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The Dallas native enrolled at Prairie View A&M University while at Prairie View, he recorded the song ‘Do Tha Muscle’ as a member of the group Prime Time Click. The high-energy tune became a sensation on college campuses across the country and on Dallas radio, winning the Hometown Showdown on K104 FM [...]

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Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder Line Up For Mandela Day

Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Queen Latifah have all signed up for what the Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664 are calling ‘Mandela Day’.
According to organizers, each artist will participate in a July 18 concert to raise awareness and funds with the intention of creating an official Mandela Day to be held annually [...]

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Queen Latifah Says She Was Sexually Abused

Queen Latifah has revealed a traumatic chapter of her personal life: The singer-actress was sexually abused as a child.
In the latest issue of Essence magazine, Latifah says the abuse occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a teenager charged with watching her.
“He violated me,” says Latifah. “I never told anybody; I [...]

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Makeup And Fashion Gurus Sue Queen Latifah

A makeup artist and a fashion stylist claim in coordinated lawsuits that they got ugly treatment from Queen Latifah when she cheated them out of $1 million.
Celebrity cosmetology consultant Roxanna Floyd says she lost $700,000 when the rapper-actress failed to pay her for work she did between July 2005 and February 2008.
In a separate lawsuit, [...]

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BET Honors 2009: Union, Two Queens, A Baker & Magic On Tap

It’s just January and BET is ready to get the party started with a programming grid that surely will delight their loyal audience.
The African American-geared, Viacom-owned television network rolled out some of its spring planning during the Television Critics Association conference last weekend in Los Angeles.
Highlights include this year’s ‘BET Honors,’ taking place Jan. 17 [...]

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Ne-Yo And Queen Latifah to Sing…Barbra Streisand?

You might not think  Ne-Yo and Barbra Streisand have many fans in common.
But just wait until next month when Streisand is honored at the Kennedy Center Honors gala.
I’ve just got word that Ne-Yo will be one of the performers paying tribute to the legendary diva. Yes, the 26-year-old R&B crooner will be singing a Streisand tune, [...]

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Newark Honors Queen Latifah

She Was in Her Native City to Promote ‘Hairspray.’

Newark, New Jersey loves the Queen!
Downtown Newark was abuzz Tuesday as Queen Lafitah and cast members from “Hairspray” were in town to promote the movie and honor the actress again, this time for her community philanthropy.
Swarms of fans waited patiently for Latifah to arrive on the red [...]

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