Jabbar Ali, a retired boxer, is the present husband of Roxanne Shante. Kareem is the son of Roxanne and her ex-husband, James Cross.
Lolita Shante Gooden, known by her stage name Roxanne Shante is one of the American female hip-hop rappers.
Shante is one of the earliest female rappers who revolutionized the face of industry in a male-dominated area.
Shante was born on March 8, 1970, in Queens, New York, the United States.
Shante started rapping when she was just nine years old and changed her name to Roxanne when she became 14 years old.
Roxanne Shante: Son and Husband Jabbar Ali
Roxanne Shante has been married but not to her baby daddy but to her present husband, Jabbar Ali, since 2017.
Roxanne was with her baby daddy, James Cross, from the age of 14. At the age of 15, Roxanne gave birth to a son, Kareem, with James.
Roxanne Shante revealed in an interview with Vlad TV that her husband, Jabbar Ali is a retired boxer.
Although, there is not much information about Jabbar Ali and his boxing career on the internet.
However, Jabbar Ali’s Facebook page tells he is a huge advocate for equality and a proud supporter of his wife, Roxanne Shante.
Kareem is the eldest and first son of Roxanne with her ex-husband James Cross.
Shante was only 15 when she had Kareem. James was 18 years older than Shante.
James used to abuse Shante. Shante revealed that she suffered physical abuse from James that left her with broken ribs in a hospital.
Shante left James and her baby Kareem who was just two at that time. She got Kareem back by paying ten thousand dollars to James to release Kareem.
Even though there is no information about Jabbar Ali on the web, Roxanne and Jabbar can be seen together in events, and they seem happy.
Roxanne Shante Family Explored
Roxanne Shante used to live with her mother and sisters. However, there is very little or no information about Roxanne’s family on any platform.
At present, Roxanne has four children, three sons and one daughter. Kareem from her ex-husband and Randy, Chris and Tajze from her present husband.
Roxanne’s career started at the age of 14 and ended when she became 25.
During this interval, Roxanne had a total of 2 studio albums with over 18 hot singles.
Roxanne Roxanne is her biopic that was scripted in 2017 into a film. Roxanne revealed that she is a 2-time breast cancer survivor in a recent interview.
Roxanne Shante Net Worth Revealed
The first lady rapper Roxanne Shante’s net worth is estimated to be around $500 thousand.
Roxanne’s net worth could have been far more than her present net worth if she had not been cheated out.
Roxanne and her husband run a nonprofit organization, Mind Over Matter, to mentor troubled teenagers.