Queen Latifah says historic Kennedy Center honor celebrates hip-hop's evolution: "It should be embraced more"
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Queen Latifah has achieved many milestones in her career that include being a Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe winner. But this month, the rapper and actress born Dana Owens added becoming first female hip-hop artist to be honored with a Kennedy Center Honor to her list of achievements.
She found out on the set of her CBS series "The Equalizer" that she was among the Kennedy Center honorees, along with Barry Gibb, Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming and Dionne Warwick.
"I appreciated watching all the creative people who were honored in the class of 2023. I have been inspired by them throughout these years. And so I've danced to Barry, I've cried to Renee Fleming's music, you know, and Dionne Warwick has helped me to learn how to sing melodically and beautifully," she said. "I've learned to act and laugh, you know, with Billy Crystal."
