Roxanne Shanté - Big Mama (Lyrics - Video)

[@winniethepoo81]

Ate this up!!! Straight lyricist

[@FRESHKIDD215]

Damn why she never get the recognition she deserves. Thank you Netflix

[@leahmoten3231]

joshua Jeemiah she didn’t even write this 😂

[@josephmccall5308]

She gets props from real hip hop heads

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

@@leahmoten3231 she slayed it, though. She took the money and ran.

[@leahmoten3231]

Grindcore Racer 67 she had to give the person that wrote the song money to tho 😂

[@ebonyporter2053]

Who wrote it

[@LarryBennett-cc6kz]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU QUEEN 👸 MISS ROXANNE SHANTE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@elicordero4019]

I'm not even from the Roxanne Shante era but she snapped.

[@badboyz22907]

damn roxanne shante killed it tight beat and all

[@anthonysessoms502]

Corey spencer damn you fine

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

@@anthonysessoms502 damn you thirsty

[@anthonysessoms502]

Lol, go fuck yourself

[@kenrickkahn]

@@daamazinfatb0y752 LMAO 😂😂😂

[@Executnr]

Flames!

[@TheDarkmanstallion]

She has to be regarded as legend cause she paved the way for a lot of females to be themselves not to mention she was the most raw and vicious female ever taken out men and women off the head skills was no joke

[@michaelcooke8989]

Didn't she go after k.r.s one also. She also was gonna tackle him in person in bank or the street. She said that in a interview.

[@shaylaboo]

Nah I'm sorry but mc lyte is the best

[@zimriel]

@@shaylaboo yeah, Steady f%ing was hilarious. and that wasn't even her best; check out "Shut the Eff Up". the Lyte shines and the roaches scatter

[@Mecca4BA]

Everybody Shante mentions in this song is nice…. The valid point is that she was first, and she’s a battle rapper. In fact, all of her early songs were pretty much off the head and were basically one long verse that Marley would edit into songs.

[@Mikey_C64]

That’s a battle rap. Killer tune x

[@Maliktevin1643]

That track was lethal!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sam041390]

The female version of No Vaseline

[@Maliktevin1643]

@ yep!

[@theriverafamily112]

I can't believe she rappes this in 1 take all off her head no writing or nothing this is what you call talent💕

[@lofietbrown2560]

She did not write this Grandaddy I u wrote this for her

[@datniggaeazye.5968]

@@lofietbrown2560 how much of her own shit did she write and did anyone write for her I always felt she had way too many talented dudes in her corner for her to have written all that shit

[@RapRants]

@@datniggaeazye.5968I hope you know that women can write raps. But Roxanne had dudes writing for her

[@datniggaeazye.5968]

@@RapRants yeah ik that but Granddaddy IU literally wrote this record for her

[@catharticpsychichealer2091]

Roxanne Shante paved the way for rap period! I can hear influences all up in the 90's. Damn she trashed everybody!!!

[@unknownunknown9296]

The female version of "No Vaseline".

[@prjextkatt217]

My 1st time hearing this nd definitely definitely is that female version of no Vaseline

[@RingsideRebel785]

Shanté was the 1st God emcee 💯

[@quinn8373]

She bodied them! Every verse was a punchline, just watched her Netflix biopic and seen she also birthed Nas. This woman will forever be untouchable.

[@richardeasleyjr.936]

Big facts!

[@OGseoulite]

Birthed Nas as in she mentored him or she’s his actual mother?

[@Ladylace97]

She didn't write this

[@Black____]

@@OGseoulite 😒

[@christopherlyles4817]

What's the name of the doc?

[@SoulDragonTV]

When Kool G. Rap’s on your team, a flow like this comes with the territory

[@BryanMenace]

Why is this never on the top 10 beef lists? Why did i have to randomly discover this on my own

[@staceywilliams55]

It was no beef. No one ever responded

[@gh0rochi363]

​​@@staceywilliams55I mean would you she killed them 😂

[@jayglenn82]

I was listening to queen latifah black reign and heard her dude Roseanne. Now I’m gonna hear this one

[@johnmickns]

Damn this was no vaseline before no vaseline. This was the ULTIMATE 🎤drop

[@kidnyce3773]

john mickins exactly

[@TheEdub1]

No Vaseline came out in 1991 and Big Mama came out in 1992.

[@matshbocks]

This is the female no Vaseline!

[@josephmccall5308]

Before no Vaseline came out kool j dropped too the break of dawn

[@kenrickkahn]

One of the best damn disses I ever heard! My Lord she with in on them...

[@thelastdom]

Slayed them All.

[@austinbarry8978]

Yes, she did.

