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Life is a battle.
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.Read moreLess
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
The story
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Chanté AdamsRoxanne Shanté
Mahershala AliCross
Nia LongMs. Peggy
Elvis Nolasco
Shenell EdmondsRanita
Adam HorovitzAttorney Schwartz
Germar Terrell GardnerAntwanKristin Dodson
Kristin DodsonClassmate #1
Curtiss CookDave
Lyric HurdFastimaExplore the crew
- Director
- Michael Larnell
- Director of Photography
- Federico Cesca
- Writer
- Michael Larnell
- Editor
- Claudia Castello
- Producer
- Pharrell Williams
- Producer
- Nina Yang Bongiovi
- Producer
- Mimi Valdés
- Producer
- Forest Whitaker
- Original Music Composer
- RZA