#roxanne wars

[dilettantereviews]

We might hate exploitive mommy bloggers and family youtubers and reality shows for what they do to kids, but at least none of them were an 8 year old rapper getting herself involved in the Roxanne wars in the pre-internet era.

[bardiclore]

"This also was a hit, but it may have also produced an undesired result: while there had been answer records before… they usually ended with the second recording. But in this saga, with a third record in airplay, a whole new trend began. Roxanne Shanté responded back by releasing 'Bite This' and 'Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On)'. The airwaves so became occupied with the 'Roxanne' records that other MCs decided to get into the act. Over the next year, anywhere from 30 to over 100 answer records (according to different claims) were produced, portraying Roxanne's family, or making various claims about her" [source].

[bardiclore]

"The notorious one-take, on the spot, improvised recording that took place in the queensbridge projects in marley marl's apartment. This is the one people heard first in 1984. Roxanne recorded it off the top of her head between laundry cycles. The video version is the studio recorded version they had to make after being sued by UTFO for copyright infringement" [source: YT video description]

"In 1984, the hip-hop trio U.T.F.O., produced by the R&B group Full Force, released a single titled 'Hanging Out', which did not do well. However, it was the single's B side, 'Roxanne, Roxanne', a song about a woman who would not respond to their advances, that gained much attention and airplay. Soon afterwards, 14-year-old Lolita Shanté Gooden walked outside a New York City housing project called Queensbridge, when she heard Tyrone Williams, disc jockey Mr. Magic, and record producer Marley Marl talking about how U.T.F.O. had canceled an appearance on a show they were promoting. Gooden offered to make a hip-hop record that would get back at U.T.F.O., with her taking on the moniker Roxanne Shanté, after her middle name. The three took her up on the idea, with Marley producing 'Roxanne's Revenge'" [source].

[oldschoolhiphoplust]

Roxanne Shanté  “Roxanne’s Revenge”

“Because my name is Roxanne and I came to say

I’m rockin’ to the beat and I do it every day

I’m conceited...never beaten...never heard of defeated

I’m rockin’ to the beat...and you know it is me

The R-O-X-A-N-N-E”

Roxanne Shanté | 1984 | Roxanne Wars

[protectorofthesmall]

roxanne wars lol

[paintedsongs]

STREET SOUNDS ELECTRO 6 varous . 1985 1. Roxanne, Roxanne [UTFO] 2. The Real Roxanne [The Real Roxanne feat. UTFO] 3. Cosmic Blast [Capt. Rock] 4. Roxanne's Revenge [Roxanne Shanté] 5. The Freak's Come Out at Night [Whodini] 6. My House (On the Nile) [Egyptian Lover] 7. Beat Freak [Bobby Broom] 8. Just Having Fun (Do the Beat Box) [Doug E. Fresh] 9. The Original Human Beat Box [Doug E. Fresh]

[turquoiseplum]

"Yeah, I am fly but don't take this And everybody knows I don't go for it So, if you're tryin' to be cute and you're tryin' to be fine You need to cut it out 'cause it's all in your mind"

1980's Roxanne Wars!! 

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxanne_Wars)

[linguisticagglomeration]

Apparently there is more than one song with my name in the title...

Anthony - Roxanne Is A Man Blowfly - Blowfly meets Roxanne Crush Groove - Yo My Little Sister (Roxanne's Brothers) DJ Spin Kut - Roxanne Girls Mega Mix 2 Doctor JR Kool - Rap Your Own Roxanne Doctor Rocx and Co - Do the Roxanne (Dance) Part One Dr Freshh - Roxanne's Doctor The Real Man DW & The Party Crew featuring Roxy - Roxy (Roxanne's Sister) Elease the Original Roxanne – The Real Deal G-Mann - Roxanne (Is My Girl) Gigolo Tony & Lacey Lace - The Parents of Roxanne Korner Boyz - The Saga Of Roxanne Maggotron - Planet Detroit vs. The Roxanne Plague Mix-Trix 4 - Roxanne Can You Feel It Potato Chips - Roxanne's Real Fat Ralph Rolle - Roxanne's A Man (The Untold Story) Ricardo & Chocolate Boogie - Do It Ricardo (Roxanne's Man) Rocksann - She Died Roxanne Shanté - Roxanne's Revenge (Original Version) Roxanne Shanté - Roxanne's Revenge (Street version) Roxanne Shanté vs Sparky Dee - Round 1 Sparky Dee - Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through) Starrlite - Watch Out Roxanne Tanganyika - I’m Little Roxanne The East Coast Crew - The Final Word - No More Roxanne (Please) The Invasions - Roxanne's Dis The Invasions - Roxanne's Man The Overnite Bandits - Roxanne's Baby The Real Roxanne - The Real Roxanne U.T.F.O. - Roxanne Roxanne U.T.F.O. - Calling Her A Crab (Roxanne Part 2) Zelee featuring Osé - No More Roxanne (Roxanne No More)

In fact, there's an entire hip-hop war with my name.