It was produced by a then unknown Marley Marl and released in 1984 through the independent label Pop Art Records.

In addition to her feud with UTFO, this also caused between 30 and more than 100 "answer songs"[citation needed] from different hip hop artists to be produced at that time (according to different statements), in what would be called "Roxanne Wars".

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard R&B singles chart, reaching No.

[citation needed] "Roxanne's Revenge" is frequently regarded as one of rap's best diss tracks, both of the 1980s and in general.

Roxanne's Revenge was the first female rap diss track Credits are taken from the liner notes and the official page of the ASCAP.