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Mar 15, 2018 · For Roxanne Shanté, it's about being a survivor, pioneer, trailblazer, mother, wife, friend, daughter, and an unbreakable spirit. Her life is marked by the power of believing in yourself despite what the world keeps showing you.
Mar 1, 2018 · Decades before Cardi or Nicki, there was Roxanne Shanté, a 14-year-old who made history with a blazingly male-shaming diss track that helped take hip-hop into the big time.
Aug 14, 2023 · In light of Hip Hop 50, we lay out the history of a rap icon who helped shape hip hop as one of the first ever female MC's: Roxanne Shanté.
- Isabela Perez
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Mar 19, 2018 · Rap Pioneer Roxanne Shanté Finally Gets Her Moment. With a triumphant new Netflix biopic out this week, the teenage dynamo of the ’80s Queens scene reflects on all her battles along the way. By...
Jan 19, 2017 · The 14-Year-Old Girl Who Helped Jump-Start Feminist Hip-Hop. In the '80s, rap was just another male-dominated music genre. A 14-year-old girl from the Queensbridge Housing Projects changed that...
- Hayley Krischer
," 14-year-old Roxanne Shanté—neé Lolita Shanté Gooden—rapped over the beat for her hit song, "Roxanne's Revenge" in 1985. Deemed one of the pioneers of battle rap, Shanté credits her rhyming...
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May 25, 2017 · Who Is Roxanne Shante? With her distinctive raspy-squeaky voice and fearless gloves-up delivery, Roxanne Shanté cut an idiosyncratic dash through the male-dominated world of 1980s hip hop.
