Pioneering West coast rap record label Death Row Records is joining forces with apparel company The Hundreds for a new clothing collection. The limited edition collaboration includes short sleeve and long sleeve shirts, hoodie sweatshirts, jackets and a beanie — all featuring the Death Row Records logo. The Hundreds co-founder Ben Hundreds calls the collaboration […]
N.W.A. will have another crack at getting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the third consecutive year the rap group is among the acts under consideration for induction into the hall. The nomination comes as N.W.A.’s rise from the streets of Compton, California is being chronicled in the upcoming film “Straight Outta […]
Dr. Dre has come a long way….He’s not only the highest paid hip-hop artist over the past year, “Forbes” says he might just be the highest paid musician it’s evaluated – ever. That’s hip-hop doc Dr. Dre coming in at number one on “Forbes'” 2014 “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” list. With an estimated 620-million-dollars in pre-tax […]
Last week the set of the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” was the scene of a real life drive-by shooting. Eyewitnesses tell TMZ gunfire erupted outside the Compton Courthouse during filming last week when some unidentified neighborhood guys flashed gang signs at a passing car. TMZ reports the gunmen weren’t targeting the crew, but the bullets came dangerously close […]
Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics is taking action against the sale of fake Beats by Dre headphones. According to court documents obtained by TMZ.com, Beats has filed a lawsuit against several China-based websites that peddle the phony headphones. Apparently, the websites have raked in more than 135-billion-dollars from the knock-offs. Dre’s camp is suing for the […]
The former manager of N.W.A. is speaking out against the upcoming film based on the group. In an interview with “The Murder Master Music Show,” Jerry Heller says he’s disappointed that he hasn’t been contacted about the film, which is produced by former group members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. He didn’t single anyone out, […]
Mary J Blige rolls out “Suitcase” Love may have driven Mary J. Blige crazy in the visual for “Suitcase” from the Think Like A Man…
The N.W.A. biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” will be a family affair. Director F. Gary gray has enlisted Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. to play the rapper. Ice Cube is one of the producers alongside his former N.W.A. partner Dr. Dre and the wido of the late Eazy-E. Cube had reportedly been pushing for his […]
Just one week after landing a new job with Apple, Dr. Dre is packing his bags and moving. The “Los Angeles Times” reports that the rapper and Beats Electronics co-founder has paid 40-million-dollars for a Brentwood, California home formerly owned by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his wife, model Gisele Bundchen. The 18-thousand-298-square […]
Despite what reports and people are saying, Dr. Dre will not be a millionaire after Apple acquires Beats. Word hit yesterday that Apple wanted to…
News began circulating yesterday that tech giant Apple was looking to acquire Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine‘s Beats By Dre company for a cool $3.2 billion. Although the deal hasn’t been publicly announced yet, Dre basically confirmed it will happen while chilling in the studio with Tyrese. Apple will not only acquire the headphone line but the recently-launched Beats music service. This […]
According to TMZ, Apple is close to closing a deal with the Beats by Dre line – for get this – a reported $3.2 billion deal! Dre and Jimmy Lovine from Interscope started the brand in 2008 beginning with headphones – that’s now expanded to several different products. Source: TMZ
