Queensbridge legend Roxanne Shantè will be inducted into Berklee College's inaugural Hip-Hop Hall of Fame on November 28 in Boston Massachusetts. The induction will take place at the school's performance center by its Africana Studies Division. Emmett G. Price, dean of the Africana Studies Division at Berklee, spoke with Chronicle about the honor of inducting Shantè.
“Berklee is the world’s preeminent institution of contemporary music, dance, and theater; of course we are going to celebrate Hip-Hop in grand fashion with an unforgettable concert and the launch of the Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame,” Price said. “What a tremendous privilege and a deep honor to have the legend herself, Roxanne Shantè, join us for this historic and monumental occasion.”
Shantè came to prominence in the mid '80s after answering UTFO's hit, "Roxanne,Roxanne" with "Roxanne's Revenge." The answer set off a firestorm prompting dozens of answers in the "Roxanne Wars." As a member of the Marley Marl led Juice Crew collective, Shantè was responsible for the early success of Biz Markie and MC Shan.