I don't know what to say. Queen Latifah has truly evolved and matured into a very well rounded entertainer and most of all.....singer / songtress. Who knew that a hip hop icon could turn it out like this? As quiet as it may have been kept, I always felt she had a voice just by listening to some short stint vocals on some of her other cds. Then there was the movie, Chicago...her vocals there really made me listen and take notice. This sistah ain't no joke with her jazzy, sexy self. I like this cd from start to finish. It is a very sophisticated version of mainly retro jazz with a little r&b flavor. I think that she may have grown out of todays version of hip hop music. And that's not to say that she's washed up as a rapper, because the girl can still flow . So for all of you that don't think that hip hop or rap musciains are true artist....Meet Queen Latifah. I look foward to seeing the Queen do more material like this