: We guess that persistence pays off……
Twenty-five years after the release of UTFO's "Roxanne, Roxanne", MediaTakeOut.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that the most famous Hip-Hop romantic pursuit has finally come to an end. You see Kangol Kid, lead singer to UTFO, was caught making out with The Real Roxanne.
After 10 years of "Beef", the two had not spoken until last week at a show in New York where the olive branch was delivered and sealed with what appears to be more than a friendly kiss. Hip-Hop now has its happy ending!
For all you youngin's who don't know what this is all about - here's the song Roxanne, Roxanne
And here's Roxanne's reply tot he song:
THE REAL-Roxanne ***é, Ph.D. (born Lolita ***é Gooden on November 9, 1969) is an American hip-hop pioneer. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Projects, ***é first gained attention through the Roxanne Wars and her association with the legendary Juice Crew. ***é's career began at the age of 14 when she encountered influential record producer Marley Marl, radio DJ Mr. Magic, and Tyrone Williams talking about how UTFO had canceled their appearance at a show they were promoting. ***é offered to record an answer to UTFO's recent hit "Roxanne, Roxanne," which was about a woman named who rejects the members of the group. The men agreed and the result was "Roxanne's Revenge," a confrontational and profane song in which ***é assumed the role of Roxanne, dissing UTFO over a Marley Marl-produced instrumental (The official UTFO response to the their own song, was the song “The Real Roxanne,” with artist Adelaida Martinez assuming the role of Roxanne and eventually recording under the same stage name as the song title). ***é's version and the Real Roxanne's version sparked the Roxanne Wars and made ***é a hip-hop star in the process. The single would go on to sell over 250,000 copies in the New York area alone. One of the founding members of the Juice Crew, most of her tracks would be produced by Marley Marl, with the exception of several songs on ***é’s last album, 1992’s The *** is Back.
As an MC, ***é had an extraordinary ability to freestyle (improvise) entire songs. "Roxanne’s Revenge" was an example, reportedly written as it was recorded—in one take.[citation needed] However, the original version of the song was rerecorded after UTFO sued over the usage of its original backing track; the new version featured slightly different music with less profanity. People are most familiar with this version, which appears on the original 12-inch single released in 1984, with the original on the reverse side.
In 1988, ***é and Rick James had a hit with "Loosey's Rap."
At the age of 25, ***é retired from the recording industry to become a psychologist. She continues to make occasional guest appearances and live performances, as well as mentor young female hip-hop artists. She also took part in a series of Sprite commercials during the late 1990s. She is married and has one son and one daughter. She earned a PhD in psychology from Cornell University[1][2][3]—paid for by her record label via an unusual contract clause—and has a practice in Queens. She is a vegan and owns Hip-Hop Ices ice cream parlor in Queens.
She will be portrayed by actress Keke Palmer in The Vapors, a film about the formation and rise of the Juice Crew.[4]
In 2008, her single "Roxanne's Revenge" was ranked number 42 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
Y'all love hiphip but don't know your history. That Roxanne MENTIONED ABOVE (Adelaida Martinez) started off in the video, then some years later with the help of UTFO put out an album dissing the THE REAL ROXANNE ***.
Lyrics: "I'm Kangol from UTFO, she said so, I said so..baby don't you know..I can sing, rap, dance in just one show. I'm Kangol, Mr. Sophisticator...as far as I know ain't nobody greater..from beginning to end and to the beginning..I never lose cause I'm all about winnin..but if I was to lose, I wouldn't be upset..cuz im not a gambler, I don't bet!!"
Now that's old skool....d@mn...did I just reveal my age....oh well...it's all good....
funny how ery1 is like who cares and whateva..da wack as* "rappers" if dats what yall call em dat r out now prob wouldn't b if it werent 4 these pioneers, dis is when hip hop was truly hip hop! its sad when u listen to dis and if i turn on da radio right now it'll b sum bullshi* like do da stanky leg or sumtin!!
WOW MTO, y’all really are dumb! That’s how the song goes, the song is about Roxanne and she had a little part in the song as well as added it to her song, it’s called making a hit and then making a follow up with a part 2, you know like they do these days. Oh yeah and that was Roxanne *** that was beefing with them not this Roxanne... *** MTO, do we have to do y'all job for y'all dang get the facts PLEASE!
