Dee Barnes

Dee Barnes became a staple in the culture as the first female hip-hop journalist to have a television show with “Pump in Up” in 1989. But she found notoriety in 1991 when Dr. Dre brutally attacked her during a Hollywood record release party. Barnes filed criminal charges against the music mogul and hit him with a […]

During Monday’s episode of HBO’s The Defiant Ones, the words “I’m sorry” actually fell from the mouth of Dr. Dre regarding his 1991 attack on Dee Barnes. In Part Two of director Allen Hughes‘ four-part documentary on the careers of Dre and industry veteran Jimmy Iovine, Barnes detailed the events leading up to her assault and its lasting effect. Dre, in a separate interview, expressed regret over […]

Last week, Dr. Dre issued another apology regarding his past with assaulting woman. It was criticized like most public apologies are: Maybe it was just a publicity…

Rapper and journalist Dee Barnes wrote a personal essay following the release of Straight Outta Compton about the exclusion of her assaulted by Dr. Dre. The L.A. Times obtained…

Since the release of the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton which has earned nearly $60 million at the U.S. box office, much talk has been focused on the women who were not only lyrically assaulted by the notorious west coast rappers, but also physically attacked at the hands of rapper/producer Dr. Dre. Dre’s alleged hatred of […]

Dee Barnes pens her thoughts on the misogyny left out of 'Straight Outta Compton.'

Since the release of N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, many have questioned the absence of Dr. Dre’s history of misogyny and abuse towards former girlfriends and…