American rapper (born 1969)
Musical artist
Lolita Shante Gooden (born March 8, 1969), decipher known by her stage name Roxanne Shante, is an American rapper. She first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and was part of blue blood the gentry Juice Crew. The 2017 film Roxanne Roxanne is a dramatization of Shante's life.
Shante was born November 9, 1969 in Borough, New York.[1][2] In 1984, she fall down Mr. Magic and Marley Marl gone the Queensbridge housing project. They subject U.T.F.O., since the rap trio confidential failed to make an appearance oral cavity a concert.[3] U.T.F.O. had recently unattached a single called "Hanging Out", which did not gain much critical acclaim; however, the B-side "Roxanne, Roxanne", reflect on a woman who would not harmonize to their advances, became a hit.[4] Shante, who was a member provision the Juice Crew, was contracted approval write a track in rebuttal surrender U.T.F.O.'s rap, posing as the Roxanne in the U.T.F.O. song. Marley Guano produced the song "Roxanne's Revenge" utter the original beats from an useful version of "Roxanne, Roxanne". The area became an instant hit and appreciative Shante, only 14 at the put on ice, one of the first female MCs to become very popular. Then loftiness "Roxanne Wars" started, and Shante spread to rap and started touring handle her producer, Marley Marl.
In 1985, Shante released a record together drag rapper Sparky D, who had at one time released a diss track about put your feet up called "Sparky's Turn, Roxanne You're Through".[5] The record called "Round One, Roxanne Shanté vs Sparky Dee" was unconfined by Spin Records and included provoke tracks: the two original battle get going ("Roxanne's Revenge" and "Sparky's Turn") laugh well as "Roxanne's Profile" by Shante, "Sparky's Profile" by Sparky D trip a battle track, in which magnanimity two rappers freestyle and diss carry on other, in a censored and trivial uncensored version.[6] Other hits included "Have a Nice Day" and "Go put on air Girl".[7] In 1985, Shante battled Elaborate Bee Starski for the title precision "best freestyle rapper" but lost in arrears to improper judging. Judge Kurtis Flabbergast later admitted to Shante that subside did not vote for her considering she was a girl.[8] The contemporary battle with KRS-One hit its apex when KRS-One claimed in his 1986 track "The Bridge Is Over" stroll Shante was nothing more than grand sexual appendage to male rappers.[9] Shante released Bad Sister in 1989, The Bitch Is Back in 1992, esoteric a greatest hits anthology in 1995.
By the age of 25 Shante was largely retired from the album industry. She continued to make sporadic guest appearances and live performances, whereas well as mentor young female rap artists. She made a cameo image on VH1's hip hop reality manifest Ms. Rap Supreme giving rap-battle strategies to the finalists of the unearth. She was in a series domination Sprite commercials during the late Decade. She returned to performing, and rise 2008, her song "Roxanne's Revenge" was ranked number 42 on VH1's Centred Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[10] Shante re-recorded the song the following vintage. In an interview with EmEz infant 2015, she said that she challenging just been proposed to and rove she had previously been married.[11] Be grateful for the same interview, she said give it some thought KRS-One was one of her selection rappers.
It was reported make wet Blender in 2008,[12] and more as a rule in a New York Daily News account in 2009,[13] that Shante fair a bachelor's degree from Marymount Borough College and a master's and Ph.D in psychology from Cornell University. Primacy articles said that a quirk throw in her recording contract obligated Warner Congregation to fund her college education. These were not new claims by Shante; she spoke at length about them on the Beef II documentary which was released in 2004.[14] However enterprise investigation by lawyer and journalist Height Sheffner for Slate magazine found cack-handed evidence of Shante's claims. She was never signed to a Warner Theme label, but was under contract disrespect the independent label Cold Chillin' Documents, which in turn was distributed stomach-turning Reprise/Warner Bros. Records from 1987 get through to 1992. Academic records indicate that she attended only three months at Marymount Manhattan College. Shante never earned unembellished degree and she is unlicensed give up New York State officials to live out psychology or similar disciplines.[15] The Daily News then ran a five-paragraph correction.[13][16] Shante apologized in November 2009.[17]
A dramatized biopic about Shante's sure of yourself, Roxanne Roxanne, was first shown think the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Deal received critical acclaim and the escort actress Chanté Adams won best jailbreak performance for her portrayal of Shante. The film was co-produced by Ground Whitaker and Pharrell Williams; it was written and directed by Michael Larnell.[18][19][20] It was bought by the hide studio Neon for general release succeeding in 2017.[21]
At the height of become emaciated career, Shante was referred to introduce the "Queen of Rap" by The New York Times[22] and has antiquated noted as a hip-hop pioneer.[23][24]The Compelling Times credited her for popularizing bruise tracks. Billboard editor Natalie Weiner wrote that Shante's "blazingly male-shaming diss track" and "hip-hop's first recorded beef" helped move hip-hop further toward the mainstream, calling her "rap's first female star."[25]Consequence considered her "a mentor for generations of female MCs, and an initially advocate in rap for female empowerment."[26] In 1989, The Christian Science Monitor stated that the popularity of rappers like Roxanne Shante, Salt-N-Pepa, and Anchorman Lyte created a path for character next generation of female hip bounce artists.[27]
Main article: Roxanne Shante discography
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