Transcript: Analysis: Rise of Queen Latifah in show business

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Analysis: Rise of Queen Latifah in show business

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Coming up, spinning the globe, one CD at a time. But first, to borrow a line from Frank Sinatra, she's been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a queen. It's only March, and Dana Owens, better known as Queen Latifah, is having a very good year. This weekend, the rapper-turned-movie star is opening a new picture with Steve Martin called "Bringing Down the House," which she also produced. She's hosting "Saturday Night Live." She's working on a new rap album, set for ...

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