MISSCMD agreed If you don’t know what to say trying being quite!!! To see two people come together after a ten year feud is news to me, no matter how old you are. Who cares if your not familiar with these people read the post, I don't know who they are and that doesn’t matter, media take out.com have fans of all ages so get over yourself it's not all about you. It's some serious hatters on this site, some of ya'll need to think deep and hard before you call somebody ugly. How that saying goes "That's the pot calling the kettle black"
*** that takes me back....If this is true, then good for them...UTFO were real hip-hop pioneers...
The Real Roxanne was WACK! She was definitely someone who just got a record deal off her looks...I remember seeing her open up for Kid-***-Play in Hampton, VA back in the day and people threw everything they could get their hands on at her and booed her off the stage....NO talent..
MTO Idiots, Yall Don't Even Know HipHop Culture Either?? Wow...Kangol never had problem with this particular "Roxanne", these two have been knowing each other since the full force days. In fact, she was "created" to go after the "other roxanne" to actually defend, Kangol, Doctor Ice & The Educated Rapper. Who the hell you think wrote this womans rhymes??? Well She is kissing him. OOOOOOOOH YALL SO IGNORANT!!!
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HAHA Iam So Suprised To Even See A Story On Here About Him LMAO My Dad Is Really Good Friends W/Him Nd Im Cool With His Son..Personally I Know Him *** His Wife Just Got A Divorce So Hes Free To Date Whoever He Wants. He Even Explained To Me His Whole Feud With Roxanne *** He Said It Wasnt Really Beef It Was Just A Respect Thing...Cool For Them Tho..wow
MTO are you dumb or just plain stupid? the person in those pics is NOT the Real Roxanne. how can the idiots who put this article together even think its the same person? The Real Roxanne looks way different from this chick and is wayyy prettier than her. this site gets worse and worse as time goes on
TexasGlamourChic writes: 80s babies stand up!!! Um, seriously tho MTO this aint news....lmao @ all the youngins asking who these people are, see this is exactly why yall lil *** should spend more time learning where hip hop started so you can get a better understanding of where it's going! Sitting on MTO all *** day aint going to teach you a sh*t but how to knock another one's hustle, no one who claims they know the game should even have to ask who these people are. Ask your mama or your older siblings and they can tell you...or better yet, log off this garbage *** site sometimes and learn the power of google!!!! The internet holds more information than useless gossip you little stupid ***. ---------------------------------------- Amen...Preach...Cause these clowns from this day and age are garbage to the tenth power from lil'dck sck to Soulja Boy to Jeezy and all the rest with a yung or a lil' in front of their name..Real Talk.Brooklyn Lives-Where the greatest rapper to bless th mic lived...NOTORIOUS.
man, dont ya'll just miss ol'school rap. them days i could relate to da music, like dats me on da block try'na holla at so *** so. ***, but nowadays i cant *** with these dudes, caz they talking *** out my leauge. on some "Sicillian chic with coke in her derriere". man when has any of us seen r done *** like that.
I'M OVER HERE AT WORK DYING!!!
FIRST-I STILL REMEMBER THE WORDS TO BOTH SONGS (YEAH I'M OLD AS HELL)
SECOND-I REMEMBER MY MOM TELLING ME "IF YOU LEARN YOUR LESSONS LIKE YOU LEARN THEM SONGS THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL "A" ON YOUR REPORT CARD" (I DIDN'T GET ALL "A" AND MY PUNISHMENT WAS LISTENING TO CLASSICAL MUSIC UNTIL THE NEW REPORT CARDS CAME OUT-BUT I STILL HAD MY BF'S SONY WALKMAN)
THIRD- AT THE END WHEN SHE SAID "HELLZ NO" TALKING ABOUT MEETING DUDE AT THE BEACH, I WAS SINGING IT AND MY MOM HIT ME IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND TOLD ME TO WATCH MY MOUTH. WTH, I WAS JUST SINGING THE SONG. I'M STILL HURT BY THAT!! CHILD ABUSE - LMAO!!
ANYWHOOOO....I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE GROWING UP WITH THIS MUSIC DURING THESE TIMES AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING...WELL MAYBE MY PLAMA TV HEHEHE!!
MTO can't tell the difference between these two females!? Get real.
