The Real Roxanne | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Adelaida Martinez |
| Also known as | Roxanne, Joanne Martinez |
| Born | July 24, 1963 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Emcee |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Select |
Adelaida Martinez[1] (born July 24, 1963), better known by her stage name the Real Roxanne, is an American female hip hop MC who recorded for Select Records.
Martinez was born in Brooklyn, New York. In the 1980s, she, the producer of Roxanne Shante, and others were engaged in the Roxanne Wars, a series of answer records inspired by UTFO's hit song "Roxanne, Roxanne", being the officially sanctioned artist in response to all of the answer records. She scored her biggest hit in 1986 by teaming up with Howie Tee on the single "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)", which reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart, her only UK top-40 song to date.[2]