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.
Keywords:
Hip-hop
Inner city life
Movie tag line: "Life is a battle."
Character: Roxanne Shanté
Character: Cross
Character: Ms. Peggy
Character: Ray
Character: Ranita