Now the 43-year-old rapper-actress has been tapped to sing the American patriotic song before the Seattle Seahawks go head-to-head against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday.
Queen Latifah, whose real name is Dana Elaine Owens, was born in New Jersey and grew up in East Orange so the territory should look familiar.
Familiar territory: Queen Latifah, pictured at
Sunday's Grammys, has been tapped to sing America The Beautiful at the
NFL Super Bowl in her home state of New Jersey
She will help kick off the pre-game show along with opera singer Renee Fleming, who will sing the National Anthem.
Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will entertain the masses during the halftime show.
The East Coast has been suffering freezing temperatures this winter but luckily for all, forecasters are predicting a warmer climate of 40 degrees Fahrenheit for the big game.
Knows the lyrics: The 43-year-old rapper-actress
sang America The Beautiful at the 2010 Super Bowl pre-game show in
Miami, Florida
Warming trend: Queen Latifah is fortunate in
that forecasters predict East Rutherford, New Jersey to be a warmer 40
degrees F on Sunday
Passionate: The entertainer, pictured singing
America The Beautiful at Super Bowl 2010, says that football is her
favourite sport to watch
The star, who launched her own syndicated program The Queen Latifah Show in September, spoke about what it was like to sing America The Beautiful the first time four years ago.
'I think if anything, I don’t know if it is about a difficulty, but just a responsibility,' Queen Latifah said during a press conference at the time, according to NJ.com.
In good company: Opera singer Renee Fleming will sing the National Anthem during Sunday's pre-game show
Let me entertain you: Bruno Mars, pictured at Sunday's Grammys, is slated to perform at the Super Bowl half-time show
Look out: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, pictured
performing at Coachella Music Festival in April of last year, will also
rock out the MetLife Stadium this Sunday
'You feel like when you sing America The Beautiful or the national anthem you feel like you are representing America, so you just want to show up.
'You want to show up, and want to do a great job because you also know that everyone in that crowd is passionate about our country.
'I love football. It is actually my favorite sport to watch,' she added.
Making history: Queen Latifah officiated the
weddings of 33 couples to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's hit song Same
Love at Sunday's Grammys with Madonna
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