Queen Latifah

Goblin Tears · 10-03-2010, 09:56 AM

Way back in the early nineties, before she was an actress, she was a helluva good hip hop artist. All Hail The Queen and Black Reign are seminal must haves for hip hop fans imo. Her rapping is very demanding of attention, you can't NOT listen to her, and the production is hot stuff. Decent singer too.

Queen Boo · 10-03-2010, 10:32 AM

She was actually pretty damn good. Its sad that she got all corporate and started making romantic comedies.

Goblin Tears · 10-05-2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PAVEMENT SAW

She was actually pretty damn good. Its sad that she got all corporate and started making romantic comedies.

I actually like Bringing Down The House.

Queen Boo · 10-05-2010, 07:07 PM

Hmm. Can't say I saw it.......

Swany · 10-05-2010, 07:10 PM

That was something I learned today.

Syfy · 10-08-2010, 02:08 PM

Yep Bringin Down the House is hilarious. I actually think she does a better job acting than she did rapping.

jackhammer · 10-08-2010, 02:28 PM

Ladies First is a damn fine track but it's the only track I have and ever heard (that I know of). Did she make a solid, listenable album then?

bob. · 10-08-2010, 03:26 PM

i'm pretty sure Ladies First was on every episode of "Yo! MTV Raps" for a solid year....it became pretty hard not to like it

**Janszoon** · 10-08-2010, 08:03 PM

Do any of you people remember the version of "Fame" she did with David Bowie?

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Goblin Tears Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 337	Queen Latifah Way back in the early nineties, before she was an actress, she was a helluva good hip hop artist. All Hail The Queen and Black Reign are seminal must haves for hip hop fans imo. Her rapping is very demanding of attention, you can't NOT listen to her, and the production is hot stuff. Decent singer too.

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Queen Boo From beyooond the graaave Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The state that proudly brought you Disco Duck Posts: 1,513	She was actually pretty damn good. Its sad that she got all corporate and started making romantic comedies.

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Queen Boo From beyooond the graaave Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The state that proudly brought you Disco Duck Posts: 1,513	Hmm. Can't say I saw it.......

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