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Roxanne Shante had made her mark as a female rapper long before Nicki Minaj and Cardi B AP
Roxanne Shante had made her mark as a female rapper long before Nicki Minaj and Cardi B AP
Original hip-hop queen Roxanne Shante on Netflix film and rapping in a man’s world
The rap pioneer talks to Saeed Saeed about her celebrated career