Queen Latifah

By Wilson Morales Hometown: San Diego, California His Story: Having started out with a sitcom on Nickelodeon, Cannon broke through with his performance in 'Drumline' and since has gone on to star in movies such as 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' and 'Bobby.'

By Wilson Morales Having directed more than 30 music videos for artists such as Ice Cube, Queen Latifah, TLC, Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige, and winning several awards for his work, the New York native moved into the film world with the cult favorite 'Friday,' starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. He then followed tha...

By Wilson Morales R&B crooner John Legend, in place of Peter Gabriel, sang 'Down to Earth' from the Best Animated Film 'WALL-E.' Queen Latifah did an amazing job singing 'I'll Be Seeing You' during the 'In Memoriam' tribute; and Will Smith was on hand to present awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Mixin...

By Karu F. Daniels Queen Latifah is getting back into the book business. The Academy Award nominated actress and Grammy Award winning rapper/singer has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing to release an inspirational tome next year. AP AP AP AP Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images

By Esther Dixon Jenny Craig does this woman good. Queen Latifah looked amazing in her purple dress with beaded halter. The color of the dress complimented her skin tone and the beading gave her a little extra shine. Not that she needed it! 2008 Deaths AP

By Brennan Williams Keys was also joined by singer-actress Queen Latifah and renowned opera singer Kathleen Battle. 1. Favorite Soul R&B Female - Rihanna 4. Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album - Kanye West ('Graduation') 10. Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male - Kanye West

By Wilson Morales Having established herself as a fierce director with back-to-back acclaimed films, 'Love and Basketball' and 'Disappearing Acts', Gina Prince-Bythewood took a long break from the director's chair to work in other capacities. With several scripts being thrown at her, she waited for t...