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.

• Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions
• i am OTHER
• Chanté Adams
• Mahershala Ali
• Nia Long
• Elvis Nolasco
• Shenell Edmonds
• Adam Horovitz
• Germar Terrell Gardner
• Terrence Shingler