Roxanne Roxanne

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.

• Michael LarnellDirector
• Michael LarnellWriter
• RZAOriginal Music Composer

• Chanté AdamsRoxanne Shanté
• Mahershala AliCross
• Nia LongMs. Peggy
• Elvis NolascoRay
• Shenell EdmondsRanita
• Adam HorovitzAttorney Schwartz
• Germar Terrell GardnerAntwan
• Terrence ShinglerBig John
• Nigel A. FullertonBiz
• Kristin DodsonClassmate #1
• Curtiss CookDave
• Lyric HurdFastima