Journey N 2 Sound Episode 3: All Hail the Queen!

Rapper. Singer. Actress. Mogul. Queer icon. Queen Latifah (who celebrates her 53rd birthday this week) is all of that and more. She's lasted in the entertainment biz for three decades, blazing a trail in multiple disciplines. In this episode, JC and Mike break down the Queen's accomplishments, from becoming the first solo female rapper to win a Grammy to her Oscar-nominated achievements in film and her current run as the lead on one of network television's highest rated shows.

And hey, here are some show notes:

 

• Does Calvin have a link?

Indeed he does! Calvin Williams composed the show's theme, and you can follow him on IG right here.

 

• Arabian Prince talks about JJ Fad
  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL2ZyZXNoLWVyYQ/episode/Z2lkOi8vYXJ0MTktZXBpc29kZS1sb2NhdG9yL1YwLzFYWkZER1kwTzZEcTZ4SGp0QUtNbEtDbmt6MTNXdGxqMGVVSHdBT0dqM0E?ep=14

 

• Latifah’s boyfriend shot in carjacking
  https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/18/nyregion/two-teen-agers-arrested-in-carjacking-involving-rap-star.html
  
  
• What happened to the golden age of black sitcoms?
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEiXGrqoFMs

 

• The history of gay rappers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWM25n3ZwCg

 

• Rappers from Newark, NJ
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rappers_from_Newark,_New_Jersey

 

• Gucci Ad with Iggy Pop, Tyler the Creator, and A.S.A.P. Rocky
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psyCXr9uqaQ

 

• Jermaine was definitely wrong!!! It’s not Lauryn Hill…
  https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/queen-latifah-admits-that-she-wishes-she-collabed-with-lauryn-hill-in-a-minute
  
  
• Oh, you can follow Mike on IG, too.