Life is a battle.
6
98 min
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
Name | Character | Team | |
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Chanté Adams | Roxanne Shanté | Unowned |
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Mahershala Ali | Cross | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Nia Long | Ms. Peggy | Unowned |
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Elvis Nolasco | Ray | Unowned |
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Shenell Edmonds | Ranita | Unowned |
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Adam Horovitz | Attorney Schwartz | Unowned |
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Germar Terrell Gardner | Antwan | Unowned |
Terrence Shingler | Big John | Unowned | |
Nigel A. Fullerton | Biz | Unowned | |
Kristin Dodson | Classmate #1 | Unowned | |
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Curtiss Cook | Dave | Unowned |
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Lyric Hurd | Fastima | Unowned |
Anthony Bisciello | Frank | Unowned | |
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Melvin Mogoli | Jake | Unowned |
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Sean Ringgold | Keith | Unowned |
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Eden Duncan-Smith | Latifa | Unowned |
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Caleb Eberhardt | Lounge Patron | Unowned |
Arnstar | MC Shan | Unowned | |
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Kevin Phillips | Marley | Unowned |
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Drew Olivia Tillman | Monique | Unowned |
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Nelsan Ellis | Mr. Lester | Unowned |
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Charlie Hudson III | Mr. Magic | Unowned |
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Tonye Patano | Ms. Denise | Unowned |
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Heather Simms | Ms. Gina | Unowned |
Tremaine Brown Jr. | Nasir | Unowned | |
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Cindy Cheung | Nurse Mitchell | Unowned |
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Jermaine Crawford | Park Jam MC | Unowned |
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Sharon Gee | Asian Waitress | Unowned |
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Meryl Jones Williams | Photographer | Unowned |
Abraham Infante | Raoul | Unowned | |
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Jermel Howard | Roland | Unowned |
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Miles J. Harvey | Ronald | Unowned |
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Cheryse Dyllan | Sparky Dee | Unowned |
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Mitchell Edwards | Tone | Unowned |
Angela Wildflower | Vanessa | Unowned | |
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Eddie K. Robinson | Venue Worker | Unowned |