[@SonicSupremeSGT3]

"You better hurry and hop on a diet plan. And keep the pork chops out the frying pan." Yo, Roxanne Shanté went IN on Yo-Yo there. 💀💀💀💀💀☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

She laughed at the pork chops part! She ate Yo-yo up

[@AceHaBeats]

She represents Queens and it shows. Real Queens style right there.

[@julieannewaller7541]

She started it. Queen said so in can't understand. Well that and she's down with opp.

[@elam4u2]

This QUEEN WAS AND IS NO JOKE. She destroyed her counterparts with ease. THE TRUE QUEEN OF HIP HOP. THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANYONE that can flow like this. We love you sister and thank you for not SELLING THE FU.K OUT.

[@mikyHaze]

Im listening to this again! Fire inferno on they ashes 😂

[@elam4u2]

She is no joke She destroyed Monie and that so called Latifah. They could NEVER rival this QUEEN.

[@twoseriousdogs6762]

JESUS 😳 I be trying to tell ppl the hardest n get diss tracks all came from the golden era n before...

[@MrSilksoul]

I remember when this first came out. We went to school the next day and was like DAMN!

[@sonjagaines-dorsey3377]

I was in JUNIOR HIGH school having rap battles and my classmates used to say that I reminded them of her! what a compliment!!

[@lovewolves1]

She knocked it out the ballpark.

[@moonrayz4]

No wonder NAS was scared of her. She’s legendary here but this has more venom than most of her tracks, which is bittersweet somehow.

[@regalmonkmusic]

DAAAAAAAMN!!! Didn’t know this happened! She straight SNAPPED on this!!! Did something happen to bring this on? WOW!!!

[@GenoG1202]

This is absolutely THE MOST EPIC song in female rap history...the dissing will never be recreated...the lyrics...I mean Shante is just NUTTSSS on this...and wrote the whole thing with no sample!! This is, was and always will be an EPIC LEGEND in rap history!!!!🎉

[@floppy12k]

Grand daddy IU wrote the track

[@_kgreen]

Her flow 0:57-1:01 and 2:45-2:50 is crazy yo, she just running that shit😩‼️

[@AnAdorableWombat1]

1:34 - 1:39 that’s that Method man flow

[@Originalman360]

Shout out to Grand Daddy I.U.

[@gaticusx2933]

she basically got blacklisted for this song ...but grand daddy I.U. wrote these lyrics...so he got black listed. that's why he never blew up like he really should. he was a dope writer, but he messed up writing this. and blood was almost shed over this. queen latifah was highly respected, and had goons behind her.

[@aaronflowers8881]

Man that's crazy cuz I didn't know that. Maybe that's why I didn't hear of Granddaddy til about 3 years ago.

[@derricksargent9980]

I never knew this. 😮

[@StreetSmartz]

🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨 I can hear some G rap influence in the Lyrics

[@Mr.L.M.AusTin-un5uk]

RAP QUEEN LEGEND MISS SHANTE'🎉❤🔥💯👑😉😘🔥🔥

[@sagqueen1984]

SHE WENT IN

[@SpazAteSkittlesOutHerAzz]

Facts

[@coreyspencer7731]

Greatest diss song from a female ever completely went off on the female MCs straight up 🔥

[@fredbjamz4956]

Nasty as hell. She went in on them!!! Underrated

[@LeafErikson]

I remember when I first heard this, my jaw was on the floor. Still is today...

[@empowermenteducation777]

Raw Talent. Lyrically one of the best female rappers in the world. The flow. The rhythm the the rhyme is masterfully done. All hail to Queensbridge...

[@QBall5568]

One of her best tracks. Wonder if this is why she was left out of VH1 Women of Hip Hop awards - all those she calls out were there that night. A legend.

[@aydicee]

Queen, MC Lyte and YoYo were FIYAH on that Brandy remix

[@gaticusx2933]

she was blacklisted because of this song

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@gaticusx2933 I'm not surprised.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

She just got honored for something recently.

[@DDeniseW]

@@gaticusx2933That sucks it’s hiphop lol I don’t understand why ppl be so sensitive they should’ve came back with their own diss

[@k_perry]

Whew. She came hot and ready but the comeback disses from the other ladies were heat too. This was when they REALLY flowed in rap

[@miminique6104]

She straight slayed that shit and everybody in it! Whew!!! What the Fuck Shante! Daaaaammmmnnnn! 🫣😍🫣😍🫣😍

[@charlesmonah2382]

Imma give her lyrical credit, .. I'm an 80's baby, and I'm From NJ, shante was ahead , because she started young, and in the 80's she was ripping, remember she was a single female artist.. salt and pepper was a two female group, sparky d was solo the other shante was single, you see didn't diss sweet t right..

