Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]

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This compilation comprises five tracks from Shanté's uneven debut Bad Sister, six from her merciless sequel, The Bitch Is Back, plus an over-produced new song and the deathless hit single, "Roxanne's Revenge," teenage Lolita Gooden's smart-ass riposte to U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne, Roxanne." Shanté has attitude in her veins, and nobody else can come up with a dis as devastating as hers. When she turns her attention to dance tracks, though, it's not as effective as when she's tearing new orifices in MCs she doesn't like (meaning any who aren't named Roxanne Shanté). But then there's her voice, a high-grade sandpaper wonder, breathlessly racing through her catalog of snaps, like a bratty little sister who's fought her way all the way up to the throne. --Douglas Wolk

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Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]

Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits [Explicit Lyrics]
Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Even now, still one of the best!
  • Good, but could have been better
  • Not bad, but her best tracks aren't here
  • the REAL queen of rap!
  • Good effort 4 stars
 Roxanne Shante's Greatest Hits
Roxanne Shante
Manufacturer: Cold Chillin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000010DR
Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Roxannes Revenge
  2. Have A Nice Day
  3. Go On Girl
  4. Live On Stage
  5. Knockin' Hiney
  6. Feelin' Kinda Horny
  7. Brothers Ain't Shit
  8. Big Mama
  9. Dance To This
  10. Yes Yes Y'all
  11. Straight Razor
  12. Deadly Rhymes
  13. Queen Pin

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This compilation comprises five tracks from Shanté's uneven debut Bad Sister, six from her merciless sequel, The Bitch Is Back, plus an over-produced new song and the deathless hit single, "Roxanne's Revenge," teenage Lolita Gooden's smart-ass riposte to U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne, Roxanne." Shanté has attitude in her veins, and nobody else can come up with a dis as devastating as hers. When she turns her attention to dance tracks, though, it's not as effective as when she's tearing new orifices in MCs she doesn't like (meaning any who aren't named Roxanne Shanté). But then there's her voice, a high-grade sandpaper wonder, breathlessly racing through her catalog of snaps, like a bratty little sister who's fought her way all the way up to the throne. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Even now, still one of the best!.......2006-06-30

The R.O.X.A.N.N.E.is still one of the best that did hip-hop! The actual culture off hip hop is present in the FIRST queen of rap. Much props for this album, a classic.

3 out of 5 stars Good, but could have been better.......2003-12-05

Roxanne Shante', by no doubt is one of the Queens of hip hop and I have always loved her work. This is a great album and it showcased many of her early hits, but I just wished that this greatest hits collection could have included some of her freestyles that she used to do at her concerts. She used to battle the Cold Crush Brothers, UTFO, Real Roxanne, and others. Other than that, this was a great album for many of her fans to hear.

3 out of 5 stars Not bad, but her best tracks aren't here.......2001-03-17

This is a lost opportunity. Roxanne Shante's best tracks were the three singles she released before her first album. Only the first one, 'Roxanne's Revenge' is here, and it was always the weakest of the three.

If you want to hear Shante at her very best, then the two following single releases 'Queen Of Rox: Shante Rox On' and the apocalyptic 'Bite This' are the tracks to find. It's incredible that they're not on here.

The tracks that are here are some average tracks from her debut album, (in which she went for the mainstream and lost what made her good), and better ones from the second album, which included her fourth and last classic track, 'Big Mama'. Not bad overall, and better this than nothing, but without those two singles, this is a very flawed compliation.

5 out of 5 stars the REAL queen of rap!.......2000-07-31

this cd is a definate must have for old school rap fans! shante is the leader in the female rap ring!

5 out of 5 stars Good effort 4 stars.......1999-09-02

I am still a big fan of Shante even though she is no longer in the business. I have reviewed this and I can say honestly say it is not worth 5 stars. The problem with this is not album content, it is Shante's career. The people behind all of this were not with her and that is why most of the people who were also on the label are not around or floundering (see Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Kool G. Rap, Craig G, Master Ace, T.J. Swann, Cold Chillin Records, Livin' Large Records). They had talent, but no guidance, no business mind and that is why none of them are in the game anymore and I blame that on the heads of the aofrementioned record labels. I love Shante, but the people guiding her career need to be drawn and quartered. I will give it 4 stars.

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