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.

Beats
2019
6.6/10

All Eyez on Me
2017
6.7/10

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
6.8/10

Juice
1992
7.2/10

Belly
1998
6.2/10

Adulthood
2008
6.2/10

You Got Served
2004
6.3/10

The Brave One
2007
6.6/10

Cass
2008
5.9/10

Paid in Full
2002
6.8/10

Ill Manors
2012
6.3/10

Boyz n the Hood
1991
7.6/10

Imperial Dreams
2014
6.6/10

Hands of Stone
2016
6.6/10

Run
1991
6.1/10

Bound by Honor
1993
8.1/10

Hustle & Flow
2005
7.1/10

Mikey and Nicky
1976
6.9/10

Gotti
1996
6.5/10

Jawbone
2017
6.2/10
Hype Nation 3D
2014
5.7/10