Beauty Shop stars a record producer.
Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Tim Story , produced by State Street Pictures and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 13 , 2002 . Beauty Shop . The film serves as a spin-off of the Barbershop film franchise , and stars Queen Latifah as Gina , a character first introduced in the 2004 film Barbershop 2 : Back in Business . Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host .