ries ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁yield ing ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁answer ▁records ▁in ▁history . ▁The ▁dispute ▁arose ▁over ▁a ▁failed ▁appearance ▁at ▁a ▁radio ▁prom ot ional ▁show . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁Ro x annes ▁in ▁question , ▁Ro x anne ▁Sh ant é ▁and ▁The ▁Real ▁Ro x anne . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁hip - h op ▁tri o ▁U . T . F . O ., ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁R & B ▁group ▁Full ▁Force , ▁released ▁a ▁single ▁titled ▁" H anging ▁Out ," ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁well . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁single ' s ▁B ▁side , ▁" R ox anne , ▁Ro x anne ", ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁respond ▁to ▁their ▁adv ances , ▁that ▁gained ▁much ▁attention ▁and ▁air play . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁L ol ita ▁Sh ant é ▁Good en ▁walked ▁outside ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁housing ▁project ▁called ▁Queens bridge , ▁when ▁she ▁heard ▁T yr one ▁Williams , ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁Mr . ▁Magic , ▁and ▁record ▁producer ▁Mar ley ▁Mar l ▁talking ▁about ▁how ▁U . T . F . O . ▁had ▁can ce led ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁a ▁show ▁they ▁were ▁prom oting . ▁Good en ▁offered ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁hip - h op ▁record ▁that ▁would ▁get ▁back ▁at ▁U . T . F . O ., ▁with