The Reinvention of Queen Latifah - She has a decent brand name

You don't get a spot on Sesame Street unless you've got cross-over appeal



Queen Latifah went from rap artist, to actress, to entertainment executive and entrepreneur and has enjoyed a varied career since growing up in Newark New Jersey. Her considerable talent has earned her not only a Grammy award, but Oscar and Emmy nominations as well. Her image is one of considerable transformation and I wanted to make a mention of her because Queen's image is a classic example of how one should grow in the ever-evolving business of music and media.

Video: Queen Latifah - Come Into My House (Live)



LYRICS from the song:

"Keep in mind I move Multitudes, The Asiatic Blackwoman, Hardcore beat drumming, It's hard to keep a good woman down - so I keep coming, Blow for blow, I take and I get some, Still I rise in a civilized wisdom".

Queen Latifah: discusses how one can remain true to themselves and at the same time not forget their roots. What gives an artist their longevity (besides their apparent talent) is their poise and character because that's the "intrinsic value" of any brand name. Listen to how she has this character from within effortlessly.



Reinventing herself constantly...

What’s Jay-Z “Talkin’ ‘Bout” Now?

Via: www.wwd.com



Rocawear, apparently. He recently sat down with WWD to discuss his new blueprint for the brand, amongst other things:

His biggest challenge, he said, has been the ability to grow the women’s side of the business — but that’s a challenge he’s attacking head-on. “It’s been tough with the growth of fast-fashion retailers out there like H&M and Forever 21,”

he said. “It’s made things really difficult for the women’s side of the business. That, paired with the closings of so many specialty stores in this economy, we are still trying to figure out what to do. It’s hurt us a lot.”

But, Carter said, he is determined to rise above the challenges. With the music business, he said, executives were blindsided by technology and didn’t know what to do when downloads became more popular than CD stores. He doesn’t want to see the apparel industry — especially Rocawear — get blindsided by competition from fast-fashion retailers.

“It’s difficult to make jeans digital, so I’m not so worried about technology getting ahead of us,” he quipped. “But there are certainly a number of challenges we have to meet as a fashion brand.”

Michelle Obama’s New Hair Style: A Jackie Onassis kinda look

First Lady Michelle Obama debuted her new “do” last night at the White House’s Country Music Concert held in the East Room, while being escorted by President Obama.



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