are looking for it and the singles. I am glad to see Latifah the Queen of Hip Hop back doing her thing.
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I hope it's true!!!
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There is a new FunnyorDie video starring Zac Efron where Queen Latifah and a host of other celebrities are featured.
Also, as most of you probably know, Latifah is working on her latest film Just Wright, where she stars as a physical therapist named Leslie Wright who gains the interest of said BBall superstar, only to find him distracted by a gorgeous she-devil. But all is not lost. There's a reason they're calling this a modern day-Cinderella story.
Sounds interesting!
Also, as most of you probably know, Latifah is working on her latest film Just Wright, where she stars as a physical therapist named Leslie Wright who gains the interest of said BBall superstar, only to find him distracted by a gorgeous she-devil. But all is not lost. There's a reason they're calling this a modern day-Cinderella story.
Sounds interesting!
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Queen Latifah, the musician who first crossed over into Hollywood, then ventured even further into fashion, is probably wishing she had her laid-back life back as a rap star.
In two seperate lawsuits being filed in New York, Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens, is being sued for US$1-million for non-payment involving a make-up artist and a stylist.
According to SmartSexyRich.com, a consultant named Roxanna Floyd is suing for US$700,000 for co-creating the Queen Collection for CoverGirl. Furthermore, stylist Susan Moses, hoping aboard the Sue Queen Latifah bandwagon, is also suing the Chicago star for US$300,000 for work in developing Curvations, a lingerie line for women that don't look like Kate Moss.
These lawsuits should serve as a warning to rap stars wishing to venture into the more mainstream American commercial markets. (Which is just about everyone, from Kriss-Kross to Ludacris). Before you think life is hard on the back of a tour bus, wait until the claws start coming out in the fashion biz.
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In two seperate lawsuits being filed in New York, Latifah, born Dana Elaine Owens, is being sued for US$1-million for non-payment involving a make-up artist and a stylist.
According to SmartSexyRich.com, a consultant named Roxanna Floyd is suing for US$700,000 for co-creating the Queen Collection for CoverGirl. Furthermore, stylist Susan Moses, hoping aboard the Sue Queen Latifah bandwagon, is also suing the Chicago star for US$300,000 for work in developing Curvations, a lingerie line for women that don't look like Kate Moss.
These lawsuits should serve as a warning to rap stars wishing to venture into the more mainstream American commercial markets. (Which is just about everyone, from Kriss-Kross to Ludacris). Before you think life is hard on the back of a tour bus, wait until the claws start coming out in the fashion biz.
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She looks amazing!
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Prices haven't been announced, but the Stephens Center typically offers tickets to a show in the Jemison Concert Hall and VIP tickets that include a reception and a chance to meet the star.
Latifah, 38, a singer and actress, will perform selections from her lastest CD, "Trav'lin' Light," a collection of soul and jazz covers such as "Georgia Rose," "Poetry Man," "I Love Being Here with You" and "I Want a Little Sugar in my Bowl."
Born Dana Owens, she started her career as a hip-hop artist and later enlarged her professional profile as an actor, author and celebrity spokeswoman. Latifah has won several awards for her work, including a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
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The Secret Life of Bees made it's debut at number 3, beating out the highly anticipated W. over the weekend and made an estimate of $11.1 million dollars.
Congratulations, girls!
Congratulations, girls!
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Found another great interview with Queen Latifah.
excerpts:
How did you get yourself into the more emotional moments of the story?
Music is very important to me. I connect probably quicker through music than I do through any other medium. I could literally play one verse of a Clark Sisters record, or eights bars, and something strikes me in such a way that it brings me right there. Usually I'm looking to some type of gospel, which tends to get right to my spirit. This movie, I can honestly say, I was so present. I was so in August's body. It was like, I know this person. I felt like these are my sisters. This is where we live, this is what we do, Zach is my godson, all these women are my friends. I just felt her. I felt connected to where we were, what was going on at that moment. Like I said, more than any film that I've done in a long time.
Did you have relatives or ancestors who personally experienced the Civil Rights movement?
No, not really. I'm not related to any black person in the country... of course I got relatives! [The entire room bursts out laughing] My dad works with me on a lot of movies. Any question I had, I can just ask him, for someone who was actually around at that time. I also kind of grew up in the South. My grandmother and my aunts and uncles, a lot of them were from Maryland and Virginia. I experienced some racism in New York. Just go try to get a cab, you'll feel it. They'll pass me and pick you up. That immediately connects you to how painful it is. That's the kind of things that affected me as a kid.
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How did you get yourself into the more emotional moments of the story?
Music is very important to me. I connect probably quicker through music than I do through any other medium. I could literally play one verse of a Clark Sisters record, or eights bars, and something strikes me in such a way that it brings me right there. Usually I'm looking to some type of gospel, which tends to get right to my spirit. This movie, I can honestly say, I was so present. I was so in August's body. It was like, I know this person. I felt like these are my sisters. This is where we live, this is what we do, Zach is my godson, all these women are my friends. I just felt her. I felt connected to where we were, what was going on at that moment. Like I said, more than any film that I've done in a long time.
Did you have relatives or ancestors who personally experienced the Civil Rights movement?
No, not really. I'm not related to any black person in the country... of course I got relatives! [The entire room bursts out laughing] My dad works with me on a lot of movies. Any question I had, I can just ask him, for someone who was actually around at that time. I also kind of grew up in the South. My grandmother and my aunts and uncles, a lot of them were from Maryland and Virginia. I experienced some racism in New York. Just go try to get a cab, you'll feel it. They'll pass me and pick you up. That immediately connects you to how painful it is. That's the kind of things that affected me as a kid.
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Here at Scientific American, we’re quite proud of our 163-year history. We especially like to point out that nearly 140 Nobel Prize winners have written for us – including three of those who won last week.But we’re also proud to count pop culture icons among our readers. Here’s one: Queen Latifah, icon of coolness.
Who knew?
"I read Scientific American … and I'm just fascinated by nature and animals and insects," the actress told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a story published today. The queen plays a beekeeper who takes in two runaways in a new movie, The Secret Life of Bees. (One secret is that there’s an actress in the film named Nicky Buggs.)
The queen's publicist didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail asking for more details about her being a fan of ours. We're wondering, though: Did Queen Latifah, who at 38 is also a successful rap artist and businesswoman, ever entertain a career in science?
And what did she read about bees in Scientific American, anyway? Was it “Being Stung by Bees: 'You get used to it'"? Or maybe “Searching For What's Behind the Bee Decline"?
Then again, she’s trying to create some, uh, buzz around this movie. So maybe it was “Why Do Bees Buzz?”
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