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Denise "Dee" Barnes (stage names Sista D and D Zire) is an American rapper and former Fox television personality who performed in the West Coast hip hop female duo Body & Soul and hosted a radio show on KDAY, prior to gaining wider fame as the host of Fox's hip hop show Pump It Up!, a weekly FOX TV rap music series on air from 1989-1992 ...
Sep 14, 2015 · It's been nearly 25 years since Dr. Dre assaulted journalist Dee Barnes at a Hollywood nightclub -- and just as long since the attack has been largely buried in hip-hop and pop culture history. Barnes revisited that dark night in an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post to ensure her story -- and her voice -- aren’t ignored again.
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Jan 27, 2022 · On this date in 1991, the host of Hip Hop video show Pump It Up Dee Barnes was attacked by the N.W.A. producer at a Bytches With Problems release party at the Po Na Na Souk Club in Hollywood.
Feb 7, 2023 · Dee Barnes, a journalist and MC who says she was assaulted by Dr. Dre in 1991, reacts to his latest honor at the Grammys. She shares her story, her struggles, and her views on the music industry and hip-hop culture.
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Jul 11, 2017 · Dr. Dre confronts his 1991 assault on journalist Dee Barnes in a new HBO documentary series, calling the violent incident “a major blemish on who I am as a man.”.
Jul 12, 2017 · Dee Barnes, a former journalist, was beaten by Dr. Dre in 1990 after he felt she bad-mouthed Ice Cube in an interview. Dre issued an apology in 2015 and 2017, but many people doubted his sincerity and motives.
May 12, 2023 · NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dee Barnes, who chronicled the rise of hip-hop in the 1990s on the influential TV show Pump It Up!
