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Roxanne Shanté is a hip-hop pioneer, becoming the first female rapper to have a hit single. Known for her razor-sharp disses, she started the Roxanne Wars in the mid 80s and was the only female member of the hip-hop collective, the Juice Crew.SynopsisWith her distinctive raspy-squeaky voice and fearless gloves-up delivery, Roxanne Shanté cut an idiosyncratic dash through the male-dominated world of 1980s hip hop. She was first female rapper to have a record — and sparked the first ever hip-hop beef, the Roxanne Wars. Shanté courted controversy in 2009, when her claim to possess an undergraduate degree and a PhD was disputed by the Slate writer Ben Scheffner. But she could never be accused of being boring, or having nothing to say — hence the eagerly awaited biopic of her life and music, Roxanne Roxanne, produced by Pharrell Williams and Forest Whitaker, which premiered in January 2017 at the Sundance Film Festival.Kid Battle Rapper from the ProjectsThe First Lady of Rap was born Lolita Shanté Gooden on November 9, 1969, and raised in the Queensbridge Projects — the largest public-housing development in north America and one of the epicenters of hip-hop culture. Shanté told the website Jezebel.com that her mom entered her in a local rap battle when she was just 10 years old — and Shanté won $50. "It just grew from there," she said. "I was already a great little battle rapper." Soon she was taking on all-comers on street corners — wiping the floor with older teenage boys from across the projects.In 1984 when Shanté was 15, her neighbor Marlon Williams — aka producer Marley Marl — asked her to rhyme over a track he was making using the beats from an early hip-hop record, Roxanne Roxanne by U.T.F.O. The eponymous Roxanne in the song was dissed by U.T.F.O. for spurning their advances, so Lolita Shanté Gooden rechristened herself Roxanne Shanté — and fired off a profanity-laden rhyme from the girl's point of view that mocked U.T.F.O. as lecherous losers.The track caused a sensation on the radio, and when Marl recorded it with a new beat (to avoid legal issues) and released it as "Roxanne's Revenge," it sold 250,000 copies in New York alone.Beat Diss: the Roxanne Wars"Roxanne's Revenge" sparked a tranche of response records — estimates range from 30 to 100. In today's terms, Roxanne became a meme. U.T.F.O. went as far as enlisting a female rap character of their own — The Real Roxanne, voiced first by the rapper Elease Jack, and later by Adelaida Martinez — to embark on a series of brutal tit-for-tat diss records with Shanté. Meanwhile Ralph Rolle called Shanté's gender into question on "Roxanne's A Man;" The Potato Chips contributed "Roxanne's Real Fat;" there was even a release by Gigolo Tony and Lace Lacey, purporting to be "The Parents of Roxanne."During this time Shanté became a mother at 15 to her son, Kareem, but still found the wherewithal to fire off combative replies, including 1985's "Bite This," on which she baited Run DMC and LL Cool J. "The boldness was startling," noted the journalist Dan Wilkinson on Redbull.com.Roxanne vs KRS OneAs the only female member of Marley Marl's Juice Crew, Shanté was soon embroiled in another legendary hip hop beef — the Bridge Wars, between Queensbridge and the South Bronx, whose talisman, KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions, she dissed on "Have a Nice Day" in 1987 with "Now KRS One, you should go on vacation/With that name sounding like a wack radio station." KRS-One responded directly in rather more vulgar fashion on "The Bridge Is Over" the same year.Shanté Releases Two Albums, Then Retires at 25Shanté toured extensively through the second half of the 1980s, releasing a string of singles including, notably, "Go on Girl" in 1988, "Independent Woman" in 1990 and "Big Mama" in 1992 — on which she called out other female rappers including Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Monie Love. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Gigolo Tony talks about Todays Music Business
