It was revealed this week that rapper/actress Queen Latifah [click to read] will be releasing her ninth studio album later this year.
The star-studded album, entitled Persona [click to read], will feature appearances by Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Blige, Jadakiss, and Boyz II Men.
“It doesn’t have a specific theme — each [song] was so different from the next, me being the common denominator,” Queen Latifah told the Los Angeles Times earlier this month (July). “And I realized my different characters were coming through on these [songs]. My acting, singing and rapping identities all came together under one roof as well as my taste in different kinds of music. I’d say it’s half rap and half singing. If I had to categorize it, it would be more like hip hop urban alternative.”
The album, which was executive produced by duo Cool & Dre, is expected to be released on August 25.
The tracklisting for Persona is as follows:
1. “The Light”
2. “Fast Car”
3. “My Couch” feat. Dre from Cool & Dre
4. “Hard to Love Ya” feat. Busta Rhymes, Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman, and Dre from Cool & Dre
5. “Runnin’”
6. “Take Me Away (With You)” feat. Marsha Ambrosius
7. “Cue the Rain”
8. “Long Ass Week”
9. “People” feat. Mary J. Blige and Jadakiss
10. “The World”
11. “Spotlight”
12. “If You Want To”
