Queen Latifah started her entertainment career as a hip-hop artist and instantaneously not only did street culture gravitate towards her but mainstream media and women all the around began to champion her artistry. Later, the Queen transition into acting and starred in her very own sitcom entitled, Living Single. Queen Latifah has amazing range and has starred in films like Bessie, which is autobiography for the legendary singer, Bessie Smith, the comical Bringing Down The House alongside Steve Martin, Chicago, and of course, the classic film, Set It Off.
Casual fans of the musician turned actress probably don't know is that she shares an uncanny resemblance to legendary writer, Zora Neale Hurston. Hurston is known for her take on the racial climate in the early twentieth century and for books like Their Eyes Were Watching God and Mules & Men. It's no coincidence that both Latifah and Zora share legendary status and unwavering looks.