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Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique and Dee Rees sing 'Bessie' praises

Queen Latifah was a young rapper just beginning to dabble in acting when she was first approached about the possibility of playing the lead in a film about singer Bessie Smith. It's taken 22 years, more than half the 43 years that Smith lived, for "Bessie," premiering Saturday on HBO, to come to...

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13:00 on May 16 2015

Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique and Dee Rees sing 'Bessie' praises

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Queen Latifah was a young rapper just beginning to dabble in acting when she was first approached about the possibility of playing the lead in a film about singer Bessie ... more info

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