The year was 1984. The location was the Queensbridge Houses, a public housing project in New York City. Battle rap prodigy Roxanne Shanté, born Lolita Shanté Gooden and then 14 years old, was carrying ...

The new Netflix film chronicles the rapper's early career. Roxanne Shante Smells Her Flowers With 'Roxanne Roxanne' Biopic In the 1980s, as hip-hop was budding in the streets of New York City, a ...

The dramatized story of Roxanne Shanté’s life is coming to a computer near you. Starring Nia Long, Mahershala Ali and Chante Adams, Netflix is releasing the biopic Roxanne, Roxanne in March. Born ...

Roxanne Shante gets her flowers and makes history at the same time. Rapper Roxanne Shante will be the first female solo rapper to receive the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement award. The trailblazing ...

Roxanne Shante's highly lauded biopic, Roxanne, Roxanne is set to debut on Netflix in a few days, an in support of the film, she's been opening up about a number of issues— including her experience ...

As Hip-Hop continues to be celebrated 50 years later, VIBE caught up with Roxanne Shanté — a true vet of the culture during the 2023 MTV VMAs. The pioneering emcee spoke on the state of Hip-Hop and ...

Roxanne Shante's biopic is coming to Netflix next month on March 23, and the trailer has finally been released. The biopic, which was filmed back in 2016, and premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Nia Long plays Roxanne Shante’s mother in a new docudrama on the rap pioneer’s life, but when the actress and Shante sit down to chat in real life, their bond reveals itself to be ...

This weekend is the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, where one of hip-hop’s pioneers will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the culture. Roxanne Shanté is widely thought ...

An article on Hip-Hop pioneer Roxanne Shante in The New York Daily News has come into question by Slate Magazine. For years it was reported that Roxanne Shante earned her Ph.D. in Psychology, around ...

A new Netflix biopic, "Roxanne, Roxanne," features details from the hip hop pioneer's early days. A new Netflix biopic, "Roxanne, Roxanne," which debuted to rave reviews at Sundance last year, ...

In the 1980s, as hip-hop was budding in the streets of New York City, a teenage girl from the Queens projects emerged as one of the genre's first female stars. At 14, Lolita Shanté Gooden, better ...