Dr. Dre is poised to become the rap world’s first bling-ionaire.
The music mogul all but confirmed Friday that Apple was buying Beats Electronics, the company he co-owns that makes the good doctor’s wildly popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, for $3.2 billion.
And he did so Compton-style.
“First billionaire in hip hop, right here on the motherf-----g west coast,” Dre is heard saying in a NSFW video that appeared on R&B singer Tyrese Gibson’s Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that the iPhone maker was close to inking a deal with Dre that would make the 49-year-old former chief of Death Row records hip hop’s highest roller.Dr. Dre is in for a massive windfall if Apple buys Beats Music. But will the rumored deal actually make him hip hop's first billionaire as he has claimed? That's not so clear.
The music mogul and Beats co-founder said as much in a video posted on Facebook that went viral Friday.
"The first billionaire in hip hop, right here from the motherf----n West Coast," Dre says.
But estimating Dre's net worth is difficult, given that Beats is privately held. Beats did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Dr. Dre's headphones and audio streaming company, Beats, appears close to being acquired by Apple for $3.2 billion. The Beats deal would be the biggest purchase in Apple's history and likely make Dr. Dre rap's first billionaire.
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