before she was the queen, dana owens was a jersey girl. her mom was a schoolteacher.a cop. and dana, just a regular kid from a humble home. where did this drive come from, though? >> i watch my mom and my dad work really hard. but also i got lucky and i fell into a group of kids in high school who all had big ideas. we had big dreams. ♪ >> reporter: dreams she made happen. at 18, she broke into the world of hip hop. eventually topping the charts with rap hits like "you and i-t-y." >> it helped me with timing and rhythm. even "living single." that timing you have to have on a sitcom was kind of natural for me. put on your fake lashes and just tramp your fake behind up on out of here. >> reporter: she quickly parlayed those rapping skills into much harder roams, playing a rugged lesbian bank robber in the hit movie "set it off." >> you come out here, my gun is going in your mouth. the first time i had any acting lessons is when i did "set it off" and i hired a coach because i knew that i wanted to do something really special with the role. i mean, he did have me wearing

something like fix me jesus that takes longer to come down i am emotionally invested in that as dana owense are things i want fixed in my own spirit in my own life things i am dealing with challenges i go through when something like that touches me and takes me a moment to just breathe it out, let it go i can't wait to go over to craft services and grab something i don't need or want. >>> all right well, we will have kevin's interviews with other stars of joyful noise later this week including hopefully that little ki ki palmer i like her a lot. >>> this weekend rivetting stories will be told on stain by real life heros. >> annie -- stage by real life heros. >> annie from the telling project good morning. >> reporter: good morning so this is aramely neat program it not only helps veterans cope with their post war traumatic syndrome, experiences but also informs the community about the military, service men and women. joining me now jeremy johnson a navy reservist and one of the cast members i feel funny calling you a cast member but that is what you like to be called. >> well, yeah, i don'

jesus, that takes longer to come down i am emotionally invested in it as a person, personally as dana owensthere are things i want fixed in my observe life things i am dealing with, -- own life, things i am dealing with. it takes me a moment when things like that touch me to just breathe it outlet it go and i can't wait to go to craft services and grab something i don't need or want. >>> so what did kevin thing of the movie youful noise? he says it is not good painfully bad, kevin gave it 1.5 stars, out of 5. >> lamont peterson claimed two world titles with his win last month but the controversy surrounding it won't go away. this involves, hat man gate why the so called man in the hat at ring side is being called to an appeals hearing. >> also, a lot of people, may want to appeal the weather, perhaps thinking that maybe winter won't actually come because we have been so spoiled with warm temperatures. >> those temperatures are diving we will feel the chill of it today. bundle up if you are headed out our highs will be just making it into the 30s, and we've got some changes coming ahead in t