Queen Latifah Returns to Hip-Hop With Dr. Dre on LP She Nearly Named “The L Word”
Queen Latifah considered naming her new hip-hop album The L Word “just to mess with people’s heads.” The New Jersey rapper/actress has endured much speculation about her sexuality because she doesn’t discuss her personal life and played a lesbian in the 1996 film Set It Off. “L was gonna stand for love though or La,” she laughs. “Since people want to play games, I like to jab back sometimes just for fun, but I’m like, ‘Nah, that’s too much energy w

‘Hairspray’ Sequel In Works, Reveals Queen Latifah
First it was a movie. Then it became a musical. Then, it became a movie based on a musical. Now, according to Queen Latifah, “Hairspray” is on its way to becoming a sequel. “I got a secret e-mail about that recently,” the Queen has revealed to us, insisting that her character of Motormouth Maybelle is in for a comeback alongside co-stars John Travolta, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes and others. “I got an e-mail from people connected to the last movie,” the Oscar-nominated actress/hip-hop legend adde

“Easy, Breezy, Beautiful” Ellen For Cover Girl
Following in the footsteps of Queen Latifah, Rihanna and Drew Barrymore, daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will be the next “easy, breezy, beautiful” celebrity to front a CoverGirl campaign. “I am the new face of CoverGirl,” Ellen said while striking a model-esque pose during a taping of her talk show, airing Tuesday.   “That’s the first thing they teach you when you’re a CoverGirl, Ellen continued, striking another pose. You can follow a

LATIFAH CONSIDERED NAMING CD 'L WORD': Artist wanted to poke fun at rumors, but ultimately decided against it.
*For a second, Queen Latifah thought about stirring the pot by naming her upcoming album "The L Word," the title of Showtime's original series about a group of lesbian friends living in Los Angeles.        For years, the entertainer has faced steady gossip that she's in the closet. She told Rolling Stone that she flirted with the idea of setting the rumor mill on fire with "The L Word" title.        “Since people want to play games, I like

Queen Latifah To Return To Hip-Hop With Help Of Dr. Dre And LL Cool J
These days, Queen Latifah is known more for her work on the big screen than in the studio. That might change soon though, as she gears up for the release of a new hip-hop album, slated for December. The new album, which Latifah told Rolling Stone was "banging," was crafted with the help of legends LL Cool J and Dr. Dre. The rapper-turned-actress says the two did the majority of the record."They pretty much did the whole album," Latifah said. "My boy Kenny Flav did one track and I think might do two more.

Update: VH1 Hip Hop Honors Picks Up Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, The Roots and More
VH1's annual Hip Hop Honors has grown some more. Adding guests like Queen Latifah, Mack 10, The Roots, Flavor Flav, Estelle, Busta Rhymes and more, "Hip Hop Honors" is set to become a nonstop party on October 6th. According to VH1, The party is not going to stop at VH1's fifth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" celebration! The talent listcontinues to grow with the addition of Busta Rhymes, Cee-Lo, Chuck D,Estelle, EPMD, Fat Joe, Flavor Flav, Gym Class Heroes, Jim Jones, JuelzSantana, Luke Campbell, Mack 10, Mich

Queen Latifah Hopes to 'Mess Fans' Head' With Lesbian Album
Having no intention to slow down the lesbian rumor, Queen Latifah wants to set the gossip in fire by releasing a lesbian album.

WHO ROCK’D IT BETTER?: NIECY OR QUEEN LATIFAH
Queen Latifah wore the dress while promoting “The Secret Life Of Bees” at the Toronto Film Festival last week, and Niecy wore the dress at Fox TV’s Fall Eco-Casino party earlier this month. Take your pick… WHO ROCK’D IT BETTER?: Queen Latifah OR Niecy BOTH ROCK’D IT Queen Latifah Niecy Nash NEITHER ROCK’D IT View Results  Loading … 11 CommentsCOMMENT? Posted by: TIANNA

New Album News: Rihanna & Queen Latifah
Queen’s ready to hit the music scene again after finishing the Secret Life of Bees movies.  And she’s going back to her hip-hop roots.  She tells the Rolling Stone about having LL and Dr. Dre work on the album: “They pretty much did the whole album,” Latifah said. “My boy Kenny Flav did one track and I think might do two more. Missy [Elliott] and Swizz Beatz are the only two people I have left. But they’re mixing it right now.” And she’s even got jokes abo

'Hairspray' Sequel En Route, Queen Latifah Said
The Motormouth Maybelle of the 2007 comedy musical 'Hairspray' hints on the secret e-mail she got related to the sequel.

Coming Out Soon???
Is Queen Latifah inching out of the closet with her new album? The dykon is often spotted out with her girlfriend "trainer" - Jeannete Jenkins. And, coming this December, Latifah will release her latest album. She "joked" during a recent interview, that she was thinking about naming her record, The L Word. Get it? The title for that [...]

DR DRE IS HELPING ANOTHER ARTIST MAKE A COMEBACK?!
Queen Latifah says she is coming back, into music that is. Latifah recently told Rollingstone that she will be releasing an album this December. Queen Latifah says the album will be produced by Dr. Dre and LL Cool J, “They pretty much did the whole album,” she said. Missy Elliot and Swizz Beatz are also scheduled to produce the album.Although it doesn’t officially have a title yet, Queen Latifah says that she is thinking about calling it “The L Word,” after the lesbian-themed drama on

Move over Queen Latifah, Daytime Queen Degeneres is the new Covergirl!
La Aquarius DeGeneres has signed on as the latest face of CoverGirl Cosmetics and will star in a new print and commercial ad campaign in Yanuary! Can joo imagine what La Ellen would look like weed makeup??  She kinda looks like La Princess Diana weed makeup on, no que no??? This is what La Ellen had to say…”They’re [...]

