Multi-talented recording artist, producer and actor, Queen Latifah is releasing her ninth album later this summer Persona. She had the courage earlier this summer to talk about her child sexual abuse and she has always been a role model for women who are not skinny yet powerful and comfortable with their bodies.
She has a built in following and is able to get her audience out to see her flicks. Her production and management company Flavor Unit Entertainment is successful and she wants to be able to emulate the Tyler Perry model of having her own studio. I also think her acting ability is underrated. She was very good in The Secret Life of Bees and was nominated for an Oscar for Chicago.
Here are some of the quotes from a recent LA Times piece:
Can you tell me a little more about your production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment? It seems like you have your fingers in a lot of pies.
We’ve had a production company for quite a while now. We’ve produced “Beauty Shop” to “The Cookout” to “The Perfect Holiday,” and now “Just Wright.” We’re developing film and television production. We’ll be having a big announcement soon — it’s not ready yet. I shouldn’t tease you like that! We were a big music management company. As my career started to gain more strength on the film side than the music side, we started to swing our resources over to the film side.
And these movies have made money?
They’ve all made money.
Where does this all end up?
I don’t know that it ends up. If anything it continues up. I would love to eventually have our own studio. A real studio to produce films, television, whatever it is we like to do. To be a self-contained company, like a Tyler Perry, I suppose. You write it, you shoot it, you market it, you license it.
I’m excited that she is thinking this way. We need more women to dream this big.
The Sunday Conversation: Queen Latifah (LA Times)
kudos to her! an awesome inspiration and an innovative entrepeuner.
I’m a big fan of QL and have been for years. Her voice is so beautiful and she can handle a wide range of styles. I go to see all her movies because she just makes me feel good!
I have always admired her strong determination and women CAN do whatever they want. It is especially good timing now with the economy in such a rut. Now is the time to think outside the box and make changes…. Rather than wait for changes to occur.
She’s an incredible actress. She can both do comedy and drama. Anyone seen her performance in the movie “Set It Off”? Oscar worthy.
I’m glad she’s making films starring women of color HERSELF because Hollywood surely isn’t doing it.