Ruthless Records CEO Jerry Heller recently sat down with White Label Radio to discuss a wide range of topics. A large portion of the conversation centered around N.W.A. and the issues within the group. The controversial clique was easily one of the most polarizing crews in hip-hop, but like many, battled with internal jealousy […]
Dr. Dre made approximately $20 per second in 2014, according to SkyRange. The startling figure is likely thanks to the producer’s involvement in Apple’s acquisition of Beats last year, of course. “Selling Beats headphones to Apple for $3 billion led rapper, producer and entrepreneur Dr. Dre to earn nearly $20 a second in 2014,” the site […]
A lawsuit is accusing Dr. Dre (pictured right) and record producer Jimmy Iovine (pictured) of bilking their former partner at Beats Electronics before selling to…
Every year Forbes comes out with a list of all of the highest-earning hip-hop game changers in the world. This year, not surprisingly, the rap titan…
Now this is how you spend a billion dollars. In early July rapper and actor Xzibit cruised Europe with Dr. Dre on a yacht. In between riding jet skis and eating Luther Burgers for breakfast, X to the Z drank lots of tequila and even hinted that the two were working on new music together. […]
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton” tells […]
Words by Jo Basch DJ Khalil. One half of the rap group Self-Scientific (for underground hip-hop fans). The man behind beats such as Jay-Z’s “I Made It”, 50 Cent’s “I’ll Still Kill”, Drake’s “Fear” and Eminem’s “Won’t Back Down” (for the commercially inclined). And most notably, a staff producer for Dr. Dre (for those of […]
According to the New York Times, Apple said on Wednesday that it was buying Beats Electronics for $3 billion, in a move that will help it play catch-up with rivals that offer subscription-based music services. Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, praised the contribution that Dr. Dre and Mr. Iovine will be bringing to Apple by saying, […]
Despite what reports and people are saying, Dr. Dre will not be a millionaire after Apple acquires Beats. Word hit yesterday that Apple wanted to buy the headphones company for $3.2 billion, so naturally it was assumed that Dre would easily become a billionaire, bit that’s not the case. Dre owns 20-25% stake in Beats, […]
By now we’ve all heard the talk. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are selling Beats By Dre headphones to the monster known as Apple for 3.2 Billion dollars. Thats right… BILLION. A deal that would officially catapult Dre past Diddy to the head of the Forbes list and make him the first Hip-Hop billionaire in […]
Wow this is breathtaking! According to Mashable, Apple is close to buying Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion! Well ding ding dong…ring a ding ding dong to that! The deal would mark Apple’s largest acquisition to date and Dr. Dre will become the most legendary rapper turned businessman who ever lived if it happens! Beats By Dre was […]
