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1st hip-hop artist gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

(5 Jan 2006) AP ENTERTAINMENT 1. Entertainer Queen Latifah's star is unveiled 2. Camera cutaway 3. UPSOUND (English) Queen Latifah: "I'm making sure that whenever I present myself to the world I look right and that's my girl Julie, Julie Baker now...". 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Latifah: "I don't even know what the heck to say, I hope you all don't mind if I take my time a little bit. First of all I want to say thank you to the Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this is, I think for every person who ends up doing what I do for a living and just anyone who dreams of making it in any kind of business, Hollywood is one of those places where, you know....you come here and you walk down these streets and you see these names and you say 'somebody made it', and I did this when my grandmother brought me here for the first time at 17 to visit an uncle of mine. One of my best friends Tami was attending USC (university of Southern California), who is going to go today, it's going to be a great game Texas is going to do their thing. Walking down this street means hope, it means inspiration and one of the reasons for me to be here is to inspire other young women, young African American women, young wannabe rappers or wannabe actors, or wannabe entrepreneurs, or full figured, sexy women or anyone who sees me and feels inspired and feel like if I could do it they could do it". 5. Closeup of star 6. Queen Latifah poses for photographers 7. Camera cutaway 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Latifah: "It's cool, I mean this is exciting because people get to walk down the street and see Queen Latifah right here.... Man I've got a sweet spot too. I don't live far from here, I might sneak over in disguise and just look at it sometimes, maybe just step on it, run across it really fast, slip and fall on it, you know, things like that." 9. Closeup of star 10. Queen Latifah poses for photographers LATIFAH GETS WALK OF FAME STAR Queen Latifah has become the first hip-hop artist crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Walking down this street means hope, it means inspiration and one of the reasons for me to be here is to inspire other young women, young African American women, young wannabe rappers or wannabe actors, or wannabe entrepreneurs, or full figured, sexy women or anyone who sees me and feels inspired and feel like if I could do it they could do it," Latifah, 35, said Wednesday at the unveiling of the sidewalk's 2,298th star. Family and friends, including actor Terrence Howard, cheered for Latifah, also an actress, singer, spokeswoman and producer. Born Dana Owens, Queen Latifah made her debut in 1989 with the seminal hip-hop album 'All Hail the Queen.' Her third album, 'Black Reign,' earned her a Grammy award in 1994. Her leap into acting began in 1993 with the TV sitcom 'Living Single' and widened her appeal. She went on to star in such films as 'Set It Off,' 'Bringing Down the House' and 2005's 'Beauty Shop,' which she also produced. But it was the New Jersey native's stint as soulful prison matron Mama Morton in 2002's 'Chicago' that earned her a supporting actress Oscar nomination and brought her singing acclaim. Her latest release, 'The Dana Owens Album,' a jazzy collection of blues, pop and soul classics, earned her a Grammy nomination last year. She is co-chairwoman of the Lancelot H. Owens Scholarship Foundation, named for her older brother who was killed while riding a motorcycle she had bought for him. She will play a woman with a terminal illness in the upcoming film 'Last Holiday.' Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...