# Roxanne Shante discography

The following is the discography of Roxanne Shante, an American rapper.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B /HH |
| Bad Sister | Released: October 20, 1989 Label: Cold Chillin'/Reprise/Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | 52 |
| The Bitch Is Back | Released: October 5, 1992 Label: Livin' Large/Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, Cassette | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B /HH |
| Def Mix Vol. 1 | Released: October, 1985 Label: Pop Art Records Formats: LP, Cassette | 61 |
| Greatest Hits | Released: September 12, 1995 Label: Cold Chillin' Formats: CD, LP, Cassette | — |
| The Best Of Cold Chillin': Roxanne Shante | Released: October 9, 2001 Label: Landspeed Records Formats: CD, LP | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## EPs

List of extended plays :
| Title | Details | Track listings |
| Round 1 (with Sparky Dee) | Released: 1985 Label: Spin Records Formats: LP, Cassette | Track listing "Roxanne's Revenge" "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne, You're Through)" "Round 1 (Censored)" "Sparky's Profile" "Roxanne's Profile" "Round 1 (Uncensored)" |
| Thin Line | Released: 1996 Label: Salmon Records Formats: LP (Limited Edition) | Track listing "Thin Line (Reality Mix)" "Thin Line (Marley's Radio Mix)" "Thin Line (Player Mix)" "Thin Line (Player Mix Instrumental)" "It Can't Happen" "Good Time" "Polo's Symphony" |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US R&B | UK | Album |
| "Roxanne's Revenge" | 1984 | 9 | 22 | — | Round 1 / Def Mix Vol. 1 |
| "Queen of Rox (Shanté Rox On)" | 1985 | — | 49 | — | Def Mix Vol. 1 |
| "Bite This" | 1985 | — | 84 | 97 | Def Mix Vol. 1 |
| "Runaway" | 1985 | — | — | — | Def Mix Vol. 1 |
| "The Def Fresh Crew" | 1986 | — | — | — | Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 11 |
| "I'm Fly Shanté" (featuring Steady B) | 1986 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Pay Back" | 1987 | — | — | — | NY-Philly Rap Connection |
| "Have a Nice Day" | 1987 | — | — | 58 | Bad Sister |
| "Go on, Girl" | 1988 | — | — | 55 | Colors (soundtrack) / Bad Sister |
| "Live on Stage" | 1989 | — | — | 82 | Bad Sister |
| "Independent Woman" | 1990 | — | — | 77 | Bad Sister |
| "Go on, Girl (Remix)" | 1990 | — | — | 74 | Bad Sister |
| "Big Mama" | 1992 | — | — | — | The Bitch Is Back |
| "Dance to This" | 1992 | — | — | — | The Bitch Is Back |
| "Queen Pin" | 1996 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Roxanne's Revenge (Re-Recorded/Remastered)" | 2009 | — | — | — | Hip Hop Soundtrack to the Concrete Jungle |
| "Reels" (with Bob Sinclar) | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Reels" (Joachim Garraud Remix) (with Bob Sinclar) | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Featured singles

List of featured singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US Dance | US R&B | US Rap | NLD | UK | UK Dance | UK R&B | UK Ind. | Album |
| "Sharp as a Knife (Acid Attack)" (Brandon Cooke featuring Roxanne Shante) | 1986 | — | — | — | * | — | 45 | — | * | — | Acieed Inferno Volume 2 |
| "Loosey's Rap" (Rick James featuring Roxanne Shante) | 1988 | — | 25 | 1 | * | 28 | 80 | — | * | — | Wonderful |
| "The Cypher: Part III" (Frankie Cutlass featuring Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante & Craig G) | 1997 | 22 | — | 70 | 24 | — | 59 | 9 | 12 | — | Politics & Bullshit |
| "What's Goin' On?" (Mekon featuring Roxanne Shante) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 43 | 9 | — | 5 | Relax with... Mekon |
| "Yes Yes Y'all" (Mekon featuring Roxanne Shante) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | Some Thing Came Up |
| "Make Me Sweat" (Basement Jaxx featuring Roxanne Shante) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | Non-album singles |
| "What's Going On? (Remixes)" (Denney & Mekon featuring Roxanne Shante) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Plastic on Acid" (GotSome featuring Roxanne Shante) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Remember" (Y.P.F. featuring Roxanne Shante & $uly) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time. ||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Brothers Ain't Shit (Album Version)" | 1990 | The Bitch Is Back |
| "Straight Razor" | 1992 | The Bitch Is Back |

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
| "Juice Crew All Stars" | 1987 | Craig G, Glamorous, Kool G Rap, MC Percy, MC Shan | Evolution (single) |
| "Wack Itt" | 1988 | Marley Marl | In Control, Volume 1 |
| "Skeezer" | 1989 | — | Lean on Me (soundtrack) |
| "Thin Line" | 1996 | — | Girls Town (soundtrack) |
| "Have a Good Time" | 1998 | DJ Polo | Polo's Playhouse |
| "Down Like That" | 1998 | DJ Polo, Back II Back, Kasia | Polo's Playhouse |
| "What's Going On? (Jon Carter Mix)" | 2000 | Mekon | Astralwerks and Revolution Present LRD |
| "We Live This" | 2000 | Big Noyd, Havoc | Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest |
| "Lollipop" | 2006 | Basement Jaxx, En Kryption | Take Me Back to Your House (single) |
| "Sometimes" | 2013 | Trinity, Eternia, Everlast, Grand Puba, Ill Bill, Immortal Technique, D-Stroy, Reef the Lost Cauze, Roc Marciano, Sha Stimuli, Slug | 20 In |
| "Bite This 2012" | 2013 | Trinity | 20 In |
| "Weekend Star" | 2013 | Ralph Myerz, George Clinton, Da Youngfellaz, K-Quick | SuperSonic Pulse |
| "Roxanne Roxanne (The New Chapter)" | 2014 | Full Force, Lou$tar, UTFO | With Love from Our Friends |
| "1989 (Just Like Old Times)" | 2016 | — | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (soundtrack) |

### Soundtrack television and film appearances

* Colors (1988)
* Lean on Me (1989)
* Girls Town (1996)
* Sisters in the Name of Rap (1992)
* Roxanne Roxanne (Executive Producer) (2017)

### Sampling

* Have a Nice Day – Hot Pants Road, The JB's
* Knocking Hiney – Theme from Shaft, Isaac Hayes
* My Groove Gets Better – Think, Lyn Collins
* Skeezer – Games People Play, Sweet G