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Dee Barnes

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The Resume

    (1970- )
    Host of FOX's 'Pump It Up!'
    Rap name was Sista D
    Half of the music duo Body and Soul
    Recorded 'We're All in the Same Gang' and 'Dance to the Drummer's Beat'
    Was violently assaulted by Dr. Dre (January 27, 1991)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had an on-again off-again relationship with comedian Ricky Harris.
    She is a trailblazer for women in Hip Hop and urban entertainment, but will only ever be tied to Dr. Dre and her unfortunate experience.
    She admitted to being extremely competitive with other female VeeJays and personalities (but wouldn't drop names!)
    Her story resurfaced after the hit movie Straight Outta Compton completely omitted the attack (plans to depict it were drafted but ultimately scrapped).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the first woman to host a Hip Hop news program on broadcast television.
    Her Body and Soul single 'We’re All in the Same Gang' earned the duo a Grammy Award nomination.
    Her in-house celeb interviews on 'Pump It Up' were a precursor to MTV's Cribs.
    Dr. Dre attacked her for just for interviewing Ice Cube, whom he was beefing with at the time.
    The brutal assault took place in full view of Hollywood partygoers (Dre's bodyguard stood by with a hand-gun to keep people from intervening).
    She was effectively blacklisted from the industry after pressing charges against Dre for assault (he paid a $2,500 fine).
    She didn't receive a formal, sincere apology from Dre for over twenty years from the incident.
    A page on GoFundMe raised $25,000 for her after it was revealed that she and her family were homeless (March 2019).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying