MC Sparky D, Pioneering Female Battle Rapper and Roxanne Wars Icon, Dies at 61
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Mark Elibert
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MC Sparky D (Doreen C. Broadnax), a pioneering female battle rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn, who helped break barriers for women in hip-hop and became a defining voice in the legendary Roxanne Wars of the 1980s, has died at age 61. After starting with the all-female group The Playgirls, she launched her solo career in 1985 with "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)," one of the earliest response records in the Roxanne Wars. She later dedicated her life to gospel music and ministry.
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· 3 pulledHip-hop has lost one of its earliest female trailblazers.
A pioneering MC from Brownsville, Brooklyn, Sparky D helped break barriers for women in rap and became one of the defining voices of the legendary Roxanne Wars during hip-hop's formative years.
After first recording with the all-female group The Playgirls, Sparky D launched her solo career in 1985 with 'Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through),' one of the earliest response records.
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