Queen Latifah Reflects on Legendary Career, Balancing Fame & Private Life

Angie Martinez IRL

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Music, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Grammy award–winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Queen Latifah joins Angie Martinez to reflect on her stunning career as an actor and music artist, what it was like growing up in New Jersey and experiencing the New York City nightlife at such a young age, how her relationship with her mother and brother shaped her future, how she's been able to keep her life with her wife and child as private as possible, and whether she still gets a rush out of hosting events such as the American Music Awards. Plus, a very special voice note left by none other than the legendary Patti LaBelle.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:23.4	You may have to live your life like this. And so you're trying to figure out how do she live her life. Yeah, they want to know. They want to know. Oh, you can't even believe it. Whatever you thought, think bigger. You know what I mean? Go further. You ain't far enough. Yes, that's good. Now, go further. If it's dangerous, no, it's more dangerous than that.
0:33.0	Thanks for watching, guys. Today's episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile. Guys, I have a whole introduction to do today. And it involves Grammy Awards and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and many, many, many accolades.
0:40.8	But I'm gonna pause that just to run a list down from like jungle fever, house party juice,
0:46.0	who's the man, my life, set it off, hoodlum, living out loud, the bone collector, bringing
0:51.3	out the dead brown sugar, Chicago.
0:53.4	This is not even all of them a scary movie three
0:55.5	barbershop two to cookout taxi beauty shop last holiday ice age the meltdown hairspray the
1:01.5	perfect holiday and then i'm talking about like queen latifah show and living single and a star and
1:06.7	equalizer and cover girl ads and ladies first and unit y and queen lativa is my guess on i
1:13.5	around today the butter peek and re got the sugar got that spice she just made this my uh last night
1:22.8	come on you're such a rapper you are such do you think i am i definitely think you are. I know you are. You know what part of the problem is that you made me believe that I could be a rapper. You also made me believe I could do a talk show and a this and a that and a that because you did all the things. And me watching you, my whole career, I thought, yeah. Yeah. I want to do a lot of
1:47.5	things. Of course. And it's okay to do a lot of things. Okay to do a lot of things. Whatever you think
1:53.5	you can do, you should be doing. Right. And look at you right now. I'm so happy you're here today.
1:58.8	Angie, I'm so glad to be here. Nothing brings me more pleasure than to be right here, right now, a guest on your cast.
2:07.0	Yeah.
2:07.6	On your show.
2:08.9	Thank you.
2:09.6	Come on, you're to go with this.
2:11.4	So it's my honor.
2:14.1	You have been supportive, not of just me.
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