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Roxanne Shanté

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  • Composer
  • Producer
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Roxanne Shanté at an event for VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
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Roxanne Shanté was born on 9 November 1969 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Colors (1988), Music of the Heart (1999) and Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City. She has been married to Jabbar Ali since 2017. They have two children.
BornNovember 9, 1969
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    Known for

    Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
    Colors
    6.7
    • Soundtrack(as Roxanne Shante)
    • 1988
    Angela Bassett, Meryl Streep, and Gloria Estefan in Music of the Heart (1999)
    Music of the Heart
    6.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 1999
    Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City
    • Actress(voice)
      Chanté Adams in Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
      Roxanne Roxanne
      6.2
      • Producer(as Roxanne Shante)
      • 2017

      Credits

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      Actress

      • Death for Hire: The Origin of Tehk City
        • (voice)
        • Pre-production
      • Rapsody ft. D'Angelo and GZA: Ibtihaj (2019)
        Rapsody ft. D'Angelo and GZA: Ibtihaj
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 2019
      • Roxanne Shanté feat. Biz Markie & Grand Daddy I.U.: Dance to This
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1992
      • Marley Marl: The Symphony (1989)
        Marley Marl: The Symphony
        7.7
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1989
      • Roxanne Shante: Wack It
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1989
      • Roxanne Shante: Live on Stage
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1989
      • Rick James: Loosey's Rap
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté (singing voice)
        • 1988
      • Roxanne Shanté: Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On)
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1985
      • Roxanne Shanté in Roxanne Shante: Roxanne's Revenge (1984)
        Roxanne Shante: Roxanne's Revenge
        6.7
        Music Video
        • Roxanne Shanté
        • 1984

      Composer

      • Roxanne Shanté: Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On)
        Music Video
        • Composer
        • 1985
      • Roxanne Shanté in Roxanne Shante: Roxanne's Revenge (1984)
        Roxanne Shante: Roxanne's Revenge
        6.7
        Music Video
        • Composer
        • 1984

      Producer

      • Chanté Adams in Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
        Roxanne Roxanne
        6.2
        • executive producer (as Roxanne Shante)
        • 2017

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      Time Is Illmatic
      Trailer 2:23
      Time Is Illmatic

      Personal details

      • Alternative names
        • Roxanne Shante
      • Born
        • November 9, 1969
        • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
      • Spouse
        • Jabbar Ali2017 - present (2 children)
      • Other works
        Album, "Bad Sister," Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records 25809, 1989.
      • Publicity listings
        • 1 Biographical Movie

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      • Trivia
        Has a PhD in psychology, which she earned after giving up her career as a hip-hop MC and was paid for by the record company that distributed her recordings, not the label to which she was signed directly. In September 2009, it was revealed that this was a hoax.

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