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m. ET Oct. 8, 2007 NEW YORK - Even though Queen Latifah is now on her second jazz album, there still some who expect her to be spitting out raps instead of singing riffs.
But the 37-year-old entertainer has never allowed herself to be defined by one talent, let alone one genre. Though Latifah got her start years ago as feminist, Afrocentric rapper, she’s long since proved she’s a performer who defies categorization. She’s an Oscar-nominated actress with box-office success, a film producer, cosmetics model, and as her latest record, “Trav’lin’ Light” shows, a formidable jazz singer.
“Trav’lin’ Light” is the follow-up to her the Grammy-nominated jazz debut “The Dana Owens Album,” which takes its title from her real name. On her new disc, Latifah sings songs popularized by Peggy Lee, Etta James and Nina Simone, among others. She’s currently on a nationwide tour to support the disc.
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real old hits AP: You received negative criticism for “Bringing Down the House” from people like Spike Lee, with whom you’ve worked with before. Have you guys spoken since he lashed out against you? Latifah: Yeah, we speak.
He’s welcome to his own opinion; he’s just full of (it) sometimes so I don’t really care (laughs). I personally felt like the movie was hilarious. And if anything, the fact that this girl was stereotyped was the reason why she got away with a lot of what she did.
She was very intelligent, but she chose to wild out a bit, and I can relate to that. The movie was about challenging stereotypes and bottom line, making sure it’s funny. I was pushing the envelope purposely.
AP: Who is the ideal person you would like to work with? Latifah: I would like to work with (Steven) Spielberg. That would be cool enough for me because I’m sure it would be some incredible crazy stuff that’s never happened.
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