QUEEN LATIFAH DOESN'T WANT TO BE SEEN FOR SOME REASON
Photo Credit: Buzz Foto We can't help but laugh at the lengths security guards are going to in order to keep cameras away from Queen Latifah as she leaves Hyde. Why is she causing such a fuss? Is it...

I WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY'S KIM AKA POPRAH WAS SKINNY
Per HER BLOG ON VH1EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHY I SAID I CHOSE TO BE FAT. NOW YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH MY CHOICE, I THINK IT WAS A STUPID CHOICE NOW LOOKING BACK 7 YEARS FROM WHEN I MADE THE DECISION, BUT NOW I LOVE BEING FATABULOUS AND REPPING FOR THE BIG GIRLS. AND WE GET LOTS OF LOVE FROM MEN WHO LIKE BIG WOMEN & WE ACCOMPLISHE A LOT IN THE WORLD, I.E. Queen Latifah, MISSY, MONIQUE,& OPRAH! BUT HERES THE REAL...What you didn't see in the last edit which was edited out as usual, is that Laverne said t

Queen Latifah on Hairspray 2
A couple of months ago, we heard that John Waters had been asked to come up with a treatment for a sequel to Hairspray. Now one of the stars Queen Latifah, has confirmed the sequel is in the works. I've still to catch the first, but there seems to be a lot of people excited about a second. We already know that John Waters is writing a sequel to Hairspray. And that the songwriters from the first are also back. Queen Latifah says she has received an e-mail about the sequel, a

The Urbanworld Film Festival Wraps 12th Year In New York
Queen Latifah, "The Bus" and Case on hand as documentaries on Steve Harvey and Wu-Tang Clan screen.

Queen Latifah Taps Dr. Dre for New Album
Filed under: Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Queen Latifah may be well known for her acting chops but let's not forget that rapping is what put her on the map. The Queen will be returning to her musical roots and is working with Dr. Dre on her latest rap album. According to reports, she has... Read more

Promo Trail: Queen Latifah
Every time I see new flicks of Queen Latifah I always say “its the kang, homie!” in a deep baritone voice like T.I. You’ve gotta love the way she seamlessly switches up her dick hole game and gets all dolled up when she has a project to promote. Check out more of Queen Latifah being interviewed by Ananda Lewis [a check is still a check] and at the Urbanworld premiere of ‘The Secret Life Of Bees’ after the jump. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item {

VH1'S FIFTH ANNUAL HIP HOP HONORS JUST WON'T STOP! BUSTA RHYMES, CEE-LO, CHUCK D, ESTELLE, EPMD, FAT JOE, FLAVOR FLAV, GYM CLASS HEROES, JIM JONES, JUELZ SANTANA, LUKE CAMPBELL, MACK 10, MICHAEL RAPAPORT, QUEEN LATIFAH AND THE ROOTS JOIN THE CELEBRAT
For the third consecutive year, ABC is producing full-length music videos for returning series including "Dirty Sexy Money," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Ugly Betty." [09.22.08 - 02:32 PM] QUICK TAKE FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 (FAST AFFILIATE LIVE + SAME DAY RATINGS) ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, September 21. [09.22.08 - 02:31 PM] ABC'S "WIFE SWAP" ASKS VIEWERS TO VOTE ON ABC.COM FOR THEIR TWO FAVORITE FAMILIES TO SWITCH LIVES FOR THE 100TH EPISODE The show's landmark 100th epis

Cover Girl's Use Of Gays & Blacks: Progressive? Or Pandering? [Standards Of Beauty]
As previously reported, Cover Girl recently made a deal with Ellen DeGeneres to be the "face" of its brand. But Ellen isn't CoverGirl's first interesting pick: They also have Queen Latifah. As a post on Jossip points out, Queen Latifah is black, not stick-thin, and often rumored to be gay. The brand has also used black ladies like Brandy, Rihanna, Eva Pigford and Kiara Kubukuru in its ads. Jossip asks the question: Is Cover Girl the most progressive cosmetics company? A commenter on Jossip says: No.

Keys, Hudson and Latifah Talks About “The Secret Life of Bees”
Superstars Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson and Queen Latifah attended the “The Secret Life of Bees” press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada earlier this week. The Secret Life of Bees, adapted and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood from the best-selling book by Sue Monk Kidd, weaves racism and the civil rights movement around the story of Lily (Dakota Fanning), a young white girl taken in by three African-American sisters when she runs away from her controlling, emotionless fat

FLAV, FAT JOE, LATIFAH ADDED TO 'HIP HOP HONORS': VH1's annual tribute also changes airdate.
*VH1 has added more than a dozen artists to its talent roster for the Fifth Annual Hip Hop Honors, including Flavor Flav, Fat Joe and Queen Latifah, the network announced yesterday.

Mario Lavandeira (PerezHilton.com): Your readers don’t like you.
wannabeaballa: how the hell is this offensive perez? have you lost your god damn mind? these ‘if you’re easily offended’ posts aren’t offensive at all anymore, just stupid, crappy and a waste of time. this site is changing, and for the worse. i want the old perez back! Shoveitup: Perez…you lame fucker! This is not offensive in the least…so what..it’s a fucking album cover. What the hell is wrong with it? Except that you have nothing to report, and are resorting to ignora

Latifah, Usher & Ruben Studdard Back Boys & Girls Club
Musicians Queen Latifah, Usher and Ruben Studdard have joined forces with the Boy and Girls Club of America’s national spokesperson, Denzel Washington, to launch a new initiative aiming to empower America’s youth.   The BE GREAT campaign was unveiled yesterday (September 17) in Washington, D.C. as the Boys and Girls Club of America’s integrated advocacy campaign.   The new program was developed to express and address the most pressing issues facing American teens today.   It wa