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'''Doreen "Sparky D" Broadnax''' is is an American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] musician and [[Rapping|rapper]]. Born in [[Brooklyn]], New York, Broadnax was raised in the Van Dyke Housing Projects in [[Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]] neighborhood.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://freshboldandsodef.tumblr.com/post/6625460003/sparky-d-was-born-doreen-broadnax-in-brooklyn-new|title=FRESH, BOLD, & SO DEF - SPARKY D was born Doreen Broadnax in Brooklyn, New...|website=FRESH, BOLD, & SO DEF|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/emcees/sparkyd.htm|title=Sparky D Biography {{!}} OldSchoolHipHop.Com|website=www.oldschoolhiphop.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> Sparky D was a member of a local hip-hop group, The Playgirls, along with City Slim and Mo Ski, recording "Our Picture of a Man" for [[Kama Sutra Records|Sutra Records]] in 1984.<ref name=":1" />▼

In 1984, fourteen-year old rapper [[Roxanne Shante]] released "[[Roxanne's Revenge]]," a response to [[UTFO|U.T.F.O.]]'s record "[[Roxanne, Roxanne]]," a song about a woman who would not respond to their advances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/emcees/roxanneshante.htm|title=Roxanne Shante Biography {{!}} OldSchoolHipHop.Com|website=www.oldschoolhiphop.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> Taking offense to Shante's attack on a fellow Brooklyn crew, Sparky D responded with "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)" on [[NIA Records]] and produced by [[Spyder-D]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=So You Wanna Be A Rapper: The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Spyder D|last=Skillz|first=Mark|publisher=BookBaby|year=2013|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> This, in turn, kicked off the [[Roxanne Wars]], is a well-known series of [[hip hop]] rivalries during the mid-1980s, yielding perhaps the most [[Answer song|answer records]] in history. In 1985, capitalizing off the success of both records, Roxanne Shante and Sparky D released "Round One, Roxanne Shanté vs Sparky Dee" on Spin Records which included a battle track, in which the two rappers freestyle and diss each other.<ref name=":2" />▼

In subsequent years, Sparky D released a few tracks including d “He’s My DJ” b/w “She’s So Def” with [[Kool DJ Red Alert]] in 1985 and "Throwdown" in 1987.<ref name=":1" /> 1988 saw the release of her first full-length album on B-Boy Records, ''This is Sparky D’s World''.<ref name=":1" /> During the 1990s, Sparky D struggled with drug addiction, which she recovered from in 2000. She continues to stay active in the hip hop community, working with various old school artists on hip hop gospel records including [[MC Shy D]], [[Spyder-D|Spyder D]], Roxanne Shante, Kool DJ Red Alert and K Wiz.<ref name=":0" />▼