Roxanne Roxanne

About Roxanne Roxanne

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.

Roxanne Roxanne is a 2017 drama film directed by Michael Larnell. Released in January 2017, it runs 98 minutes.

The film is filed under hip-hop and inner city life.

Chanté Adams appears as Roxanne Shanté, Mahershala Ali as Cross, Nia Long as Ms. Peggy, and Elvis Nolasco as Ray. The screenplay is by Michael Larnell. It comes from Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, i am OTHER, and Playdate Productions. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States.

TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 130 votes.