Before Cardi vs. Nicki, there was the Roxanne Wars. 🎙️ UTFO's "Roxanne, Roxanne" sparked a chain of answer records — Roxanne Shanté's "Roxanne's Revenge," then Sparky D's "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)" — and it changed what people believed women could do on the mic. Sparky D didn't just compete; she proved women battle rappers had commercial appeal, leading to the 1985 Round 1 collab album with Shanté and a joint tour.
We're honoring Sparky D's life and career on the Queue Points podcast — full breakdown wherever you get your podcasts.
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