Roxanne Shanté

Film & TV

Queens, New York, United States

Known for

• Hip Hop Was Born Here — Self2025
• Hip-Hop and the White House2024
• A Hip Hop Minute — Self2024
• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
• Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop — Self2023
• Why Is We Americans? — Self2022
• The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game — Self2021
• You're Watching Video Music Box — Self2021
• Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America — Self2019
• My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop — Self2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1969-11-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

10,049

Total plays

43,843

Roxanne Shanté (born Lolita Shanté Gooden on November 9, 1969) is an American hip-hop pioneer. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects, Shanté first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and her association with the legendary Juice Crew. Shanté's career began at the age of 14 when she encountered influential record producer Marley Marl, radio DJ Mr. Magic, and Tyrone Williams talking about how UTFO had canceled their appearance at a show they were promoting. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Queens

Occupation

singer

Genre

hip-hop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Virgin Records

Image

Roxanne Shante (cropped).jpg

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