Hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté, who pushed the art form forward as a teenage battle rapper in the 1980s, is set to become the first solo female rapper to take home a Grammy for lifetime achievement.“I would have never thought that I was going to get a Grammy,

This weekend is the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, where one of hip-hop’s pioneers will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the culture. Roxanne Shanté is widely thought to be one of the first female rappers with a solo hit — 1984’s “Roxanne’s Revenge” — and will soon be the first solo female rapper to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.

Rapper Roxanne Shante will be the first female solo rapper to receive the Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement award.