[@gordonblack1752]

Well damn😂😂..she absolutely scalped them

[@Kalifornyalove]

OMG she spared NOBODY 🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾I am 💀💀💀💀first time hearing this!! This dem throw back bars, dem vaulted bars, dem dig up the cassette tape bars🤦🏽‍♀️

[@QueenTrini94]

👀👀👀👀👀DAYYYYUMMMMMM

[@dwightsanders1168]

We all just witnessed a MURDER! I didn't see nothing.

[@Queencobra979]

Because new generations came along but we all gave recognize to shante cause we grew up on her music.💯💯👑 Rocking right along with her.

[@rhd244]

The hardest battle rap record ever period.

[@mikegrasty6225]

That my friend is a bold ass statement. I'm not sure I agree with Ether, 2nd round knockout, ripper strikes back, hit an up, kick in the door, bomb first, no Vaseline, every diss joint made by Em....this track is the truth no doubt. I just think that's a bold and rather rash statement.

[@calandrabooker359]

The Queen of Battle Rap… they couldn’t do nothing with this!

[@harrygibson6725]

wow! now i know that the world will never realise real talents...roxanne shante issa lyrical demon

[@lashondasingleton3377]

"I ain't new, I've been doing this 10yrs" #luvit

[@colinmcleod6640]

AS A DISS TRACK THIS STANDS NEXT TO TAKEOVER, ETHER , HIT EM UP, NO VASELINE, AND FUCK WIT DRE DAY.

[@molet8010]

If I was 1 of the 1's she was dissing,I'll politely just fess up....u kicked our azzes...PERIOD!!!I would give her her proos...tbis song rite!!!!it's no comeback...u can't comeback frm something like that...

[@8213apice]

Molet Hopkins lol

[@leahmoten3231]

Mo Let but they all did so your comment is point less 😂

[@DonnieLove100]

This is the best female diss track of all time imo.

[@Inksplash52]

Wow I'm a huge Latifah fan and she went in on my girl 😢.

[@jaifenner8173]

I just wish I was a teen in this era 😩. It’s better than my time 💯!

[@keithcollier1457]

When I heard this I thought it was something new, didn't know this was made back in the early 90's. You can hear tupac (round-and-round we go), latifah, and a bunch of other artist that came after this. This is where they got their flow?

[@RCLaROCK1]

.BIGGIE SMALLS .."Gimmie the loot" ...this was 1992 beat , flow attitude - lyric choice of lingo.. RECOGNIZE "-THE BIG "in it ...Big Mamma .Big Papa She gave Birth on this Respect .

[@oliverrando6463]

Like damn she was going hard

[@ugottaluvutube]

Motherfuckers crack me up with the whole "but Grand Daddy IU wrote this" as if they're telling some big secret or as if that makes Shante's any less. Everything said in this was true!! For instance: "every place i played I headlined, strictly big names , on the top it read mine." Facts!! It didn't matter that IU wrote it. By this time, Shante was already a Legend!!! She had already battled (and won) more MCs than anyone other rapper in the game. She had already proven that she could hold her own. Her off the head freestyle ability was CRAZY!!! She was destroying MC left and right and "putting dope hits in the mix" on the regular. And , Shante issued an offer to battle each one of them live on stage. They all declined.

[@meonly6471]

Who cares about that shit at least 50per cent of music is written by someone else

[@gaticusx2933]

but her and grand daddy i.u. didn't go as far as they could because of this. queen latifah is powerful now, and she had pull back then. she didn't even have to say anything herself...niggas was calling up studios telling i.u. he is finished.

[@opslym6948]

@@meonly6471 All music ain’t the same and operates differently. Especially Black music. This is Hip Hop how you supposed to respect a mf who had their hardest and best shii written for them

[@meonly6471]

@@opslym6948 Music always has and always will have a ghost writer who cares who wrote shite it's the performance that counts and Shante was and still is the Queen of Hip Hop

[@opslym6948]

@@meonly6471 No it doesn’t ALWAYS have a ghostwriter cause not everybody uses one. You can tell you not Black because again Black music operates differently. This is Hip Hop. If you want to claim to be the best YOU HAVE TO PEN YOUR RHYMES in order to be taken seriously. She couldn’t even write the BEST songs of her career so how in tf would that make her queen when there’s women that wrote their own shit that was better AND delivered it better BECAUSE they wrote it

[@lasheemrichardson9283]

I love how she said names that was gangstaa

[@aaroncreagh4402]

Shante.. Thanks for dropping this track back in the 90's. You are vicious!!!

