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Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ’80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61

The New York Times – Music:

Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.

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