Black History Month Spotlight Roxanne Shante

On February 1st, the Recording Academy honored the pioneering Roxanne Shanté, with Lifetime Achievement Awards. As one of hip-hop’s first female rappers to gain widespread acclaim in the mid-1980s, Shanté’s sharp lyricism and fearless persona broke barriers in a male-dominated industry, paving the way for future generations of female MCs. Roxane Shante is Black History 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Dredd currently seven six On this Friday, thirty five degrees
is the high. It is February Black History Month. That
means Mother's a Black History Fact of the day.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
On February first, the Recording Academy honors the pioneer in
Roxanne Chante with Lifetime Achievement Awards. As one of hip
hop's first female rappers to gain widespread acclaim in the
mid nineteen eighties, Chante's sharp lyricism and fearless persona broke

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barriers in a male dominated industry, paving the way for
future generations of female MC's laxim roxinne I Want to
Be Your Man.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
Roxanne Chante is Black History.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Currently seven o seven. You can catch Mother's Black History
Fact another one the next Tuesday. Around this time,