![]() Salt N Pepa's first single on Next Plateau was 1986's "I'll Take Your Man". Originally known as Super Nature, Salt N Pepa hit the scene in 1985 with “The Show Stoppa,” an answer to Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick’s “The Show” released on Philadelphia’s Pop Art Records. Roxanne, Roxanne chronicles Shanté's life and career and her rise from a battle rapper in the notorious Queensbridge housing projects to one of Hip-Hop's first solo female recorded MCs. ![]() In 2017, Netflix released the Michael Larnell-directed Roxanne, Roxanne which was executive produced by Shanté along with Michael Y. After a run of hits on independent Philadelphia label Pop Art that included “Bite This”, “Runaway” and “Queen of Rox” Shante’ became one of few female MC’s to be taken seriously in rap’s male dominated industry. Before making records Shante’ could be found battling Mc’s and freestyling on QB park benches with Infinite, Akim and MC Shan. ![]() Sha Rock was a first in many things and she walked so female MC’s could run.īattle MC Roxanne Shante’ was walking to the laundry mat in Queensbridge projects when her neighbor Marley Marl asked her to spit some rhymes over the instrumental of UTFO’s 1984 smash hit “Roxanne Roxanne.” That recording ultimately became rap music’s first diss record “Roxanne’s Revenge” and it catapulted her to stardom. US Girls performed on the movie Beat Street and appeared on the soundtrack. The group disbanded by 1984 when Sha Rock joined Debbie D and Lisa Lee in US Girls. The Funky 4 were the first rap act on Bobby Robinson’s Enjoy Records where they released 1979’s “Rappin’ And Rockin’ The House.” The group also recorded “That’s The Joint,” “Do You Wanna Rock” and “The Mexican” for Sugar Hill records. The Funky 4 Plus One was the first mixed gender group and they were also the first rap group on national television when Debbie Harry of Blondie invited them as her special guest on Saturday Night Live. MC Sha Rock returned to the group and become the plus one. Sha Rock left the Funky 4 not long after Rahiem, then MC Jazzy Jeff and Lil Rodney C of the Magnificent 7 joined the Funky 4. Rahiem left the Funky 4 in May of 1979 and joined Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4 (making their group the Furious 5). Rahiem joined next and they made up the Funky 4. When Sha joined the Brothers Disco only K.K. Sha Rock told The Foundation that she was a B Girl and attended Kool Herc parties in 1975 and ’76 and she also attended B Boy parties at the P.A.L. Sha Rock was a student at Evander High School in the Bronx and when DJ’s Breakout and Baron of the Brothers Disco came to her school to audition MC’s for their group Sha Rock auditioned and was chosen. MC Sha Rock of the Funky 4 and the Funky 4 Plus One is credited as the first female MC of Hip Hop culture.
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