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'''Rochell'le''' is a famous pop singer during the course of [[Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. She does not appear in the game, and is only mentioned in Rockstar's promotional site "Forgotten Legends of Westcoast Rap". | '''Rochell'le''' is a famous pop singer during the course of [[Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. She does not appear in the game, and is only mentioned in Rockstar's promotional site "Forgotten Legends of Westcoast Rap". | ||
She began her career singing popular ballad songs titled ''Dreamin'', ''My Dream Came True'' and ''Dream Rap'', and her image is described as "all tea parties and teddy bears". This is based on [ | She began her career singing popular ballad songs titled ''Dreamin'', ''My Dream Came True'' and ''Dream Rap'', and her image is described as "all tea parties and teddy bears". This is based on [[wp:Mariah Carey|Mariah Carey]], the bestselling artist of the 1990s, and her [[wp:Mariah Carey (album)|self-titled 1989 debut]]. | ||
This briefly changed when a female rapper, The Real Rochelle, released a song titled ''Rochell'le, Rochell'le'' (which could be a reference to the the TV show ''Seinfeld'', which had a fictional'' ''movie and musical, also titled'' Rochelle, Rochelle''). Rochell'le quickly responded with the highly unexpected diss rap song ''Rochell'le's Revenge'', which was rumored to have been ghost written by her boyfriend, gangsta rap legend [[Madd Dogg]]. In the song, she "lyrically destroyed her similarly-named rival with clear logic: simply, that there could only be one Rochell'le, due to the uniqueness of her name and the unusual apostrophe before the final two letters". This string of back-and-forth songs is based on the 1985-1988 [ | This briefly changed when a female rapper, The Real Rochelle, released a song titled ''Rochell'le, Rochell'le'' (which could be a reference to the the TV show ''Seinfeld'', which had a fictional'' ''movie and musical, also titled'' Rochelle, Rochelle''). Rochell'le quickly responded with the highly unexpected diss rap song ''Rochell'le's Revenge'', which was rumored to have been ghost written by her boyfriend, gangsta rap legend [[Madd Dogg]]. In the song, she "lyrically destroyed her similarly-named rival with clear logic: simply, that there could only be one Rochell'le, due to the uniqueness of her name and the unusual apostrophe before the final two letters". This string of back-and-forth songs is based on the 1985-1988 [[wp:Rocanne Wars|Roxanne Wars]] (Rochell'le being a parody of [[wp:Roxanne Shanté|Roxanne Shanté]]). | ||
After the Rochell'le Wars, her then manager/producer [[Jimmy Silverman]] influenced her to take on a more sexualized, hip-hop driven image with the albums ''[[Leg$]]'' ''(''1991'')'' and, after breaking up with [[Madd Dogg]], ''Dangerous Curves'' ''(1994)'' which caused the public to lose interest. This again parodies | After the Rochell'le Wars, her then manager/producer [[Jimmy Silverman]] influenced her to take on a more sexualized, hip-hop driven image with the albums ''[[Leg$]]'' ''(''1991'')'' and, after breaking up with [[Madd Dogg]], ''Dangerous Curves'' ''(1994)'' which caused the public to lose interest. This again parodies Carey and similar events in her career between 1995 and 1999. | ||
Forgotten Legends says that she has disappeared from the scene and people wish to see her return, a reference to Carey's 2001-2004 struggles. ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' was made in 2004, shortly before Carey made a huge comeback with ''Emancipation of Mimi'' in 2005. | Forgotten Legends says that she has disappeared from the scene and people wish to see her return, a reference to Carey's 2001-2004 struggles. ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' was made in 2004, shortly before Carey made a huge comeback with ''Emancipation of Mimi'' in 2005. | ||