Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté (born Lolita Shanté Gooden on November 9, 1969) is an Americ… Read Full Bio ↴Roxanne Shanté (born Lolita Shanté Gooden on November 9, 1969) is an American hip-hop pioneer. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects, Shanté first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and her association with the legendary Juice Crew.
Shanté's career began at the age of 14 when she encountered influential record producer Marley Marl, radio DJ Mr. Magic, and Tyrone Williams talking about how UTFO had canceled their appearance at a show they were promoting. Shanté offered to record an answer to UTFO's recent hit "Roxanne, Roxanne," which was about a woman named Roxanne who rejects the members of the group. The men agreed and the result was "Roxanne's Revenge," a confrontational and profane song in which Shanté assumed the role of Roxanne, dissing UTFO over its own instrumental, which sparked the Roxanne Wars and made her a hip-hop star in the process. The single would go on to sell over 250,000 copies in the New York area alone. Aligning with the Juice Crew, most of her tracks would be produced by Marley Marl, with the exception of several songs on Shanté’s last album, 1992’s The Bitch is Back.
Shanté's career began at the age of 14 when she encountered influential record producer Marley Marl, radio DJ Mr. Magic, and Tyrone Williams talking about how UTFO had canceled their appearance at a show they were promoting. Shanté offered to record an answer to UTFO's recent hit "Roxanne, Roxanne," which was about a woman named Roxanne who rejects the members of the group. The men agreed and the result was "Roxanne's Revenge," a confrontational and profane song in which Shanté assumed the role of Roxanne, dissing UTFO over its own instrumental, which sparked the Roxanne Wars and made her a hip-hop star in the process. The single would go on to sell over 250,000 copies in the New York area alone. Aligning with the Juice Crew, most of her tracks would be produced by Marley Marl, with the exception of several songs on Shanté’s last album, 1992’s The Bitch is Back.
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Roxanne Shanté Lyrics
Bad Sister Alright You've got the type I've got the type (alright) You'…
Big mama [ VERSE 1 ] Save all the drama Cause here comes the…
Bite this The rhymes you′re about to hear me recite Are dedicated to…
Brothers ain't shit [ VERSE 1 ] Brothers ain't shit They're lookin for the next…
Deadly Rhymes Deadly rhymes the pages of rage strikes again Killing men wo…
Def Fresh Crew Featuring Biz Markie [Intro] [Shante] We came here …
Fatal Attraction Just gather 'round, this tale is rather chillin' What I mean…
Feelin' Kinda Horney (This is definitely happening) Ladies and gentlemen Cold Chi…
Go On Girl We′re Back Once Again By Popular Demand It's ′87 Y'all So…
Gotta Get Paid Rock the mi,c go on, Shanté See it takes a lady's…
Have a Nice Day Some people call me Shannie, some people call me Rox And…
Independent woman [ VERSE 1 ] Ladies listen up, I really hope you're…
Knockin' hiney Knockin' hiney is such a special privilege Not everyone gets…
Let's rock y'all Hey, hey, hey, pull over, pull over Where are we going…
Live on stage (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) …
My Groove Gets Better My groove gets better and better now, don't it? My groove…
Roxanne Roxanne Well, my name is Roxanne, a-don't ya know I just a-cold…
Roxannes Revenge ("Roxanne, feel it!" "A world premiere...." [echoes]) We…
Roxanne’s Revenge ("Roxanne, feel it!" "A world premiere...") Well, my name i…
Run away It's a story, I came to say To tell you just…
Skeezer Yo shawty man Suckers on the west coast just tryna dish…
Wack It wack it, wack it, wack it, wack it, wack it wack…
What's on Your Mind The question is Question number one is that is Is what's…