Roxanne Wars

The Roxanne Wars were a well-known series of hip hop rivalries during the mid-1980s, yielding perhaps the most answer records in history. The dispute arose over a failed appearance at a radio promotional show. It was an iconic moment for hip-hop in that it was probably one of, if not the first ever ‘rap beef’ between two artists. There were two Roxannes in question, Roxanne Shanté and The Real Roxanne.