Queen Latifah
Queen
Latifah, 43, has always been a multitalented phenomenon and a trailblazer. Her resume is impressive. Grammy Award
winning Hip-Hop artist, Golden Globe Award winning actress, BET Image Award
winner, and Oscar Award nominee highlight some of her accomplishments. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Not bad
for a girl from New Jersey.
Throughout
it all she has carried herself with a certain air of poise and confidence that
has eluded many women in the entertainment industry. Female self-empowerment
and self-respect have always been a running theme throughout her projects. She
has now placed herself in the position of “talk show host” with the unveiling
of her new daytime television effort “The Queen Latifah Show.”
With
Latifah at the helm, “The Queen Latifah Show” is produced, written directed by
a powerhouse of Hollywood A-listers including Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
along with her longtime Flavor Unit associate Hakim Compere. To which she says, “I am working with all my
old friends, who happen to be huge.” She has known Will, Jada and Hakim since
they were all in their teens. “We have all become great businesspeople and have
grown throughout our careers to get to this point. We know where we came from
and we know who we are.”
This
is not a project that she is taking lightly. “I want to make this show a big
hit, I really do. I feel if we can make this show a big hit we have the power
to change people’s lives. That means a lot to me” she says. “I want my show be
must see TV, that’s my goal”
“We are looking to do
a fun hour. A-list celebrities, DJ’s,
interesting topics. We are going into the field. Doing really interesting
stories on people who are making a difference every day. We are thinking
outside the box. Not just the plain old talk show format. We are going to
stretch it (The Queen Latifah Show) a little further, make it funnier, elevate
it, take it to the next level.”
At this point in her
career (and her life) Queen Latifah seems grounded and happy to be surrounded
by whole lot of love. She maintains a sense of optimism that places her in
position for even greater success. “I want to have fun on my show, I want to
sing and do sketches. I (also) want to walk away with something, I want to
learn something and I want to share that. I could retire doing this.” she says.
