In an era when the field was predominantly male in the ’70s and ’80s, these fearless wordsmiths, including MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah emerged to transform it.

Hip-hop’s biggest stars lit up Newark for the Rock The Bells Festival on June 28, with legends like Lil' Mo, Remy Ma, LL Cool ...

Roxanne Shanté, born in Queens, New York, on November 9, 1969, entered the rap game at a time when hip-hop was predominantly male-dominated. Shanté’s big break came in 1984, when she was only ...

Hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté, who pushed the art form forward as a teenage battle rapper in the 1980s, is set to become the first solo female rapper to take home a Grammy for lifetime achievement.

Rock The Bells Festival made its long-awaited New Jersey debut this past Saturday, bringing an unforgettable celebration of ...

Roxanne Shanté talks her historic Hip-Hop career, from being the first battle rapper on record to surviving the industry’s wildest moments—including six months living with Rick James.

Roxanne Shanté is seated near the front row inside the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, where she’s minutes away from receiving a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rock the Bells headliners LL Cool J, DJ Kid Capri and Roxanne Shante join Good Day New York on "the ultimate hip hop ...

Highlights this week include Dionne Warwick holding court at The Apollo, indigenous Indonesian dancers  at the Asia Society ...

As the good-natured SiriusXM DJ and Grammy-winning rapper said, it’s “the countdown to the throw down” for us here in New ...

Roxanne Shanté came in spitting venom with confidence. The record hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart (now Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), making it Rick James’ final chart-topping single.