Dr. Dre could be days away from being the first rapper turned BILLIONAIRE … thanks to a mega-deal for Apple to snatch up his Beats Electronics brand.
Apple will reportedly buy Beats for a whopping $3.2 BILLION — and since Dre and Interscope honcho Jimmy lovine created the brand … it’s a safe bet they will walk away with a huge chunk of that cash.
Dre and Jimmy started the brand back in 2008 with headphones — but now they’re also making bank off speakers, car audio systems, and a streaming service.
The deal could close next week … and would be Apple’s biggest acquisition ever.
Dre came in #2 on Forbes’ most recent list of hip hop’s wealthiest artists — with a net worth of $550 million … while Diddy was #1 at $700 million.
The Apple deal — first reported by Variety — could easily push the Doc to the top of that list. This would also explain his purchase of Tom Brady’s mansion.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/08/dr-dre-beats-audio-selling-to-apple/#ixzz31EC7uopX
Do you believe his move was a smart one being that Apple is a Dying company fighting against Samsung ??
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Dr. Dre could be days away from being the first rapper turned BILLIONAIRE … thanks to a mega-deal for Apple to snatch up his Beats Electronics brand.
Apple will reportedly buy Beats for a whopping $3.2 BILLION — and since Dre and Interscope honcho Jimmy lovine created the brand … it’s a safe bet they will walk away with a huge chunk of that cash.
Dre and Jimmy started the brand back in 2008 with headphones — but now they’re also making bank off speakers, car audio systems, and a streaming service.
The deal could close next week … and would be Apple’s biggest acquisition ever.
Dre came in #2 on Forbes’ most recent list of hip hop’s wealthiest artists — with a net worth of $550 million … while Diddy was #1 at $700 million.
The Apple deal — first reported by Variety — could easily push the Doc to the top of that list. This would also explain his purchase of Tom Brady’s mansion.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/08/dr-dre-beats-audio-selling-to-apple/#ixzz31EC7uopX
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I got a pair of Panasonics at WalMart for $14 – freq response 6hz – 22KHz.
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STARWATCHER2012
I say more power to you!!!
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KARMA360
Wow
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J5236
I closed the deal everybody – anyone want to go have drinks? =)
15 HOURS AGO
KARMA360
Who said he couldn’t buy the clippers lol
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KAT E
He can definitely afford to buy the clippers now
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WHITEGURLHITTER
That’s wuts up Dre.
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KALVIN
As much as I like apple I think Dre shouldn’t sell beats to them. He’s done a great job with the brand in general already and if Apple gets ahold of it, they’ll only do what they’ve been doing with the iPhones for years, ****ing it up!
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BLUE UGLY 💩
Good for him
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JOSHUA
My 2013 Charger has the BEATS stereo, sounds damn good. I’m happy for him.
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NOTALAWYER
Nothing to do with music this is HARDWARE not actual songs…
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TRUETRUE
damn!
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NAMERS
Can’t see spending $300 for headphones but then again, I’m not his market.
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Kris Jenner is banging her head on how to get one of her daughters involved in his family!!!!!!
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H8KARDASH
Dre will be getting 800 million not a billion.. But I guess his current net worth plus what hell get will put him over a billion. Dont go blowing it on candy and tinker toys now
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