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Roxanne Shante is called One of the Greatest Rappers. This young lady went on not to just conquer the Hip Hop world she is titled the First Female Rapper. She was the first to have Platinum single and Gold albums. Roxane’s Revenge was a massive hit, which sold over a quarter of a million copies in the New York area alone. She has appeared on Singles with all of Big Daddy Kane, Foxy Brown and even the late great Rick James. Her appearances in both Beef Cd’s (Beef I and Beef II) and My Mic Sounds Nice (the truth behind female rappers) showed the world that this lady could hang with the best of them, and she has done so without even breaking a sweat. She has earned the respect of many and still today will drop a freestyle at the drop of a hat like no other Emcee can, male or female. She broke the glass ceiling and made it possible for other female hip hop artists such as Queen Latifah, Foxy Brown,
She has a lot to be proud of. Roxanne Shante, raised in the Queensbridge Public Housing Projects in Queens, New York, released her first single at the age of 13. It served as the response record to Roxanne Roxanne titled, Roxanne’s Revenge. Not long after, she became a teenage mother at the age of 14 in Newark, New Jersey. Moving to Newark, gave Roxanne Shante a whole new outlook on street life and the importance of an education. She has managed to not only raise two now adult sons, and is still raising a teenage daughter, but also helped to launch a Hip Hop Ices franchise. The company Hip hop Ices was conceived to be more than just a Hip Hop hot spot. It serves as an information and safe environment meeting center for teenagers offering employment and seminars targeting the Music Industry, including publishing and writers royalties. Hip Hop Ices believes that an Entertainer with an education has the advantage. During her career Roxanne Shante wasn’t always educated. Because of this, she was taken advantage of and never received a royalty check. But that could no longer be the case. When presented with the question, “Would she perform again,” she says, “I perform every day I perform my best in everything I do.”
