One of the friendliest moguls in Hollywood is actress/producer/musical artist Queen Latifah. If she's not lookin' beautiful in those Covergirl make-up commercials, she's making us laugh or cry on screen. The abbreviated version of The People's Choice Awards this year was a total Latifah-fest as she good-naturedly hosted the entire show alone with charm and humor.

Queen as Nina, shredding cash! Credit: Overture Films

This Friday you can catch the Queen in her latest film Mad Money. Latifah plays a single mom trying to make ends meet while working at the Federal Reserve Bank shredding money all day! Yep, you read that right, her character Nina spends the entire day turning billions of worn-out bucks into pulp! No wonder she and film pals Katie Holmes and Diane Keaton decide to keep just a few of those unwanted greenbacks!

We chatted with Queen recently in at a ritzy beach hotel in L.A. She bopped into our interview room all cheery with her hair in a pony tail and in black jeans and cute stripe sweater. We chatted about fun on set, how she balances all the aspects of her career, what new musical artists she'd like to promote and her very definite and astute opinions on the transitioning state of music today. She misses hanging out in music stores! Read on for a very fun and informative audience with The Queen.