Roxanne Roxanne
"Life is a battle."
Drama
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
🎬 DirectorMichael Larnell
📅 Release2017-01-22
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioForest Whitaker's Significant Productions, i am OTHER, Playdate Productions
🗳 Votes122
🔥 Popularity1
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🎭 Cast
Chanté Adams
Roxanne Shanté
Mahershala Ali
Cross
Nia Long
Ms. Peggy
Elvis Nolasco
Ray
Shenell Edmonds
Ranita
Adam Horovitz
Attorney Schwartz
Germar Terrell Gardner
Antwan
Terrence Shingler
Big John
Nigel A. Fullerton
Biz
Kristin Dodson
Classmate #1
Curtiss Cook
Dave
Lyric Hurd
Fastima
Anthony Bisciello
Frank
Melvin Mogoli
Jake
Sean Ringgold
Keith
🎥 Crew
Executive ProducerRoxanne Shanté
DirectorMichael Larnell
Costume DesignKama K. Royz
ProducerForest Whitaker
Original Music ComposerRZA
EditorClaudia Castello
Script SupervisorCharles S. Rowe
ProducerNina Yang Bongiovi
Production DesignJaviera Varas
Director of PhotographyFederico Cesca
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
hip-hopinner city life
💬 Reviews
I was hoping for more. I thought it would delve further into her battles in the hip-hop world, and include more than just brief cameos of rap legends and icons (Biz Markie, MC Shan, Marley Marl, and a young NaS), but instead it turned into just a pseudo-bio/male-bashing escapade. I enjoyed some parts about it, primarily the focus on her rap career, Roxanne's Revenge, and how she came up in the gam…
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