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<p>Now that the <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/snoop-dogg-calls-out-grammys-for-continually-snubbing-him/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2023 Grammys</a> is in the rearview mirror, Dee Barnes is slamming the Recording Academy&#8217;s decision to honor Dr. Dre.</p>
<p>Specifically, Dee—who says Dre violently assaulted her in 1991—is bashing the decision to honor the rapper with the inaugural &#8220;Dr. Dre Global Impact Award&#8221; at the Black Music Collective honors ceremony.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Dee Says This Artist CANNOT Be Separated From The Art</h3>
<p>During a sit-down with <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-dre-grammy-award-dee-barnes-reacts-abuse-1234675681/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a>, Dee—who hosted a show called <em>Pump It Up! </em>back in the day—addressed the decision by straight-up saying that, while &#8220;everybody wants to separate the art from the artist,&#8221; this sometimes is &#8220;not possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>She also proclaimed, &#8220;They named this award after an abuser.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everybody wants to separate the art from the artist, and sometimes that’s just not possible&#8230;They named this award after an abuser.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Dee continued, pointing out that this &#8220;wan&#8217;t just a one or two-time thing.&#8221; She also admitted that he may not be &#8220;the same person now,&#8221; though she has no idea, as she&#8217;s &#8220;not around him anymore.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It wasn’t just a one or two-time thing; these are choices. The first time, it’s maybe a mistake. The second time, okay. The third time, it’s a choice. I’m not saying he is the same person now, though. I don’t know. I’m not around him anymore. I haven’t talked to him.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>She also spicily remarked that they &#8220;might as well call [the honor] the &#8216;Ike Turner Award.'&#8221;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Dee Spoke On Being &#8216;Blacklisted&#8217; From The Industry</h3>
<p>After speaking her mind about the Recording Academy&#8217;s newly-established Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, Barnes went on to address how she and Dre just &#8220;can’t seem to coexist in the same space.&#8221; Additionally, she said that the &#8220;blacklisting&#8221; she&#8217;s faced &#8220;still feels active.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The blacklisting I’ve faced still feels active, and it took me a long time to accept that. For the longest time, I was like, “That’s not what’s happening. It’s not that.” But it’s definitely that. I see it. I’ve had plenty of people who will support me privately, but they don’t want it to be publicly known because of their business associations, dealings, or whatever.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>She added that, while she&#8217;s received support from Black women in journalism over the years, she feel as though &#8220;the support is not there&#8221; when it comes to members of the rap community.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;As far as people in hip-hop and the community, the support is not there. Someone had recently said that &#8216;hip-hop wasn’t good to Dee. Hip-hop might have been good to other people, but it wasn’t good to Dee.&#8217; And I was sad because it’s true.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>As her interview began to wind down, Dee remarked that she was &#8220;made into the villain&#8221; and compared her situation to that of Megan Thee Stallion. As a result, she faced numerous hardships over the years, including a 3-year stint where she was &#8220;unhoused.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, she revealed that her &#8220;financial life is just now stabilizing,&#8221; and she&#8217;s &#8220;back in the game as a journalist.&#8221;</p>
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