If you ask Queen Sheba how she became a genius, she’ll reply, “I was born.” Born Bethsheba A. Rem, the Queen is one of the reigning spoken word artists not only in the United States, but all of North America. The debate of whether or not lyrics are poetry has been a long and hotly contested argument, but no artists blurs the line as well as Queen Sheba; endless lines of brilliance are dropped over neo-soul tunes and hip-hop beats with award-winning musicians.