It was “Ladies First” in our last Black Music Month poll for TheUrbanDaily’s It’s All Black Music celebration. This time around we asked you: Who Is The Best Female Rapper Ever? Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Trina, Foxy Brown and Remy Ma went head to head in the battle. Who did you […]

Queen Latifah has partnered with HSN for the exclusive launch of the Queen Collection, her first-ever lifestyle brand. Latifah will debut a unique collection of apparel, handbags and outerwear in August and will introduce a hair extension line in September. Latifah says: “I wanted my collection to reflect my personal style while giving women the […]

MediaTakeOut.com is just getting word of some CRAZINESS on the set of Queen Latifah’s new show Single Ladies.   According to a member of the staff, Lisa Raye and co-star Stacey Dash got into a FIST FIGHT. The insider told MediaTakeOut.com, “Stacy is crazy, I mean really crazy. She was out of her mind saying […]

Queen Latifah takes you behind-the-scenes of her Disney Dream Portraits photo shoot as Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Queen Latifah holds nothing back in this modern adaptation of a major fictional character. While Ursula was pretty much the villian in the Disney classic, Queen Latifah brings a fun vibe to the animated character. Click here, […]

With all due r-e-s-p-e-c-t to Aretha Franklin, we have to agree with Halle Berry that she probably isn’t the ideal person to play her in a movie on her life. Given her place in history as one of the greatest voices in music, you can’t have just anyone lip-sync their way through her biopic. At […]

Hip Hop has taken a bad rap. Mostly because the labels and the media choose to only promote the most negative music to make money. Still, Hip Hop has a long history of positive uplifting songs. Here’s my Top 9. 9. Ed O G And The Bulldogs Be A Father To Your Child. Dope ode […]

‘Just Wright’ comes out today on DVD/Blu-Ray.  If Common didn’t convince you to catch it in theaters maybe it might make it onto your date rental agenda.

This Tuesday Latifah and Common’s romantic comedy Just Wright comes to DVD.  In this interview actor James Pickens, Jr., who played Latifah’s father LLoyd in the film, shares what it was like being married to Pam Grier in the flick and how it almost didn’t happen.

So the drama continues about the Queen's sex life, but I don't care, the emmy award winning actress is now scheduled to make some seriouis noise.

There are dozens, maybe hundreds of songs by female MCs that have earned their place in hip-hop history. But sometimes it’s not a whole song, just a verse, 8 to 16 bars that serve as defining moments for that MC.

Queen Latifah and fitness guru girlfriend Jeanette Jenkins couldn’t keep their paws off each other while cruising aboard a yacht with newlyweds Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France.

Battling is as fundamental to hip-hop as a microphone but when does it go too far? With everyone chiming in on the Lil Kim vs Nicki Minaj debacle we wanted to take a look back at some of the biggest battles and beefs between hip-hop’s femcees.