Roxanne Roxanne

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming on

• Netflix↗
• Netflix Standard with Ads↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Chanté Adams
  as Roxanne Shanté
• 
  Mahershala Ali
  as Cross
• 
  Nia Long
  as Ms. Peggy
• 
  Elvis Nolasco
  as Ray
• 
  Shenell Edmonds
  as Ranita
• 
  Adam Horovitz
  as Attorney Schwartz

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