Hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté, who pushed the art form forward as a teenage battle rapper in the 1980s, is set to become the ...

This weekend is the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, where one of hip-hop’s pioneers will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement ...

Roxanne Shante reflects on her Hip-Hop legacy as she is set to become the first solo female rapper to receive a Lifetime ...

Rapper Roxanne Shante will be the first female solo rapper to receive the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement award.

pioneering freestyle rapper Roxanne Shanté, gospel-music mainstay Dr. Bobby Jones, early English punk-rock firebrands the Clash, and — posthumously — Prince and Frankie Beverly.

Roxanne Shante was a rarity in the rap culture as a teenage girl who dominated rap battles from her home in New York’s famed Queensbridge Houses. From as early as the age of 14, Shante was ...

When Usher took the stage at the 2024 Super Bowl, it was unclear of which artist would get an opportunity to follow the R&B legend. At that moment, Kendrick Lamar was not viewed as a top prospect to ...

The Recording Academy recently revealed that the rapper, who rose to popularity at the age of 14 with her hit single “Roxanne ...

“But here I am!” Shanté, 55, was 14 when she scored her breakthrough hit with 1984’s “Roxanne’s Revenge.” Having largely left her music career behind by the mid-1990s, she sounded ...