Published: Monday - September 17, 2007
Words by Allen Starbury
Queen Latifah (Photo: Getty Images)
Although her second vocal is almost here, Queen Latifah recently revealed that she is planning her return to hip-hop and has been in the studio working on new tracks.
In an interview with Billboard.com, the artist/actor said she has some new music she's been working on, but it will have to wait until her new vocal album, Trav'lin' Light, is out and she's finished promoting it.
"I'd love to make another rap album," Latifah told Billboard.com. "I don't really want to drop the rap album while (Trav'lin' Light) is out. I really want to respect every genre for what it is, and I'd prefer to record a rap album and be out there promoting it."
According to Latifah, she has plenty of topics to talk about. For those who remember, the rapper is known for including socially conscious content within her music. If she were to release a new hip-hop album, it would be her first since 1998's Order In The Court.
"For me it's always about mixing some sort of topic with a hot beat and a good hook. Every record's not gonna be a message record; there'll be a good mix of party records and content records mixed with some hot music," she explained.
Despite her long absence from hip-hop, Latifah feels there is still an audience out there for her. "I think there's a bunch of rap heads and hip-hop lovers who are my age," she says. "They just want good music that's not shallow. ... There's still room for me to do my thing."
Until then, Latifah will be promoting Trav'lin' Light, the follow-up to her vocal debut, The Dana Owens Album, which received a 2005 Grammy nomination.
It is slated for release on September 25 on Verve.
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