In response, U.T.F.O. released "Roxanne, Roxanne, Pt. 2: Calling Her A Crab", likening Shanté to an ape and a crab. The final record directly involved in the beef between the two artists came from Shanté, titled "Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On)".

In 2008, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was ranked #84 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. [7] The group formed in the early 1980s and were originally known as UFO. However, the name was taken by an English rock band so they were forced to change it to UTFO.

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Jan 1, 2013 · Considering UTFO produced the Real Roxanne to counter Shanté, it was ironic that this one also aimed loosely at Shanté (Kangol Kid: “I got a name of a hat, as I recall…” drawing from a line at the beginning of “Roxanne’s Revenge”), in which they took back all the compliments they had given to Roxanne in the first record, give out ...

Roxanne, Roxanne Lyrics: Yo EMD / Yeah, what's up man? / There goes that girl they call Roxanne, she's all stuck up / Why do you say that? / 'Cause she wouldn't give a guy like me no rap / Man ...

UTFO is the debut studio album by American hip hop group UTFO, released in 1985 by Select Records. [3] The most notable track on the album is "Roxanne, Roxanne"—the track that ignited the Roxanne Wars. The tracks "The Real Roxanne" and "Calling Her a Crab (Roxanne Part 2)" are answer songs.

May 28, 2008 · There were two Roxannes in question, Roxanne Shanté and The Real Roxanne. In 1984, the hip-hop trio U.T.F.O., produced by the R&B group Full Force, released a single titled “Hanging Out,” which did not do well.

Aug 3, 2024 · It all began innocently enough with UTFO’s 1984 single “Roxanne, Roxanne,” a catchy tune about a girl named Roxanne who rebuffs the group’s romantic advances. Little did they know, this track would spark one of the most talked-about beefs in hip-hop history.

So someone else said, it's would be Roxanne Shante vs UTFO if we are talking majors and MCs. At the same time hip hop started with rivaling crews djing and dance Battling, including battle MCing (shit graffitti battles still go on too).

UTFO is a Brooklyn, New York City, New York group that is mostly known for the song “Roxanne, Roxanne”, which spawned what is known as the “Roxanne Wars”, wi...