Hopefully there will be more movies of this type as there some great stories to tell about the golden era of hiphop and plenty of fans. Written by Much better than most hiphop movies previously made, with a bit more depth and budget I would have gone to the cinema to see this. Way better acted and far more authentic than The Getdown. Good acting and casting and held my attention throughout which is a rarity nowadays for tv output. . I enjoyed some parts about it, primarily the focus on her rap career, Roxanne's Revenge, and how she came up in the game, but a lot of the time, it felt like this film was something it wasn't advertised as.
At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend. Being a huge hip hop fan, mainly of the 80's and 90's, I was excited when i saw a biopic on Roxanne Shante. . . .
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