The chick in the Louis Vuitton outfit is the Real Roxanne (a/***/a Adelaida Martinez)one of the many Roxannes in the 'Roxanne Wars'. This other chick with the Sade-like forehead is named Elease Jack. I never heard Elease Jack answer back to ANY of the Roxanne raps. And she goes as far to have a MYSPACE page. I was listening to hip hop since Rapper's Delight and never seen or heard of this chick.
respect your opinion@only1james but i think she looked better THEN that don't even look like her to me i remembet i had her tape and me and my boys used to ride to that utfo tape my boy was the first to start driving and we used to play bdp,public enemy,big daddy kane,whodini,run dmc eric b.&rakim,epmd etc etc good ol days
The Real Roxanne & Hitman Howie Tee! Wow, those were the days. I do not think she had beef with them, but she did reply to the Roxanne, Roxanne song. I'm not your friend, I'm not your lover & I'm so glad I'm not your mother, cause if I was I would hide or better yet commit suicide. Bringing back memories....fly girl, one love, Sally, you been played, young world............... Good ole days
You youngins don't know nothing about real old school hip hop! That's why hip hop is the way it is today! Those were the jams back in the day!!! I use to love both of these songs.
However, MTO you need to do your research because there was "The Real Roxanne" and "Roxanne ***" who were both well known in the 80's. Matter of fact, I think they had a feud going because of their rap names.
LMAO I CAN SEE MTO DONT NO THEIR HIP HOP!!!! THEY ARE *** RONG!!! THATS NOT THE ROXANNE THEY WERE DISSIN THE ROXANNE THEY WERE DISSIN WAS ROXANE ***! THE DARK SKIN CHICK THE LITTLE 14 YEAR OLD DROM THE BRONX SHE DISSED THEM FIRST FOR TAKIN HER NAME OR SOMETHIN AND THAT LIGHT SKIN CHICK AINT THE REAL ROXANNAE SO YEP UTFO WAS NOT DISSIN LIL LIGHT SKIN UP THERE THEY WERE DISSIN ROXANNE *** (GOOGLE HER) SHE DISSED THEM FIRST AND SHE DISSED THE LIVING *** OUT OF THEM! AT AGE ONLY 14!!!!!
I usually do not even log in, but this right here..is somewhat history in the making, like i said, somewhat! As every one has tiredlessly said, that is that not the Roxanne, that UTFO feuded with, it was Roxanne ***'. Yes I remember, I'm 28 and I feel kinda old now, but I am glad I was born when REAL rap and hiphop was being created and transformed. And for all the li'l knot headed youngin's talking about " who cares, so wack, wtf are they"...Dude, aren't you guys gonna be elated to tell your children the reason why hiphop essentially died, was because Soulja Boy...wanted to supaman dat hoe =O/
*big ole fat heavy *** sigh*
Our future....
God Bless...be easy people and respect ya gotdang elders and the pioneers.
MTO got it all wrong
there were THREE ROXANNE'S
The original Roxanne- Lolita ***é Gooden- was the only Roxanne that had beef with UTFO.
The chick with the big forhead in the recent pics is "The Real Roxanne", born ELISE JACKS who recorded Full Force's official response to "Roxanne,Roxanne" the song of course being titled as "The Real Roxanne"
The lightskin chick with blone hair is ADELADIA JoAnne MARTINEZ...after Elise left The Full Force camp she was replaced by a young Puerto Rican lady named Adeladia JoAnne Martinez who in turn would become the official and final Real Roxanne.
I thought Kangol was dating Tiffany Glass??? What happened with that? They were inseparable.
That whole "Roxanne" feud was getting sickening real quick.
On a side note...there are really some clueless people on this site! Clueless as to the foundations of the hip-hop era. That's why they think Lil' Wayne is the greatest rapper alive. So sad...
@ NeXplicableP you are so rite in 84'-85' this was one of the biggest stories, feuds in hip hop now you have heads who never even heard of Roxanne, WTF. Young heads if you are truely fans of Hip Hop listen to somthing made befor 2004! Big *** ups to the old school ,Rakim, KRS-1, RunDMC, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, Curtis Blow, Cold Crush, Funky Four Plus One, Egyptian Lover, Uncle Jams ARMY, King T, Public Enemy, De la Soul, MC Shan, Marly Marl, Mc Lyte, Sparky D etc. etc.
People are on here saying "WHO ARE THEY?" instead of
1.Go to FILE (on firefox) 2.Open TAB 3.Type GOOGLE in ADDRESS bar 4.Type ROXANNE and the word KANGOL and READ!!!!
I bet any white kid in Amerika knows exactly who these 2 are and how UTFO and ROXANNE had one of the first and biggest dis records long before everyone was a super thug.
