
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.
Chanté AdamsRoxanne Shanté
Mahershala AliCross
Nia LongMs. Peggy
Elvis NolascoRay
Shenell EdmondsRanita
Adam HorovitzAttorney Schwartz
Germar Terrell GardnerAntwanTerrence ShinglerBig JohnNigel A. FullertonBizKristin DodsonClassmate #1
Curtiss CookDave
Lyric HurdFastimaAnthony BiscielloFrank
Melvin MogoliJake
Sean RinggoldKeith