Tag: Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre Gracefully Bows Out Of Rapping...
By Richardine Bartee
Dr. Dre, born Andre Romelle Young, is one of the most successful, wealthiest and influential musicians of all musical eras. While to...
10 Black Celebrities You May Not Know...
Tyler Perry
Believe it or not, even actor/director Tyler Perry was accused of using steroids at one point. A report from CNN revealed that Perry...
10 More Incidents of Racism in Sororities...
Statue Noose
Last April at the University of Mississippi, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter was shut down after three members hung a noose around...
Monster Slaps Beats With A Hefty Lawsuit...
Monster is coming after Beats by Dr. Dre with a hefty lawsuit after the company claims Dre “betrayed” Monster CEO Noel Lee and stole...
Dr. Dre Tops Forbes’ ‘Highest Paid Musicians’...
Forbes magazine's “The World’s Highest Paid Musicians” list is out for 2014 and Beats Music founder Dr. Dre is on top.
This could be due...
Jermaine Dupri And Ne-Yo to Receive Special...
Jermaine Dupri and Ne-Yo will receive ASCAP’s Founders Award and Golden Note Award, respectively, at the organization’s 27th annual Rhythm and Soul Music Awards. The...
Apple Confirms Beats Deal For $3B
Apple will buy Beats for about $3 billion and bring recording mogul Jimmy Iovine into its ranks, hoping to win points with the music...
Race to the Top: Dr. Dre Set...
Reports are flying that Apple is acquiring Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, but Dr. Dre may have confirmed the rumors himself with a video...
Race to $1 Billion: Diddy Takes Top...
Back in 2007, Sean “Diddy” Combs teamed with Jay Z and 50 Cent to create a song titled “I Get Money: Forbes 1-2-3 Billion...
Peep This: 50 Cent ‘The Funeral’
50 cent has been back in the news this week after announcing that he's leaving his longtime label Interscope along with collaborators Eminem and...
5 Biggest Hip-Hop Business Deals Over the...
Beats $500-Million Investment
On Sept. 28, 2013, Beats Electronics, headed by hip-hop producer Dr. Dre and Interscope entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine, secured a $500 million investment for...
20 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014
Who: Andre 3000/Outkast
Album Name: Unknown
When: TBD
Andre 3000 has given us two decades of knowledge as one half of OutKast, but he's never ventured on his...
The Takeover? Beats Music Officially Launching Streaming...
Beats Electronics, the fashion headphone behemoth led by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, has officially announced its plans to launch a music streaming service...
Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre Give Fans...
Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre gave fans a behind-the-scenes look into their creative process in a new commercial for the Beats Pill speakers. The...
Big Things Popping: Dr. Dre Launching Beats...
Dr. Dre has already made hundreds of millions selling headphones but apparently that's not enough. Dre now has his eyes set on the music...
Diddy Tops Jay Z For Richest in...
Jay Z may have snagged the top spot for celebrity couple with his wife Beyonce, but Hov was edged out by Diddy for No....
16 Black Celebrities With a Collective Net...
Black celebrities, like black people in general, still have a long way to go to achieve economic parity with their white counter parts. However,...
Remix: Beats By Dre Studio Headphones Updated
Five years after Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine started a revolution in the headphones industry with the Beats By Dre Studio Headphones, they are...
Dr. Dre Teams With Iovine to Donate...
Music producers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine will donate $70 million to the University of Southern California to establish a center for arts and...
Dr. Dre Tops 2012 Forbes List of...
If we’re to believe Forbes — and why not, we do every year — Dr. Dre is 2012′s highest paid musician. Your father’s favorite...
Lil Wayne Suffers Seizure, Forces Plane to...
Lil Wayne reportedly suffered from seizure-like symptoms during a flight on a private jet yesterday afternoon, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing...