Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté (born November 9, 1969 in Queens , New York ; real name Lolita Shante Gooden ) is an American rapper and psychologist. She was a member of the Juice Crew around music producer and DJ Marley Marl (consisting of Marley Marl, MC Shan , Big Daddy Kane , Biz Markie , Roxanne Shanté, and Craig G ) and is considered a role model for many female rappers who later became successful. (including Cora E .: "I wanted to rap like Shanté" she raps in Schlüsselkind )
biography
Roxanne Shanté grew up in Queensbridge , a social hotspot in New York. Her career began at the age of 14 when she released the song Roxanne's Revenge . It was a musical answer to the hit Roxanne, Roxanne of the rap group UTFO from 1984. Shanté's song became a hit and her reputation as an energetic battle queen quickly spread.
In 1986 she had the hit Loosey's Rap with funk musician Rick James . In the course of her career she also worked with artists such as Biz Markie ( Def Fresh Crew ), Big Daddy Kane , Craig G , Frankie Cutlass and Kool G Rap ( Deadly Rhymes ).
At the end of the 90s, Shanté slowly withdrew from the music scene as an active artist. She began studying, which, contrary to her own statements, she did not graduate with a doctorate and consequently did not open a psychotherapeutic practice in New York. Nevertheless, she stayed with the music industry and became a kind of mentor for talented young rappers. She also appeared in several Sprite advertisements.
In 2000 she worked with British producer Mekon ( What's Going On? ).
In 2003 she was portrayed in the music documentary `` Miss MC presents Queens of Hip Hop '' with other female hip-hop pioneers ( Salt'N'Pepa , Lady Luck , Rah Digga , Charli Baltimore ). In 2018 the film biography Roxanne Roxanne was published.
Discography
Albums
- 1989: Bad Sister (Cold Chillin '/ Breakout)
- 1992: The Bitch Is Back (Livin 'Large)
- 1995: Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits (Cold Chillin ')
- 2002: The Best of Cold Chillin ': Roxanne Shante (Landspeed Records)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
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| 1985 | Bite This |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
Ten Records Ltd./Pop Art Records
|
| 1987 | Have a Nice Day Bad Sister |
UK58 (3 weeks) UK |
Cold chillin '/ breakout
|
| 1988 | Go On Girl Bad Sister |
UK55 (3 weeks) UK |
Breakout / Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
|
| 1989 | Live on Stage Bad Sister |
UK82 (4 weeks) UK |
Cold chillin '/ breakout
|
| 1990 | Independent Woman Bad Sister |
UK77 (2 weeks) UK |
Breakout
|
| Go On Girl (1990) |
UK74 (2 weeks) UK |
Breakout
|
More singles
- 1984: Roxanne's Revenge (Pop Art Records)
- 1985: Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On) (Pop Art Records)
- 1985: Runaway (Pop Art Records)
- 1986: I'm Fly Shanté (Pop Art Records)
- 1986: The Def Fresh Crew / Biz Beat (Pop Art Records)
- 1987: Pay Back (Pop Art Records)
- 1989: Have a Nice Day / Feelin 'Kinda Horny (Cold Chillin')
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UK
|
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| 2000 | What's going on |
UK43 (2 weeks) UK |
Mekon feat. Roxanne Shanté
|
Individual evidence
- ^ Roxanne's Nonexistent Revenge - Slate Magazine, September 3, 2009
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shanté, Roxanne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gooden, Lolita Shante (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper and psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York , USA |