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| name = The Real Roxanne
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| birth_name = Adelaida Martinez
| birth_name = Adelaida Martinez
| alias = Roxanne, Joanne Martinez
| alias = Roxanne, Joanne Martinez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|07|24}}
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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], U.S.
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| instrument = Vocals
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| origin = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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| instrument = Vocals
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]]
| occupation = [[Master of Ceremonies|Emcee]]
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| years_active = 1984–present
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| label = [[Select Records|Select]]
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'''Adelaida Martinez'''<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=The Real Roxanne Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-real-roxanne-mn0000416293/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> (born July 24, 1963), better known by her stage name '''the Real Roxanne''', is an American female [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[Master of Ceremonies|MC]] who recorded for [[Select Records]].
'''Adelaida Martinez'''<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=The Real Roxanne Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-real-roxanne-mn0000416293/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> (born July 24, 1963), better known by her stage name '''the Real Roxanne''', is an American female [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[Master of Ceremonies|MC]] who recorded for [[Select Records]].


Martinez was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. In the 1980s, she, the producer of [[Roxanne Shante]], and others were engaged in the [[Roxanne Wars]], a series of [[answer song|answer record]]s 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 in the [[UK Singles Chart]], her only [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Top 40]] [[hit record|hit]] to date.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=453}}</ref>
Martinez was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. In the 1980s, she, the producer of [[Roxanne Shante]], and others were engaged in the [[Roxanne Wars]], a series of [[answer song|answer record]]s 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.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=453}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
The role of the Real Roxanne was originally filled by a different woman, Elease Jack, who recorded the first single ''The Real Roxanne'' under the character's name. Meanwhile, Martinez claims to have been introduced to UTFO in a fashion very similar to the Roxanne story. Already acquainted with Paul Anthony George, a member of [[Full Force]], the group that produced UTFO:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapindustry.com/roxanne_interview.htm|title=The Real Roxanne: - INTERVIEW &#124; HIP HOP THROWBACK &#124; RAPINDUSTRY.COM|access-date=2011-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201854/http://www.rapindustry.com/roxanne_interview.htm|archive-date=2018-01-07|url-status=dead }}</ref>
The role of the Real Roxanne was originally filled by a different woman, Elease Jack, who recorded the first single "The Real Roxanne" under the character's name. Meanwhile, Martinez claims to have been introduced to UTFO in a fashion very similar to the Roxanne story. Already acquainted with Paul Anthony George, a member of [[Full Force]], the group that produced UTFO:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapindustry.com/roxanne_interview.htm|title=The Real Roxanne: – Interview &#124; Hip Hop Throwback &#124; RapIndustry.com|access-date=2011-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107201854/http://www.rapindustry.com/roxanne_interview.htm|archive-date=2018-01-07|url-status=dead }}</ref>


<blockquote>Ironic[ally] enough, I briefly met Doc Ice and Kangol (Kid) at the Albee Square Mall in Brooklyn, and, like Roxanne, I paid them no mind when they tried to get their rap on. All this was taking place while Paul Anthony and I were just becoming friends. Full Force was looking for someone to play the permanent role of Roxanne, even though they had already cut the track with someone they picked out of a club, whom, by the way, had absolutely no rap experience. They utilized her for an answer back to outbid Roxanne Shante's track. It seems that while they tried to create this character, they were having issues with this individual and her mother, so I was told, and that's when I was asked by Paul Anthony if I would audition for the guys, and I said sure, and I did. And, from there, I kept on walking in the shoes of THE REAL Roxanne!'</blockquote>
<blockquote>Ironic[ally] enough, I briefly met Doc Ice and Kangol (Kid) at the Albee Square Mall in Brooklyn, and, like Roxanne, I paid them no mind when they tried to get their rap on. All this was taking place while Paul Anthony and I were just becoming friends. Full Force was looking for someone to play the permanent role of Roxanne, even though they had already cut the track with someone they picked out of a club, whom, by the way, had absolutely no rap experience. They utilized her for an answer back to outbid Roxanne Shante's track. It seems that while they tried to create this character, they were having issues with this individual and her mother, so I was told, and that's when I was asked by Paul Anthony if I would audition for the guys, and I said sure, and I did. And, from there, I kept on walking in the shoes of THE REAL Roxanne!'</blockquote>
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|[[UTFO (album)|UTFO]]
|''[[UTFO (album)|UTFO]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Roxanne Meets UTFO"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with UTFO)</span>{{efn|name=Roxanne}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=UTFO With Roxanne|date=1984|title=Roxanne Meets UTFO|type=track listing|publisher=[[Streetwave]]|id=MKHAN 40}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Roxanne Meets UTFO"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with UTFO)</span>{{efn|name=Roxanne}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=UTFO With Roxanne|date=1984|title=Roxanne Meets UTFO|type=track listing|publisher=[[Streetwave]]|id=MKHAN 40}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Romeo Part I & Part II"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(With [[Hitman Howie Tee]])</span>
! scope="row"| "Romeo Part I & Part II"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(With [[Hitman Howie Tee]])</span>
|1985
|1985
|align="center"| 64
|align="center"| 64
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|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(With Hitman Howie Tee)</span>
! scope="row"| "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(With Hitman Howie Tee)</span>
|1986
|1986
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| 24
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|align="center"| 80
|align="center"| 80
|-
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! scope="row"| "Ya Brother Does"{{efn|name=Roxanne}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/ya-brother-does-vinyl-single-mr0002778210|title=The Real Roxanne - Ya Brother Does [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Select #66458)|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Ya Brother Does"{{efn|name=Roxanne}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/ya-brother-does-vinyl-single-mr0002778210|title=The Real Roxanne - Ya Brother Does [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Select #66458)|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
|1992
|1992
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
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| ''Go Down (But Don't Bite It)''
| ''Go Down (But Don't Bite It)''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Lollipop"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with UTFO, featuring Syncere)</span><ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=UTFO|date=1998|title=Lollipop / Roxanne, Roxanne|type=track listing|publisher=Black Jam|id=050-16835}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Lollipop"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with UTFO, featuring Syncere)</span><ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=UTFO|date=1998|title=Lollipop / Roxanne, Roxanne|type=track listing|publisher=Black Jam|id=050-16835}}</ref>
|1998
|1998
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
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| ''The Best of U.T.F.O.''
| ''The Best of U.T.F.O.''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "I Can't"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/do/album/i-cant-single/1476372276|title=I Can't - The Real Roxanne - Release Info|website=Apple Music|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "I Can't"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/do/album/i-cant-single/1476372276|title=I Can't - The Real Roxanne - Release Info|website=Apple Music|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
|2019
|2019
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, showing year released and album name
|+ List of singles, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album
! scope="col"| Album
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Hitman Howie Tee]] and Joe Ski Love)</span><ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee and Joe Ski Love|date=1986|title=Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off| type=track listing|publisher=[[Cooltempo]]|id=COOLX 127}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Hitman Howie Tee]] and Joe Ski Love)</span><ref>{{cite AV media notes|others=The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee and Joe Ski Love|date=1986|title=Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off| type=track listing|publisher=[[Cooltempo]]|id=COOLX 127}}</ref>
| 1986
| 1986
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
|}
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| 1988
| 1988
| [[Kid 'n Play]]
| [[Kid 'n Play]]
|''[[2 Hype]]''
| ''[[2 Hype]]''
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|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p89}}
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{discogs artist}}
* [http://www.therealroxanne.com Weblog Press Website (therealroxanne.com)]
* [http://www.therealroxanne.com Weblog Press Website (therealroxanne.com)]
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 10 August 2024

