# Queen Latifah

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All Hail the Queen: Introducing Queen Latifah

In this episode our guest Dante Ross tells the story of signing and developing a young black female rapper from New Jersey that would introduce herself to the world as the legendary Queen Latifah. From hearing her initial demos to developing her debut album All Hail the Queen to booking her first s…

Native Tongues Collective

The music video for 1990’s ‘Buddy’ by De La Soul introduced the world to the Native Tongues collective. The crew consisted of Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and more. This collective was groundbreaking in that it made space for a freer and …

Masters of the Air with Dee Rees

Writer/Director Dee Rees is an alumna of New York University's graduate film program and a Sundance Screenwriting & Directing Lab Fellow. In 2018, Dee became the first Black woman nominated for an Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for her highly-acclaimed film Mudbound (2017). Dee's Emm…

How Faith and Passion Will Lead to Purpose With Shareen King

"Just because bad things happen to you does not mean that you have to have a bad life." Our Super Latina's story today is inspirational and uplifting. Producer and author Shareen King details her journey in her memoir "Candy's Girl: The Power of Faith To Conquer Life's Storms". She shares how faith…

Walking Dead’s Vincent M. Ward on Rejection, Faith & Real Success

Vincent M. Ward was drafting an email to tell his manager he was done auditioning for voiceovers. He never sent it. What happened next changed his mind. You may know Vincent as Oscar from The Walking Dead. But behind the screen credits is someone still navigating rejection, questioning what succe…

Dialect Architect: How Bridgett Jackson Became One of the Few Black Women Shaping Voices in Film and TV

Bridgett Jackson, certified speech-language pathologist, dialect coach, professor, and self-described "Speaker Tweaker," joins Cultural Catalysts — and longtime friend and fellow Hampton University alumna Alison McNeil — for a conversation about the role that quietly shapes every performance audien…

The Voice's Kayleigh Mathews, a Goldfish Funeral & Hallmark Christmas Chaos!

Send us Fan Mail From NBC's The Voice to a goldfish funeral... it's another hilarious episode of The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends! This week, we're joined by special guest Kayleigh Mathews, the Tucson-born country singer who turned ALL FOUR chairs during her blind audition on NBC'…

Democrats Turned Georgia Into Wakanda For Black Women – Prepare For Chaos | Jason Whitlock Harmony

Jason Whitlock welcomes Chad Jackson and Shemeka Michelle to discuss Democrats turning Georgia into Wakanda for black women. Eight black women now hold statewide power, led by governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms. They argue films like Black Panther and The Woman King plus shows like Queen Latifah a…

Episode 260-Other People's Podcasts with guest Vin Rock (of Naughty By Nature)

Few groups have combined lyrical prowess and hit making abilities like Naughty By Nature. They had a string of genre defining hits over the course of the 1990's including joints like Uptown Anthem, Hip Hop Hooray, and Feel Me Flow. Selling an ridiculous amount of records did not water down their ap…