[@hazynupe87]

Roxanne Shante was the first, I lived it !!

[@mikeofdc]

Never heard this b4 & I never knew she had issues wiff Latifah, Yo Yo, & MC Lyte

[@EmperorDraconianIV]

The song Sounds like ice cube with heavy east coast flavor. Also merges 80s amd 90s rap. Like its in between those two eras. So we can say she influenced Cube

[@nazmoore6279]

she was truly in a class of her own. legendary💯

[@lbee5303]

Just watched her Netflix movie👍👍👍👍👍

[@marquise7200]

Yooooooo she was raw asf 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bxchicc7799]

😂😂 omg she shitted so hard #1stQueenOfHipHop👸🏽

[@josephdedona4760]

She was born 20 years late. With the right marketing she would have been enormous

[@appieLol]

Lol a man wrote this for her tho

[@tomthompson4399]

I just can’t believe how good this is. EPIC!

[@madimakes]

Nobody: Shante: 🔪🔪🔪🔪

[@brutalityhonest96]

I love shante voice!! I heard the back story behind this record!! Shante didnt write the lyrics but it cause drama afterwards!! This shit was hard

[@BishopLeroy]

This doesn’t get that much credit!!! Top 10 diss records

[@HipHop226]

Greatest female diss record

[@NikkiGloom]

OMG she came for Latifah??? omggg lawd.

[@awesome1990s]

Nikki Gloom yep Roxanne Shante didn't play games

[@cookiecrumbler9221]

I see Latifah didn’t say shit 😂

[@rlleo90]

Cookie Crumbler and they was talking about nicki when nicki didn’t respond latifah didn’t answer during the time rap beef was big and popular

[@demon2051]

She came for every female mc at the time

[@Pinkyyy_Akeraaa]

Cookie Crumbler this was actually a recreate of Latifahs “mama gave birth to the soul train” and queen did come back after her with her debut song “can’t understand”

[@natashapoole1469]

Ive never heard this song. ROXANNE SHANTE IS DA 1ST...i remember banging growing up.

[@derrellhunter6331]

She came for literally every female rapper in the game

[@walterjackson403]

Straight razor like her song

[@aaronflowers8881]

This might be the hardest female rap song I've ever heard besides Latifah's Name calling.

[@LarryBennett-cc6kz]

QUEEN MISS SHANTE STRAIGHT SNAPPED ON EM ♥️👍🎵😎💯🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🏆🥰😍❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@killabroz7820]

This is Dope.....Love It

[@pnmusic6206]

Roxanne Shante: "Save all the drama..." Also Roxanne Shante: Creates drama by calling out names and dissing them hard. Lol

[@julieannewaller7541]

Then when queen hits back. I'm kidding.

[@devinweathers7520]

the first Mc the legend , real rebel raoxan shante

[@leeverse9741]

The flow is bonkers

[@dredocs]

She slaughtered them

[@sankofaimani2899]

Wow! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kanndyer]

Wow...alright...wow again. I had never heard about this young lady growing up...and I just read "Black Noise" which mentions Roxanne Shante, but limits her in the spotlight. Rather they highlight extensively the female rap artists that Roxanne so soundly blasts in Big Mama. Sounds like some more credit is due her. I am not a big fan of the swearing, just my own preference and age lol, but It is part of her story and her experiences which I or anyone could never discount, downplay or deny. But wow...so talented. As a teacher I marvel at the command rappers have over words and prose. It comes off so natural yet I realize the hard work that goes into creating a rap piece. I woud love to teach these skills to my elemetary students.

[@Littlebrum73]

Duck me that’s good. Last listened to her in about 1990!

[@jdevon87]

She ate

[@James-x5n4p]

The Queen / Godmother of HiP HoP/ RaP

[@blight202003]

This the most fierce dis track ever.

[@dishircruz1840]

This was my mother favorite rap back in the day

[@t.i.m.e2851]

Aye!Y0!!😮😂🔥🔥🔥🙌💯🌅🌌

[@bossup6207]

Lmao I wasn’t even born when came out but she dope 😂😂

[@Beeezus]

Kim is definitely a student of this one here 👸🏽👸🏽🎙️🗽

[@Mrheavystorm_est1992]

Her whole ass album is dope asf...finally streaming on Apple Music

[@brownbeauty39]

She's legendary ❤ Queen of Rap❤

[@niktrujillo4947]

Queen of Hip-Hop

[@PeacefulWaves-k9c]

Respect Champ 🏆💪✝️

[@Strong.courageous]

Roxanne is the best female rapper then and now

[@ayannadavis4232]

MANN SHE ATEE