This isn’t part of the Roxanne Wars, as it never mentions her, but it is a result of them.

In those wars, Roxanne Shanté sided with Roxanne (in fact, that’s where she got her name from), and Sparky D sided with UTFO. And their beef came from there.

In the 1980s, the idea that two artists could make a battle record together was a novelty. Up until very recently, battling had been reserved for live shows exclusively.