Hip-Hop Pioneer and Battle Rap Legend Sparky D Dies at 61
The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of pioneering rapper Sparky D, born Doreen Broadnax, who has died at the age of 61, according to reports and tributes shared by family members and fellow artists. A trailblazer for women in hip-hop, Sparky D rose to prominence during the legendary Roxanne Wars of the mid-1980s, one of rap’s earliest and…