roxanne. and unknowingly made a new name for herself. she was born lolita shante this point forward, she was roxanne. >> "roxanne's revenge blows up". >> yes, it does. everybody and their mama want to be roxanne. >> shante was one of hip-hop's earliest success stories, but she didn't get to cash in on her newfound fame. you had a record deal, a new hit song, it's making a lot of money, but you're not making money. >> no. >> you are not getting paid and making money? >> no. no. >> one way she knew she could make money was battling. in 1985, she entered herself into the mc battle for world supremacy, and it looked like she was going win. >> i remember one of the judges saying so what does it take for her to lose. so surprise me. the only way she can lose is if she got a 4 or something. there is no way she can lose. she's been getting 9s and 10s all day. even the people who didn't want the give me 9s and 10s gave me 9s and 10s. when it got down to the last two rapper, it was myself and busy bee. >> let me tell you, you know you're through. what you say, i'm younger t