*Nia Long plays Roxanne Shante’s mother in a new docudrama that chronicles the rap pioneer’s humble beginnings and rise to stardom. The two women didn’t know each other before the movie started, but ...

Shante’s mother also played a key role in shaping her confidence. “I think that was the reason why I walked the way I walked and talked the way I talked,” Shante adds, speaking to the influence of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nia Long plays Roxanne Shante's mother in a new docudrama on the rap pioneer's life, but when the actress and Shante sit down to chat in real life, their bond reveals itself to be ...

*Newcomer Chanté Adams steals the show as hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté in the biopic “Roxanne Roxanne.” The film premiered January 22 at Sundance and also stars Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis ...

Lolita Shanté Gooden, aka Roxanne Shanté, is a hip-hip icon, a living legend, if you will. Netflix has released Roxanne Roxanne, a biopic that chronicles Shanté’s humble beginnings in Queens, N.Y., in ...

Any real hip-hop head will recognize the name Roxanne Shanté, the rap-battle prodigy who rose to fame as an adolescent and set a precedent for future female MCs like Queen Latifah and Nicki Minaj. And ...