**Adelaida Martinez: The Real Roxanne’s Legacy in Hip-Hop** Adelaida Martinez, born July 24, 1963, and famously known as the Real Roxanne, is a pioneering American hip-hop MC of Puerto Rican descent who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s. Emerging during hip-hop’s golden age, she carved her name into the genre’s history through her sharp lyricism and role in the legendary "Roxanne Wars," a series of diss tracks that captivated the rap scene. Martinez adopted her stage name as a direct response