{"id":183835,"date":"2023-07-18T09:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=183835"},"modified":"2023-07-13T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:49:43","slug":"nas-on-rapping-for-roxanne-shante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/nas-on-rapping-for-roxanne-shante\/","title":{"rendered":"Nas On Rapping For Roxanne Shante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"183836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/nas-on-rapping-for-roxanne-shante\/nas-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?resize=540%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-183836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nas.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roxanne Shant\u00e9 was just 14 years old when she released \u201cRoxanne\u2019s Revenge\u201d in late 1984, a seething response to the U.T.F.O. track \u201cRoxanne, Roxanne.\u201d Growing up in the Queensbridge Projects in Queens, a young Nas would often see her around and recognized her as a \u201chood star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, he was a bit intimidated by Shant\u00e9\u2019s imposing presence. 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