Persona

Queen Latifah | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 2009)
• Original Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B0028NSE6E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,342 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Light

2. Fast Cars

3. My Couch feat. Dre from Cool&Dre

4. Hard To Love Ya feat. Busta Rhumes, 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 & Jadakiss

10. The World

11. Spotlight

12. If You Want To produced by Pharrell

13. Over The Mountain

14. Champion

15. Fair Weather Friend

Editorial Reviews

"It doesn't have a specific theme - each [song] was so different from the next, me being the common denominator. 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". - QUEEN LATIFAH (LA TIMES)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent but 100% What I expected - so 3.75 stars, September 27, 2009

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This review is from: Persona (Audio CD)

Queen Latifah is back on the hip-hop scene, Sort of. Persona combines a great deal of her rap skills with her singing skills. And While it's a great return to rap, There's not as much rap as we all anticipated.

1. The Light - An Excellent rap track on making it in the entertainment business and lot letting discouragement from others stop you with an excellent intro shouting out others who have made it who originate from New Jersey such as Bruce Springsteen, The Jonas Brothers, Whitney Houston, John Travolta, ETC. - 5/5
2. Fast Car FT Missy Elliott - Missy's rap made this song. but Latifah's - She was t-paining too much With the auto tune. - 3/5
3. Cue The rain - The first single, Based from the Classic The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. A Very catchy song about being driven "SO Insane" In a relationship - 5/5
4. My Couch FT Dre of Cool & DRE - While lyrically it's a great song, Dre's over use of Auto-tune can get a tad annoying 3.5/5
5. Take me Away With you Featuring Marsha Ambrosius, of Floetry fame - Marsha and Queen - GREAT COMBINATION. need I say More? 5/5
6. With you - This is a like a dub version of "Take me Away With you" - Unnecessary addition to the album - 2 stars
7. Hard to love ya FT Dre of cool & Dre, Busta Rhymes, Shawn Stockman of Boyz II men - One of my favorites on the album. Title pretty much explains what The song is about - 5/5
8. What's The plan - Another over use of Autotune by I think Dre (Male vocals went uncredited in this) - I'm not feeling this one too much - 1.5/5
9. Long A$$ week - Who hasn't had one of those? -5/5
10. Runnin - Latifah's beeing runnin away from love and herself; great song - 5/5
11. People FT Mary J Blige - A positive mesagge - Seeing people for what they are - Just people - 5/5
12. If he wanna FT Serani - Another love song Like "weekend Love" FT Tony Rebel from Black Reign (1993) with a Reggae singer. Great vocals from Both Serani and QL 4.5/5
13. Over the mountain - A great rap about keeping the faith and overcoming obsticales and what QL is still searching for- 4.5/5
14. The World - The Best Track on The Album- A story about the abuse she faced during her childhood in verse 1 and in verse 2, an abused 14 year old boy. As the lyrics state "Lesson #1 - the world ain't fair. They'll chew you, spit you out, Put you're faith in it if you dare" - 5/5
15. Spotlight (Itunes bonus) - Great track but It didn't really set in well with the rest of the album, So I can see why it didn't make the CD
16. Champion (Itunes bonus, from the 2008 AT&T TEAM USA Soundtrack) - Now, This track would have been a perfect Addition to the cd - 5/5
17/18. Be Yourself & Faith Weather Friend FT Contest Winner Ingrid Woode; Itunes bonus)- These also didn't blend in with the rest of the album, So I can see removing them. but great songs nonetheless 5/5 for both

Normally, I don't agree with Album cuts, But the 4 iTunes bonuses don't really fit the album, so in this case, it's understandable. While it's a great album, I expected a lot more rapping and I definitely did not expect the use of Auto-Tune. She can SANG! She doesn't need auto-tune. But it's still a must have for Latifah fans

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I get you QL, November 5, 2009

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Serena Flanagan (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Persona (Audio CD)

So many want to be quick to say they want the old Latifah, instead of realizing how much she has grown. This is a woman who can pull off a dramatic role and turn right around and be silly in an off the wall comedy. I can respect that about her. She wants to be relevant to all audiences. The title of the album explains it all. Personally I didn't want to hear the QL of so long ago and was pleasantly surprised by this album. It is definitely underrated. While I have had the album for a few weeks I have only now pulled it out to give it a listen and it is in repeat play mode now. So sad that the world has slept on this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!! She really came hard on this album!, August 26, 2009

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W. Shaw - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Persona (Audio CD)

I have always loved Queen Latifah even during the jazz era. Its refreshing to see her back in the rap/R&B game and she really came hard on this cd. You wont be dissapointed with this album!