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Shante, who was a member of the Juice Crew, was contracted to write a track in rebuttal to U.T.F.O.'s rap, posing as the Roxanne in the U.T.F.O. song. Marley Marl produced the song "Roxanne's Revenge" using the original beats from an instrumental version of "Roxanne, Roxanne". The track became an instant hit and made Shante, only 14 at the time ...
"Loosey's Rap" is a 1988 song written and recorded by Rick James with a rap performed by Roxanne Shanté. The single was one of the last of Rick James's releases to make the Hot Black Singles chart, and was his first number one on that chart since 1983.
(Brandon Cooke featuring Roxanne Shante) 1986 — — — * — 45 — * — Acieed Inferno Volume 2 "Loosey's Rap" (Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante) 1988 — 25 1 28 80 — — Wonderful "The Cypher: Part III" (Frankie Cutlass featuring Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante & Craig G) 1997 22 — [b] 70 24 — 59 9 12 — Politics ...
Roxanne Shanté's hit “Roxanne’s Revenge” received radio airplay — a remarkable feat considering the ambivalence toward rap from music industry brokers in 1984.
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "despite the dumb lyrics, Wonderful sports some great dance-party music." [11] The Los Angeles Times praised "Loosey's Rap", writing that featured rapper Roxanne Shanté is "tougher than a truckload of leather-wearing Mary Jane Girls, and her B-girl boasting—which she sounds fully capable of backing up—makes her a formidable foil for James and his sly ...
"Roxanne's Revenge" is the debut single by American rapper Roxanne Shante. It was produced by a then unknown Marley Marl and released in 1984 through the independent label Pop Art Records. In the song, a 14-year-old Roxanne Shante, whose real name is Lolita Shanté Gooden, responds to UTFO 's hit song " Roxanne, Roxanne ".
Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary Saturday by hosting an all-star celebration at her official residence featuring Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante and ...
Shante's final record of the Roxanne Wars, titled "Queen of Rox (Shante Rox On)", recaps her feud with U.T.F.O. and highlights her skills as a rapper. [13] The Roxanne Wars mostly ended with the release of "The Final Word—No More Roxanne (Please)" by the East Coast Crew, who pled for artists to cease the trend. [14]