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Tune in from 8pm for this weeks selection in our Original Street Sounds Electro series... Crucial Electro 3 and other tracks from 1987.M-4 Sers & Fresh Celeste - Leave Me AloneThe Almighty El-Cee - School's Out Sir Jake The StoryTeller - Jayhawk Kool Moe Dee - Rock YouLL Cool J - .357 - Break It On DownD.J. Watkins & Tony T. - Watkins Get Busy Traedonya - Sixteen London Posse - My Beatbox Reggae StyleJuice Crew All Stars - Evolution M.C. Tony Rone & The Devastating 2 - You Turned Your Back On Your Friends E.J.S. - The Party's Pumpin' 3D - Crushin' and Bussin'Grandmaster Flash - Big Black CaddyGigolo Tony & Cutmaster Crash - Tear Shit Up Crucial Electro 3 (Side 2) Tuff Crew - So RidiculousCisco Kid Inc. - Rock To The Beat Double Duce - Fresh Out the Box 2 Live Crew - Drop the Bomb Derek B - Rock The BeatDerek B - Get Down (Extended Remix)Mantronix - Scream (Jack 'n' Chill mix)3D Crew - And That's Word Mighty Mouth - Holywood Party JDC - I'm Cool Numarx - Rhymes So Def Schoolly D - Housing The Joint (Extended Mix)The Jury - The Gift of GabD.J. Short & Max Zeke - My Phone Robert S. - Big Words (Motor City Version)Public Enemy - Public Enemy No. 1Crucial Electro 3 (Side 1) Download Here
Tune in from 8pm GMT for this weeks selection in our Original Street Sounds Electro Series Best of West Coast and other tracks from 1987Third Degree - Super BassM.C. Player - Rhyming Rampage Bilaaly Bee & Rock Box - Free-Style Sweet Talkin J - Servin Em Well The General & EZ-AL B feat. D.J. Notorious T - The Old School New Choice - Cold Stupid (Extended CPB Party Mix) N.W.A. - 8-BallMixmaster Gee & The Turntable Orchestra - Rip It Off Seville - Make It Funky (2 Minute Encore) The Superkids - Go Queensbridge U.T.F.O. - LethalUltimate Choice - You Can't FrontBody Rock Crew - Power In Our RhymesMC Rap - ZahraKings Of Rapp - Nice 'N EasyRoyal T. - Feel My Wrath Cut King - Why It Gotta Happen To Me D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Taking It To The TopLongsy d - Hip Hop ReggaeKool Moe Dee - Get PaidL.X.D. - My Symphony M.C. Tony Rone & The Devastating 2 - Fight Back Cherlie 'D' - Your Love Is DeadThe Best Of West Coast Hip Hop (Side 2)M-4 Sers & Fresh Celeste - One NationM.C. Express - Get Busy (Live Version)Gigolo Tony & Cutmaster Crash - It's The GigoloThe Best Of West Coast Hip Hop (Side 1) M.C. Cool Rock & M.C. Chaszy Chess - Taking ControlDisco B. - Lay the D DownB.O.S.E. - Rock 'N' Roll (Part 2)Download Here
Starting off 1987 with Electro 16 in our seriesKings Of Rapp - Kings Control ItMixmaster Gee & The Turntable Orchestra - Bombs Come Down D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Magnificent Jazzy JeffElectro 16 (Side 1) Melle Mel Vs. MC BreezeBoys Next Door - Imperial ScratchVandy C. & Bill Blast - Just Feel It Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the SnowSchoolly D - I Don't Like Rock n RollOriginal Lee Love - Get On The Troop TipHands-Up - Do Crack Take The Rap (Longer Version) Gucci Crew II & Disco Rick - Gucci BrokeNew Music Seminar - Grandmaster Caz Vs BangoMC Twist & The Def Squad - The House JumpsGigolo Tony & Cutmaster Crash - Cutmaster Crash Audio Force Crew - Rapper's Delight with Good Times (Don't Stop Groove Mix)Fat Boys - The Fat Boys at FortyPrivate Party - Puppet CapersTuff Crew-Techno-TuffCentral Unit - Computer Music Software Mix Big Daddy Kane - RawElectro 16 (Side 2) Trio Connection - The Dope BeatNew Music Seminar - Grandmaster Caz Vs Melle MelMC Mello De - Try Me Mr. Tuxedo & King Stro - Cadillac DJ Ace & Daquan - Hard To The Core Fierce MC - A New King Has Sprung M.C. Serch feat. K Love - Hey Boy T.O.C. - Bring Down The House New Music Seminar - Melle Mel Vs King Sun Vs CazDynamicly Def - We Gotta Get Paid Download Here