Roxanne, Roxanne Page #2

Synopsis: In the early 1980s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At the age of 14, Lolita "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden 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 streets of the Queensbridge Projects in NYC.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Michael Larnell
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
75
TV-MA
Year:
2017
100 min
645 Views


you know, that's why I dig you, girl.

You always thinking about everybody else.

But we ain't gonna be able

to get that house right now.

I got something for you.

And we gonna get that house.

[both laughing]

- Baby, is this what I think it is?

- You have to open it and see.

- And this is all for the down payment?

- Yes.

- Where'd you get this?

- I saved it.

- Peggy.

- I saved a little bit every day.

I will do anything for my babies.

Oh, babe. You know what?

We getting that house.

Are we?

We getting that house, girl.

- We getting that house? [laughing]

- Getting that f***ing house. Come here.

You should be sleep. You a big girl now.

You gotta get up for school.

You should do the same.

You gotta go to school, too.

Go to sleep.

So, you telling us

you a Guardian what today?

You need to go ahead

and take that sh*t back to the store.

You can't stop crime

with a T-shirt and a hat.

- Anything else you want?

- You gonna get your ass hurt.

He already look hurt.

[all laughing]

Don't look for me

when you get robbed on the train.

- Whatever.

- Aw... Here we go, man.

Kill that noise. Sucker.

- [Ranita] Whatever.

- [Shan] He's a sucker.

Hey. Pick out what you want, man.

Aw. Look at Lil Cross. Cutie pie.

Looking just like his daddy.

[pager beeping]

Who blowing you up? Your girlfriend?

No.

But, yo, can you help him

pick out some candy?

- I gotta make this call quick.

- Wait. How much you paying?

[chuckles]

You can have whatever this is. Hey.

I'll be right back, all right?

You want a bite?

You know you definitely buying

my licorice, right?

[laughs]

All right.

Where your daddy at?

Should've never took him.

He gave me $15.

I ain't know he was gonna take this long.

- Anybody know what time it is?

- Yeah.

Yeah.

Check it.

Listen.

[rapping] Thought you was dapper

Now you the rappin' babysitter

Should've told him

Don't try to play me, you crazy nigga

Guess that's what happens When your heart swoon

Leave the crew And open up Shante's Romper Room

Look like you're in business black

And all you need is some diapers

And Similac, ha

Come on, little man.

Got you some candy?

You owe me more money.

You took all day.

- I was gone five minutes.

- Five minutes too long.

- We could've left him here.

- Mm.

[chuckles]

Who you think you are?

[both] Hmm?

You funny as hell, Bee.

Project kids be hustling.

Come on, man.

Drop that beat. [laughs]

I hear you out here f***ing

with my door, Shante.

What do you want?

I wanna come in.

What time does this key lock my door?

You wanna be playing with ho's,

keep your ass out there,

but stop knocking on my door.

Hey, hey, hey. Come on, now, Peggy.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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