Where should I begin if I want to check out her music? Was she any good? How does she compare to Missy?

dancerella said:

Roxanne Shante Rocks!! the only rapper i like...


start with Roxanne Shante V.S Sparky Dee i love that battle album.

weepingwall said:

cool! i actually just went to a couple of record stores and didn't find anything. i would love to find the one you mentioned. that sounds very cool!

yeah that battle was funny....



some tracks I would recomend....


1. Roxanne's Revenge

2. Queen of Rox

3. Bite this

4. The payback

5. Round 1 w/ Sparky D.

6. Def fresh crew w/Biz Markie

7. I'm fly Shante w/Steady B.

8. Have a nice day ( BDP diss)

9. Go on girl

10.Wack it (JJ Fad diss)

11.Skeezer (JJ Fad diss)

12.Live on stage

13.My groove gets better

14.Badsister

15.Knockin hiney

16.Feelin kinda horny

17.Brother's ain't shit

18.Big Mama (Queen Latifah,MC Lyte,YoYo,Monie Love diss)

19.Dance to this

20.We live this w/ Havoc & Big Noyd
[Edited 9/22/06 15:15pm]

boriquateddy said:

Damn you know your stuff! is her stuff out of print or something? can't seem to find them anywhere. ws she the original Missy??

Yo Cinister Cee where you at??

dancerella said:

Original Missy...LOL...hardly...Missy can't mess with Shannie...she did help pave the way for your Missies,LilKims,Foxies etc....number 1-7 on my list were released when rap records were on vinyl,so out of print yes but very attainable by second hand vinyl...if you are looking for CD format her 2 full length albums 1989 Badsister and 1992 The bitch is back are both out of print as well...you can also find those easily 2nd hand on ebay,amazon,etc...there is also a compilation released Cold chillin presents : The best of Roxanne Shante which has alot of the earlier singles on this collection.

dancerella said:

this was indeed a good album...only released on vinyl though.

Roxanne Shante was and still is the true queen of hiphop...her old vinyl stuff is a bit hard to get these days....I think I still have that battle album with Sparky D. somewhere on tape.

She is a psychologist these days. The funny thing is that back in the days when UTFO and the socalled "Real" Roxanne ( in fact there were two "Real" Roxannes) first started this whole Roxanne saga they didn´t even know Roxanne Shante..it was all a bit of a big misunderstanding.

Shante had some great punchlines.And I liked the ruff beats on most of her records.

She also rapped on Rick James´s "Lucy`s Rap"..( or Loosey ?)

You can't compare Roxanne Shante and Missy Elliot.

Although Shante wasn't the first female rapper, Roxanne Shante was rap's first female superstar and battle MC. She was a ground-breaking artist who paved the way for other female rappers in the late 80's to the present to become a viable part of the rap music world.

Missy Elliot is a singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, and entertainer. Her music videos was unique also.


Roxanne Shante is the better MC.

Missy Elliot is the better artist.

Everyone on this thread is on point with Shannie; I recommend this compilation:



Roxanne's Revenge
Def Fresh Crew
Bite This
Run Away
The Payback
Have a Nice Day
Go on Girl
Dance to This
Live on Stage
Knockin' Hiney
Feelin' Kinda Horny
Brothers Ain't Shit
Big Mama
Yes Yes Y'all
Straight Razor
Deadly Rhymes
Queen Pin

If there were a soundtrack for my childhood, Shante would be features heavily on it! I grew up on her stuff (embarrassingly) breakdancing to her tunes among others.

Available here http://www.djangomusic.co...mediatype=

KoolEaze said:

You know it's funny u mentioned the 2 "Real" Roxanne's alot of people don't even realize they're were 2 in addition to Shante, The first one Elise Jacks who recorded the song "The Real Roxanne" and then came Adelaida Joanne Martinez who actually became the last and final Real Roxanne in the midst of it all.

I hope one day I can dance with boriquateddy to Salt N Pepa's version of "Twist And Shout"

boriquateddy said:

Yeah, that´s right, a lot of people totally forget about the "real" Real Roxanne...


I´m oldschool, so I know and I´m familiar with a lot of things that were going on in NYC in the early to mid 80´s though I haven´t been there...because HipHop used to be like an international network back then.
Plus I heard it from the horse´s mouth...the Real Roxanne came here in 1986 or 87 and explained it all.

Damn, I didn't know she had so much stuff. I have her two 12 Inches "Roxanne's Revenge" and "Queen Of Rox". I also have "Loosey's Rap" which is her and Rick James. I thought that was all she had done.
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[Edited 9/24/06 8:17am]

CinisterCee said:

LOL...let's dance!!!

CinisterCee said:

Sounds alot like Outkazt's Hey Ya.

KoolEaze said:

Just curious what was the reason she gave (The Original first Real Roxanne Elise) give that Full Force didn't keep her?

CinisterCee said:

i'm dying to get this compilation but i can't find it anywhere.

dancerella said:

Just click my Djangos link above

video for "Roxanne's Revenge" (rare)



[Edited 9/29/06 22:30pm]

CinisterCee said:

CinisterCee said:

i lasted 1:49.

sosgemini said:

(sarcastic comment too easy)