The Real Roxanne
Birth nameAdelaida Martinez
Also known asRoxanne, Joanne Martinez
Born (1963-07-24) July 24, 1963 (age 61)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationEmcee
InstrumentVocals
Years active1984–present
LabelsSelect

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]

Career

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The role of the Real Roxanne was originally filled by a different woman, Elease Jack, who recorded the first single "The Real Roxanne" under the character's name. Meanwhile, Martinez claims to have been introduced to UTFO in a fashion very similar to the Roxanne story. Already acquainted with Paul Anthony George, a member of Full Force, the group that produced UTFO:[3]

Ironic[ally] enough, I briefly met Doc Ice and Kangol (Kid) at the Albee Square Mall in Brooklyn, and, like Roxanne, I paid them no mind when they tried to get their rap on. All this was taking place while Paul Anthony and I were just becoming friends. Full Force was looking for someone to play the permanent role of Roxanne, even though they had already cut the track with someone they picked out of a club, whom, by the way, had absolutely no rap experience. They utilized her for an answer back to outbid Roxanne Shante's track. It seems that while they tried to create this character, they were having issues with this individual and her mother, so I was told, and that's when I was asked by Paul Anthony if I would audition for the guys, and I said sure, and I did. And, from there, I kept on walking in the shoes of THE REAL Roxanne!'

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
R&B
/HH
[4]
The Real Roxanne 30
Go Down (But Don't Bite It)[a]
  • Released: April 17, 1992[5]
  • Label: Select/Elektra
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[4] 		BEL
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		UK
[8]
"The Real Roxanne"
(with UTFO)[a] 		1984 44 — — — UTFO
"Roxanne Meets UTFO"
(with UTFO)[a][9] 		— — — — Non-album singles
"Romeo Part I & Part II"
(With Hitman Howie Tee) 		1985 64 — — —
"Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)"
(With Hitman Howie Tee) 		1986 24 — — 11 The Real Roxanne
"Respect" 1988 55 27 24 71
"Roxanne's on a Roll" 80 40 42 80
"Ya Brother Does"[a][10] 1992 — — — — Go Down (But Don't Bite It)
"Lollipop"
(with UTFO, featuring Syncere)[11] 		1998 — — — — The Best of U.T.F.O.
"I Can't"[12] 2019 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off"
(with Hitman Howie Tee and Joe Ski Love)[13] 		1986 Non-album single

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Undercover"[14] 1988 Kid 'n Play 2 Hype

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Published as "Roxanne"

Citations

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  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "The Real Roxanne Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 453. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "The Real Roxanne: – Interview | Hip Hop Throwback | RapIndustry.com". Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "The Real Roxanne - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Real Roxanne - Go Down (But Don't Bite It) (CD - Elektra #61207)". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "The Real Roxanne Chart History (Ultratop)". Ultratop. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Real Roxanne Chart History (Dutch Charts)". Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Real Roxanne Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Official Charts. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Roxanne Meets UTFO (track listing). UTFO With Roxanne. Streetwave. 1984. MKHAN 40.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "The Real Roxanne - Ya Brother Does [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Select #66458)". AllMusic.
  11. ^ Lollipop / Roxanne, Roxanne (track listing). UTFO. Black Jam. 1998. 050-16835.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "I Can't - The Real Roxanne - Release Info". Apple Music. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Real Roxanne Meets Pee Wee Herman And Howie's Tee'd Off (track listing). The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee and Joe Ski Love. Cooltempo. 1986. COOLX 127.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Huey, Steve. "Kid 'N Play - 2 Hype". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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