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Because i usually go with my gut on roles. >> larry: your mom, rita, heart of the book in a way. >> yeah. >> larry: even wrote part of a chapter called "love." why is this close? why are you so close to your mother? >> my mom, there's nothing i can't talk to her about. there's nothing she can't talk to me about. >> larry: a lot of mothers and daughters divide along the way. you know that's true. >> it's true. because girls, we ast up. and mama wants to spank us. no, my mother and i, we've never had that relationship. even when i was being rebellious or challenging, questioning certain things, ...

You write about my life. you write about what you see. i share with the public the things that we should share. >> larry: it's nobody's business. >> we should share my music. let's share that. let's share films. let's share that. let's share thoughts about, you know, positive things. let's share those things. but what happens in my personal, personal life is my personal business. >> larry: do you think the public has come to expect things? >> i mean, i think they do. i mean, i think it's -- it's become a media frenzy to kind of feed on people's personal lives. and some people put their persona...

Woman, ever. however, people, when they're young, and emotional, they need to learn how to deal with their emotions. and especially if you've grown up around abuse, it's something that is, you know, you've seen, and you've -- you know, accepted it, or you desensitized to it to some degree. so now it's time to get more sensitive to it. to really never do it again and learn from it, but, i mean, at some point we can't keep chris browning him to death. you know what aye mean? >> larry: during the b.e.t. awards queen latifah changed costumes many times, putting on outfits she had worn for various ...

Jennifer hudson, co-starred with you in "the secret life." suffered the murder of her mother, brother and young nephew. do you reach out to her? >> yeah. >> larry: how is she doing? >> she's doing great. >> larry: that's tough to recover from. >> when i see her, she is doing great. she's a strong, amazing woman. and, you know, what a tragedy. but i think she has god and he will see her through. that's where i'll leave that. >> larry: when you think of you, first, are you a singer, actress, entrepreneur, what? queen latifah, what is the occupation on the driver's license? >> daughter. daughter ...

When i first started rapping, people thought hip-hop was a fad. it was going to die. it's ruining the people, the kids. don't let your child listen to this. but now you got people rapping all around the globe, in every language. >> larry: my kids. were there many when you started female rappers? >> there weren't a lot. there were never a lot of female rappers. there were a lot more when i started than now. >> larry: less now? >> yeah, there are less now. less that are out and have records playing on the radio. but i think there's going to be a resurgence. i think the call is on for more female...