How Roxanne Shante Was Sabotaged Back in 1985 Because She Was A Girl (HBO)
February 14, 2017
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3:34Now PlayingHow Roxanne Shante Was Sabotaged Back in 1985 Because She Was A Girl (HBO)
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as posted by the channel“Roxanne Roxanne” premiered at Sundance last week, and sold for $3 million. It’s another hip-hop biopic in the footsteps of “Straight Outta Compton,” but instead of the story of a West Coast gangsta rap group, it’s the story of a 15-year-old girl named Roxanne Shante who started the biggest rap beef war in history.
Watch Roxanne Shante tell her story about losing an epic rap battle because she was a girl
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