Roxanne Shante is arguable one of the most influential female rappers. Her story hasn’t been told, until now. Netflix will premiere her biopic, Roxanne Roxanne, during Women’s History Month (3/23/18). The film stars new comer, Chante Adams, who play Roxanne, Nia Long, who plays Roxanne’s mom and Mahershala Ali.
In the early 1980s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden 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 streets of the Queensbridge Projects in NYC.
Roxanne Shante & Nia Long on set
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