Roxanne Shanté
Doug E. Fresh, Roxanne Shante, Ralph McDaniels, And More Honored By City of NY At Power And Music Awards 2022
The 5th annual ceremony took place ahead of Juneteenth weekend.
LL Cool J Immortalized With Statue In Hometown of Queens
The statue of the Hip-Hip icon is the latest nod he's received for his contributions to entertainment after his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October.
‘Real Queens Of Hip-Hop’ One-Hour Special To Air On ABC
The one-hour program will also highlight contributions from rap stars Cardi B, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, City Girls, Da Brat, Lauryn Hill, and other pivotal women of…
The 9 Best Black Girl Magic Moments In Rapsody’s “IBTIHAJ” Video
She came, she conquered, she slayed.
Roxanne Shanté Recalls Embracing Group Home Life In ‘A Breukelen Story’ Web Series
Roxanne Shanté, the proud Queen Bridges native partnered with Fat Beats’ new YouTube series, A Breukelen Story, to share tales of her journey from an adolescence to Roxan…
10 Things We Learned From ‘Roxanne Roxanne’
Names like Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Lil Kim and Foxy Brown are considered to be among the best of all-time when it comes to women in rap. However, one pioneer that may…
‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Star Chanté Adams Takes On The Battle Of Life In Netflix’s Hip-Hop Epic
Chanté Adams glides through the 10th floor of The Chamber Group’s downtown New York building. She’s especially jubilant. Not because the city has issued a snow day due…
Roxanne Shante’s Long-Awaited Biopic ‘Roxanne, Roxanne’ Is Almost Here
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 Roxann…
Nia Long Plays Roxanne Shanté’s Mom In New Biopic Produced By Forest Whitaker
Nia Long has already landed a new gig after her ABC comedy, Uncle Buck, was cancelled in early July. Long is playing Roxanne Shanté’s mother in, Roxanne Roxanne, a <a href="http://www.essence.com/2016/07/15/nia-long-lands-role-forest-whitakers-roxanne-shante-biopic" target="_blank"…