All Hail the Queen: Introducing Queen Latifah

What Had Happened Was

Talkhouse

Music Interviews, Music

5.0 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode our guest Dante Ross tells the story of signing and developing a young black female rapper from New Jersey that would introduce herself to the world as the legendary Queen Latifah. From hearing her initial demos to developing her debut album All Hail the Queen to booking her first shows all around the country, Dante takes us back to the late 80s where he witnessed the birth of a bona fide star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, that thing still gets me hype.
0:11.7	My name is open, Mike Eagle.
0:12.9	This is what it happened was season three, episode three.
0:18.4	Appreciate all the love so far this season.
0:20.4	We're talking with Dante Ross, the legend, like and rate and review.
0:26.4	It helps the robots love us.
0:30.2	Think Drake said, the robots never loved us.
0:33.1	I think that's what he said.
0:36.1	This podcast is part of the Stony Island Audio Network.
0:39.1	Your home for creator conversation.
0:40.9	It's a big fat network with a bunch of shows on it.
0:44.8	A bunch of hip-hop flavored shows on it.
0:48.4	One of them is the Fatherhood's podcast.
0:53.0	What up, this is your boy DJ EFN.
0:58.7	You might know me as a drink champ, but first and foremost, I'm a proud father.
1:03.1	I linked up with two of my other dad homies, Manny Digital and KGB to start the Fatherhood's
1:08.9	podcast.
1:09.9	Each week we bring you insider hip-hop stories, parenting and advice and therapy.
1:15.4	The saying is true, it takes a village and we humorously serve as each other's trusted
1:20.5	counsel in figuring out how not to screw up being a good dad.
1:26.2	The Fatherhood's podcast beats bonds and diapers.
1:32.7	That's the Fatherhood's podcast.
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