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The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of pioneering rapper Sparky D, whose fearless lyricism and commanding presence helped define one of the genre’s earliest battle rap eras. Born Doreen Broadnax, the influential MC earned widespread respect during the mid 1980s as one of the standout artists of the famed Roxanne Wars, a series of […] The post Hip-Hop Mourns Legendary Rap Pioneer Sparky D appeared first on Rolling Out .