AlexdeParis said:

That's because he told us he was only playing a "doctor" in his raps. That's different then telling press you are a doctor. So she don't get a pass. She's still a rap legend but come on now.

AlexdeParis said:

What the fuck? He ain't a doctor neva???

SCNDLS said:

I know, right, we've been bamboozled for 20 years.

There was another "Dr. Dre" from Yo! MTV Raps.
[Edited 9/2/09 20:27pm]

Timmy84 said:

They're not the same person??? I just thought that nucca had a gastric bypass or some shit.

SCNDLS said:

Which one? The rapping Dre or the Yo! MTV Raps host?

Timmy84 said:

NY dre was the 1st actually Dre was part of the "Concept Crew" who in fact were a big ass crew named "Spectrum" which was the early configuration of Public enemy Minus Terminator X. The original DJ was DJ- Kjee out of Freeport NY

so maybe she was confused. she was saying she was a phd in psychology when in reality she's just a mental case. same difference. i can see how she might have gotten those mixed up

Timmy84 said:

Yeah, bof them fools is extra chunky.

IAintTheOne said:

Cool.

SCNDLS said:

But you're definitely right about that.

errant said:

missmad said:

Don't worry, you didn't know. And I did feel real good for awhile!

oh snap!!! I still Love You Shannie!!!

Timmy84 said:

1. Attention Whoring

2. Using her real name "Lolita" would have been too controversial for those early days of hip-hop.

TonyVanDam said:

Gotcha.

I used to think this was such a good story, she deceived us all. I'm sure this isn't over. If she's been faking for all of these years, I smell an investigation on the way.

Why does this not surprise me?

Graycap23 said:

I was thinking the same thing Gray, LOL!

Timmy84 said:

awwwww

SCNDLS said:

awwwww, thanks hun. yea I can imagine. wow!

Damn

KOOL G. RAP & BIG DADDY KANE SHOULD HAVE MASTERS DEGREES IN GHOSTWRITING THEN!!!!!

It's a shame that she felt the need to lie about this What was the purpose? To get some much-needed publicity? To get her name back in the newspapers? If she still has any fans left,I think she may have disappointed and confused them.

woogiebear said:

True, and Rakim.

Wasn't there a story that went out that Marley Marl and 'em wrote all of her rhymes?

the miseducation of...

dammme said:

The NYDN Admits the Error: The Roxanne Shante Story "Contained Several Statements That Were, Or May Be, False."
By Zach Baron in Featured, Roxanne Shante, Unpleasantries, rap under siege, scandal
Friday, Sep. 4 2009 @ 11:00AM

​Well, it took 'em a minute, but the NYDN seems to be bowing before the Slate story that debunked much of their Roxanne Shante article. A correction ran in the paper today, and they've amended the article, too. Ahem:

Correction: It has come to the attention of the Daily News that a number of statements in this article written for the Daily News by a freelance reporter are, or may be, false. Cornell University has told us that Shante did not receive any degree from it under either her birth or stage name. We have confirmed that prior to the article, at least four publications on Cornell's own website reported that Shante had earned a Ph.D. from the university. Those references have now been removed. And in response to an inquiry today, Marymount College stated that Shante attended there for less than one semester.

Numerous e-mail and telephone inquiries by the freelance reporter to Marymount during the preparation of the article to confirm Shante's account were not responded to. Finally, there have been recent media reports that there never was an education clause in Shante's recording contract. When the reporter contacted Warner Brothers Records about the contract before the article, its only response was that it was having difficulty finding someone within the company who could "talk eloquently" about it.

It's a little mealy-mouthed, but it looks like they're pretty much giving it up. Again, read Jeff Chang for some context on this one, but the evidence seems pretty miserably incontrovertible.

Cornell didn't even check their own files before printing her lies about having a PhD from their school in their own literature and posting it on their website.

No wonder she became so emboldened in her lies.

It's also no wonder the freelancer didn't feel the need to fact check too deeply. I mean, if Cornell's site says they gave her a PhD, why doubt BumFcuk College gave her a B.A.

That chick is ridiculous.