Hip-hop pioneer Roxanne Shanté has apologized for lying about earning her Ph.D. In August, The New York's Daily News published a story about the legendary femcee convincing her former label home, Warner Music Group, to pay for her college "for life." Read More
It was one of the very few feel-good, David vs. Goliath stories we've ever published about the Hip Hop industry. Read More
*An Australian TV special has apologized for a skit in which the contestants donned blackface and afro wigs to imitate the Jackson 5, and whiteface to mimic lead singer Michael Jackson. Read More
Roxanne Shanté (born Lolita Gooden) was walking outside a New York housing project called Queensbridge when she heard three men ... Read the full Roxanne Shanté bio.