[6][7] Broadnax began her music career around 1983 when she became a member of a local hip-hop group, The Playgirls.
Taking offense to Shante's attack on a fellow Brooklyn crew, Broadnax responded with "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)"[1] under the NIA Records label; It was produced by Spyder-D.
[10] It had kicked off the Roxanne Wars, is a well-known series of hip hop rivalries during the mid–1980s, yielding perhaps the most answer records in history.
[7] Broadnax 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, Roxanne Shante, Kool DJ Red Alert, and K Wiz.
[6][11][1] Broadnax has stated in interviews that she was a victim of domestic abuse, struggled with a crack cocaine addiction, and was involved in prostitution sometime after the height of her career.