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Queen Latifah isn’t known as one to gossip, so let’s hope this is true. According to the rapper, singer, actress and current talk show host, OutKast is working on a new album for 2014. 

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While club anthems and swag music continue to dominate the airwaves, lyrics remain the foundation to any one picking up the microphone. Even with the acclaim that comes from spitting a strong verse, there are some rappers that have chosen to have others do the writing for them.

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Bun B has always been in a teaching way, with stints at Rice University as a Distinguished Lecturer. Now, the Down South O.G. is aiming his unique brand of intellect towards a much younger audience with his new Hip-Hop coloring book and activity guide.

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Already considered one of Hip-Hop’s rising star’s, Meek Mill is looking to make an impact in film, too. The Maybach Music Group rapper’s song “Tony Story” is being adapted into a film that will be produced by Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit. 

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Mary J. Blige was the special honoree at the Vibe magazine Impact Awards in Los Angeles Friday (Feb. 8). Blige was singled out for her longstanding music career as well as relationship with the publication, of which she has been on the cover of 10 times.

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Add another point to Queen Latifah’s scoreboard. The rapper-turned-actress-turned mogul has just inked a deal with Netflix and her Flavor Unit Entertainment imprint, Deadline.com reports.

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Even though she headlined the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival in Southern California last month, Queen Latifah has no plans to open a discussion on her sexual preference. The notoriously private entertainment mogul denied making reference to her sexuality, despite reports that she said she was “proud to be among her people.” In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, […]

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Queen Latifah took the stage at this year’s  Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival in the Southern California city Saturday (May 19), and her highness was happy to be in the presence of “her people,” according to EUR Web. Inquiries into her sexual preference have long followed Latifah, and headlining the event— now in its […]

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Try as she might to keep the focus on her music, Lil Kim just keeps getting dragged into rap beef. Sure the Queen Bee is known to clap back at just about any other female rapper who steps to her, but now that she’s older she’s trying to keep it professional. After putting her issues […]

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Queen Latifah is showing her support for the gay community community. The Hip-Hop mogul will headline the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival in Long Beach, Calif., May 19. The performance will mark her first engagement at a LGBT event anywhere around the globe.

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The summer is shaping up to be very busy for The Roots. Aside from holding down their post as the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and throwing their annual picnic, the legendary hip-hop collective will headline the Philly Fourth of July Jam. Billed as the largest free concert in the country, Black […]

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The Queen is headed back to the small screen. Not that she ever really takes too long of a hiatus from acting, but this time around Queen Latifah is tackling a remake of the 80’s classic chick flick Steel Magnolias, reports Deadline. Latifah will pull double duty as both executive producer and star, leading an all […]