Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2017-01-22) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 4 nominations |
| Screen: | Michael Larnell |
| Productions: | Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, i am OTHER, Playdate Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Backdrops
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 1716713: Chanté Adams - Roxanne Shanté
- 932967: Mahershala Ali - Cross
- 9781: Nia Long - Ms. Peggy
- 1333665: Elvis Nolasco - Ray
- 1563910: Shenell Edmonds - Ranita
- 124824: Adam Horovitz - Attorney Schwartz
- 2555241: Germar Terrell Gardner - Antwan
Crews
- 1811162: Roxanne Shanté - Executive Producer - Production
- 1396488: Michael Larnell - Director - Directing
- 1316449: Kama K. Royz - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 2178: Forest Whitaker - Producer - Production
- 150: RZA - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 589094: Claudia Castello - Editor - Editing
- 1526969: Charles S. Rowe - Script Supervisor - Directing
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Reviews
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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 e ....
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