We all know the queen is blessed with many different talents which is why she is always working. Queen Latifah started out beatboxing for a female rap group Ladies Fresh. Later she became an original member of Flava unit, a crew of MCs and a producer named DJ Mark the 45 King who recorded Latifahs first demo. The demo got in the hands of Fab 5 Freddy who help Latifah get signed to Tommy Boy records after heard by employee Dante Ross. Recent Post: Did Queen Latifah & Her “Girlfriend” Breakup Over Eating Habits? Queen Latifah As Ursula Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
Queen MJB started out singing back up for Father MC. Mary J. Blige signed with Uptown in 1989, becoming the company’s youngest and first female artist. In Blige’s career early years she worked as a background vocalist for Jeff Reed. A year later, she sung the hook on Father MC ‘s hit “I’ll Do 4 U” and was featured at the end of the video singing below. Recent Post: Mary J. Blige ft. Nicki Minaj “Feel Inside” [NEW MUSIC] Mary J. Blige Auctioning Off Jay-Z Internship For Charity Jerry Wonda Working On Mary J’s “My Life 2″, Hopes Fugees Reunite [VIDEO] Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
Queen MJB started out singing back up for Father MC. Mary J. Blige signed with Uptown in 1989, becoming the company’s youngest and first female artist. In Blige’s career early years she worked as a background vocalist for Jeff Reed. A year later, she sung the hook on Father MC ‘s hit “I’ll Do 4 U” and was featured at the end of the video singing below. Recent Post: Mary J. Blige ft. Nicki Minaj “Feel Inside” [NEW MUSIC] Mary J. Blige Auctioning Off Jay-Z Internship For Charity Jerry Wonda Working On Mary J’s “My Life 2″, Hopes Fugees Reunite [VIDEO] Nicki Minaj & Britney Spears Get Into Altercation At Femme Fatale Tour?! BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #44: Isaac Hayes Wins Academy Award For “Shaft” Score 1972 FACT OF THE DAY: Tupac Shakur Studied Ballet
Most people know Rah Digga from her days of being the first lady of Busta Rhymes’s Flip Mode Squad. Recently Rah Digga stopped by the TheUrbandaily.com offices for an interview and revealed that she was originally signed to A Tribe Called Quest and was supposed to be Q-Tip’s artist. “At the time I got with them they were breaking up so I became Q-Tip’s artist,” she explained. “I worked with him for about a year but I don’t think he was in a space to develop a new artist. He was converting to Islam at the time, the group was breaking up and he had a house fire and lost everything.” WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE. Recent Posts: Rah Digga On The Monique Show [VIDEO] Rah Digga, “This Ain’t No Little Kid Rap” [VIDEO] FACT OF THE DAY: Ashanti Was Once A Bad Girl Remember Snoop’s Perm & Curls? THEN & NOW: 1990s Music Icons CLASS OF 2001: Was G-Dep The Last Bad “Boy” Standing?
Actress Sanaa Lathan covers Uptown Magazine’s travel issue. The “Love & Basketball” star looks amazing! Check out the photos from the elegant spread! Top 10 Black Sports Movies Of All Time Beyonce Gets Very Sexy In Dazed & Confused Magazine [PHOTOS] Flo Rida Busted For DUI In $1.7 Million Bugatti BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #55: Master P’s No Limit Records Founded FACT OF THE DAY: Wiz Khalifa Was Born A Military Brat
Rick Ross is currently enjoying being one of the top hip hop artists in the game right now, but we all had to start somewhere. We all now know that Rick Ross was once a corrections officer, however I believe being a corrections officer requires some type of education or at least obtaining a few credits, right? The Maybach Music Group CEO graduated from Carol City Senior High School and later attended historically black college Albany State University in Albany, Georgia on a football scholarship. RELATED POSTS: Behind The Scenes Of Rick Ross’s GQ Magazine Photo Shoot [VIDEO] Rick Ross Goes Topless On Vibe Magazine Sexy Issue Cover