Dr. Dre and his Beats Electronics partner Jimmy Iovine must pay $25 million (£19 million) to a former collaborator after he won a breach of contract suit against them.

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Dr Dre Is Developing A Marvin Gaye Movie

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Rapper Dr. Dre is reportedly working on a movie about late singer Marvin Gaye.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Dr Dre, Marvin Gaye, motown, soul, USA

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Eminem With Dr Dre and 50 Cent Setlist From Coachella

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Rap superstar Eminem closed out 2018’s Coachella music festival with special guests 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.

Tagged as: 00s, 50 Cent, 90s, Coachella, Dr Dre, Eminem, R&B, rap, urban, USA

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Suge Knight Sues Dr Dre

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Rap mogul Suge Knight has launched a lawsuit against hip hop star Dr. Dre, accusing him of attempted murder.

Tagged as: 90s, Dr Dre, hip-hop, rap, Suge Knight, Suge Knight Sues Dr Dre, USA

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Dr Dre Sues Over Tele-Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Dr. Dre has threatened to take legal action against an upcoming TV movie that depicts him beating up his ex-girlfriend.

Tagged as: 90s, Dr Dre, Dr Dre Sues Over Tele-Movie, hip-hop, producer, rap, USA

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Dr Dre ‘Gun Incident’ Rejected

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Lawmakers in Los Angeles have opted not to prosecute Dr. Dre following a bizarre road rage incident on Monday.

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Police Handcuff Dr Dre Outside His Malibu Home

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Police have handcuffed Dr Dre outside his Malibu home after someone was blocking his drive.

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N.W.A. Reunite At Coachella

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Ice Cube delivered his promise of a full N.W.A. reunion during his second-weekend set at the Coachella festival in California on Saturday night (23Apr16).

Tagged as: Coachella, Dr Dre, Ice Cube, music news, NWA

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R.I.P. Leon Hayward 1942-2016

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Soul singer Leon Haywood, who had a top twenty hit in 1975 with I Want’a Do Something Freaky to You, has died at the age of 74.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Leon Haywood, music news, R.I.P. Leon Hayward 1942-2016

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Straight Outta Compton Directors Cut Coming

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Straight Outta Compton, the most successful music biopic in history, is about to come to DVD and Blu-Ray in an unrated director’s cut.

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The Top Five Rappers Are Worth Over $2 Billion

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As Forbes recently stated the 5 Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists Of 2015 have been assembled and revealed by VoucherBin.co.uk.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Jay-Z, music news, Music News The Top Five Rappers Are Worth Over $2 Billion, Puff Daddy

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Straight Outta Compton Tops US Box Office Three Weeks Running

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Straight Outta Compton, the biopic of N.W.A., is number 1 at the box office for a third week.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, music news, Straight Outta Compton, Straight Outta Compton Tops US Box Office Three Weeks Running

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Dr Dre Drops Down Billboard Chart After One Week

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dr. Dre had the chance to pull off a rarity, the number 1 album in the four major English speaking countries in the world, the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada. Unfortunately, country’s Luke Bryan prevented it from happening.

Tagged as: Billboard, Dr Dre, Luke Bryan, music news

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Jimmy Iovine From Music Man To Business Man

by Music-News.com

Jimmy Iovine is a cultural powerhouse. He engineered albums by John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. He produced Stevie Nicks and U2.

Tagged as: Apple, Beats, Dr Dre, Jimmy Iovine, music news, U2

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The Rubens Hoops Would Have Been Number One If Not For Dr Dre

by Paul Cashmere

The Rubens ‘Hoops’ would have debuted at number one across Australia this week had it not been for Dr Dre’s ‘Compton’ selling as a digital only release but it is the number one album at retail.

Tagged as: Compton, Dr Dre, Hoops, Meghan Trainor, music news, The Rubens, title

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Straight Outta Compton Sets Biopic Opening Day Record

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Straight Outta Compton, the biopic of N.W.A., is a smash hit.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, music news, NWA, Straight Outta Compton

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ARIA Albums: Dr Dre Compton Debuts At Number One In Australia

by Gavin Ryan

Original member of N.W.A., uber-producer and songwriter Dr. Dre debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart with his third album “Compton” which is also the soundtrack to the forthcoming film ‘Straight Outta Compton”, the story of rap pioneers N.W.A.

Tagged as: albums, ARIA, Australian charts, Compton, Dr Dre, NWA

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Dr Dre Compton Tops British Chart

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dr. Dre is at the top of the British Albums chart with his album Compton, inspired by the story of his original group, N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton.

Tagged as: Compton, Dr Dre, music news

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Kendrick Lamar Interviews N.W.A. For Billboard

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In this week’s cover of Billboard Kendrick Lamar interviews N.W.A about coming ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and changing the world.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, music news, MWA

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Dr Dre Describes ‘Straight Outta Compton’ As Surreal

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Dr. Dre got goosebumps watching biopic Straight Outta Compton.

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Billionaire Rapper Dr Dre To Release His Last Album Ever ‘Compton A Soundtrack’

by Paul Cashmere

Dr Dre will release what he says will be his final album. ‘Compton A Soundtrack’ will be Dre’s first album since 1999’s ‘2001’ and only his third ever album.

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Dr Dre and Ice Cube Break Suge Knight Silence

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Dr. Dre and Ice Cube think Suge Knight’s murder case is ‘unfortunate’ in every way.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Ice Cube, music news, Suge Knight

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Straight Outta Compton New Trailer Released WATCH

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The upcoming biopic on classic hip-hop group N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton, has a new trailer.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, Ice Cube, music news, NWA, Straight Outta Comption

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Dr Dre Made Almost $20 Per Second In 2014

by Paul Cashmere

Dr Dre was the highest paid music person of 2014 earning almost $20 per second.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Dr Dre, Eagles, music news

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Dr Dre Was The Highest Paid Musician Of 2014

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dr Dre was the highest paid musician of 2014 and here is how you do it.

Tagged as: Dr Dre, music news

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Dr Dre Claims Beats Losses Billions To Counterfeiters

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Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics has reportedly filed suit against alleged counterfeiters with the rap royalty claiming the company is losing billions in sales.

Tagged as: Beats, Dr Dre

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← Previous Entries

Jimmy Iovine From Music Man To Business Man

Jimmy Iovine is a cultural powerhouse. He engineered albums by John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. He produced Stevie Nicks and U2.

August 18, 2015

Dr Dre Becomes Hip-Hops First Billionaire

Dr Dre is set to become the first Hip-Hop billionaire after Apple agreed to buy his Beats Electronic Brand for $3.2 billion.

May 9, 2014