The story of female MC Roxanne Shante to be featured on UnSung
Roxanne Shante (SILVER SPRING, MD) - February 27, 2020 - TV One' s award-winning documentary series UNSUNG features legendary rapper Roxanne Shante this Sunday, March 1 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. At the dawn of hip hop, an unlikely star emerged as the reigning MC of the notorious Queensbridge battle rap scene – 14-year-old Shante Gooden, better known as Roxanne Shante. Born the eldest of four girls to a single mother, Shante used her fierce battle skills, honed during street battles with local MC’s for cash, and become rap’s first female star MC with the release of her 1984 hit, “Roxanne’s Revenge.” Her take-no-prisoners verbal assaults as part of the famed Juice Crew shot her to the top of the underground rap scene before an abusive relationship with an older man almost ended her career before it c...