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Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

Life is a battle.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 January 2017

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chanté Adams

Chanté Adams

Roxanne Shanté

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Cross

Nia Long

Nia Long

Ms. Peggy

Elvis Nolasco

Elvis Nolasco

Ray

Shenell Edmonds

Shenell Edmonds

Ranita

Adam Horovitz

Adam Horovitz

Attorney Schwartz

Germar Terrell Gardner

Germar Terrell Gardner

Antwan

Terrence Shingler

Terrence Shingler

Big John

Nigel A. Fullerton

Nigel A. Fullerton

Biz

Kristin Dodson

Kristin Dodson

Classmate #1

Curtiss Cook

Curtiss Cook

Dave

Lyric Hurd

Lyric Hurd

Fastima

Anthony Bisciello

Anthony Bisciello

Frank

Melvin Mogoli

Melvin Mogoli

Jake

Sean Ringgold

Sean Ringgold

Keith

Eden Duncan-Smith

Eden Duncan-Smith

Latifa

Caleb Eberhardt

Caleb Eberhardt

Lounge Patron

Arnstar

Arnstar

MC Shan

Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips

Marley

Drew Olivia Tillman

Drew Olivia Tillman

Monique

Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Mr. Lester

Charlie Hudson III

Charlie Hudson III

Mr. Magic

Tonye Patano

Tonye Patano

Ms. Denise

Heather Simms

Heather Simms

Ms. Gina

Tremaine Brown Jr.

Tremaine Brown Jr.

Nasir

Cindy Cheung

Cindy Cheung

Nurse Mitchell

Jermaine Crawford

Jermaine Crawford

Park Jam MC

Sharon Gee

Sharon Gee

Asian Waitress

Meryl Jones Williams

Meryl Jones Williams

Photographer

Abraham Infante

Abraham Infante

Raoul

Jermel Howard

Jermel Howard

Roland

Miles J. Harvey

Miles J. Harvey

Ronald

Cheryse Dyllan

Cheryse Dyllan

Sparky Dee

Mitchell Edwards

Mitchell Edwards

Tone

Angela Wildflower

Angela Wildflower

Vanessa

Eddie K. Robinson

Eddie K. Robinson

Venue Worker

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