Queen Latifah Scheduled to Perform at LGBT Festival

Queen Latifah is slated to headline the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival this month.  This will be the first time that a well-known rapper has headlined an event of this type.

This is what Pat Crosby, Co-President of the Long Beach Pride Festival, had to say about Queen Latifah’s inclusion in the festivities:

“From Hip-Hop to R&B, Pop to standards, Queen Latifah is the voice of our generation and her concert here will be phenomenal.  For her to make her worldwide Pride debut here in Long Beach is a tremendous testament to the popularity of our celebration and the strength of our community.”

The festival will consist of workshops, panels, and performances throughout the whole weekend.  Queen Latifah is scheduled to perform at the festival on on Saturday, May 19th at 8:30 p.m.

For more information about the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Festival, click here.

Queen Latifah to Star in “Steel Magnolias” Remake

Queen Latifah is slated to star in the Lifetime remake of “Steel Magnolias.  According to deadline.com, the film will be “updated, contemporary TV adaptation of the play and 1989 film.”

Latifah also executive produce the film along with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

MTV Rapumentary from ’91 Features Discussion on Female Rappers and MCs

Yesterday, TheFindMag posted the MTV Rapumentary from ’91 that they somehow dug out.  In the video above, Queen Latifah leads the discussion of the rising presence of the female MC/rapper in the ’80s and ’90s.  This is definitely some interesting stuff to watch.  For the rest of the Rapumentary, head over to TheFindMag.