We have hardships , but we prevail at the end . '' Hudson rise to fame came the old-fashioned way . Jennifer Hudson 's 's mother , brother , nephew found dead in Illinois , Illinois . Singer beat out two other women for role in `` Big River ''
Hudson rise to fame came the old-fashioned way . Jennifer Hudson 's 's mother , brother , nephew found dead in Illinois , Illinois . Singer beat out two other women for role in `` Big River ''