Dr. Dre He is one of the richest people in the world of hip-hop with a fortune of around 700 million dollars. When Dr. Dre in 2008 created Beats Music and Beats Electronics with Jimmy Iovine, he never imagined that he would end up selling the company to Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), for 3000 billion dollars in 2014. Now, the rapper's life is different. Discover it!
Dr. Dre and his life of luxury
In honor of the anniversary of the purchase of Beats by Apple, the portal Business Insider has compiled in an article the luxurious life that the rapper now leads Dr. Dre:
- Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, has been in the rap world since 1980. Through Aftermath, a division of Interscope, he helped launch the professional careers of other music industry greats such as Eminem or 50 Cent.
- Dre he still acts from time to time, do not believe that he has completely left the stage. In 2012 he participated in Coachella with Snoop Dogg.
- The rapper married Nicole Threatt in 1996, with whom they have two children in common, Truice and Truly.
- Dre teamed up with Interscope Records president Jimmy Iovine to release Beats Electronics in 2006. The first 'Beats by Dr. Dre' headphones were released two years later. Since then, headphones have been the ideal companion for many athletes, such as Lebron James. Some singers, like Will.i.am, have also shown their love for the brand.
- During his performance at the 2012 SuperBowl final, the LMFAO singer wore a custom Beats by Dr. Dre headphones with 114 carats of diamonds and valued at one million dollars.
- In May 2014, Apple acquired Beats Electronic, the company that made the famous headphones, and Beats Music, the streaming music service. Tim Cook, rather Apple, came to pay 3.000 million dollars for this combo.
- When the erroneous news broke that the agreement was broken, Dr. Dre and Tyrese videotaped each other celebrating that Dre would be hip-hop's first billionaire.
- During Spring Fashion Week in September 2014, Marc Jacobs presented each of the attendees with a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones.
- Just a few weeks after Apple announced the purchase, Dr. Dre paid $ 40 million for a huge mansion in Brentwood. The house was bought from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen. The love nest has panoramic terraces and an infinity pool overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
- Dre is planning to build a 3.000 square meter plant next to the mansion as a music studio.
- In January 2015, he sold his previous home, about 2.900 square meters and located in Hollywood, for about 32 million dollars.
- Dre and his wife have another gigantic house in Malibu's Carbon Beach, also known as Billionaires' Beach. This home cost them about $ 12 million.
- As a good billionaire, you have a exquisite taste for cars. One of the most luxurious vehicles he drives is a Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe, valued at about $ 450.000. He also has a Bentley Coupe, which he says is a gift from Eminem (valued at over $ 200.000).
Dr. Dre's Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe valued at $ 450.000
- The rapper is already a good friend to those from Cupertino. So much so that for the last great presentation, that of the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch, Dr. Dre traveled in his private jet. Oh, let's not forget, he also has a yacht. Last year, rapper Xzibit posted photos of their vacation with Dre and Threatt on their luxurious boat.
SOURCE | Business Insider