Kandi Burruss Wins "The Masked Singer," Bow Wow Revealed To Be Frog

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Kandi Burruss and Bow Wow were in the top three contenders on "The Masked Singer," but the Xscape singer took home the crown.

Since we put all of the information in the title, it may be a tad too late to advise you that there are spoilers ahead. The Masked Singer closes out yet another season, and the finale had some surprising revelations. After performing Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" as the Night Angel, Kandi Burruss took home the crown as the winner of this season of the popular competition series. It wasn't difficult to figure out that Kandi was the singer behind the costume considering she has one of the most distinctive voices in the industry.

"For so long I had to convince myself that I wasn't enough," Kandi said as the Night Angel prior to her unmasking. "When I didn't find success as a solo artist, I decided to develop other businesses behind the scenes of music. I did what I had to do because I'm a mother." She added, "I'm here not just for myself, but for all women and for my little angels — to show them it's never too late to be the person you were meant to be."

Bow Wow took to the stage to perform a hip hop favorite: "Bad Boy For Life" by Diddy, Black Rob, and Mark Curry. As the masked Frog he said, "After years of people always having things to say about me on social media, I started to really doubt myself." Being on the show gave Bow Wow the confidence and opportunity "to get back to my first love, which is music." 

After his unmasking, Bow Wow was asked if he believed he would make it to the top three. "No, not at all, not at all," the rapper said. "But there was a lot of strong vocalists here, so I knew I wasn't going to out-sing or out-ballad anybody. So I said, you know what, I'm gonna come with the swag, I'm gonna add a little bit of this, a little bit of that. I want the people behind me. If I get the people behind me, that's going to be my little cheat code to get to the top and it worked." Kandi's win makes her the first woman to top The Masked Singer. Check out clips of their performances below.

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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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