Is Dr. Dre about to become Hip Hop's 1st Billionaire? It's being widely reported that Apple is in negotiations to buy Beats by Dre, which could launch him into
Is Dr. Dre about to become Hip Hop’s 1st Billionaire? It’s being widely reported that Apple is in negotiations to buy Beats by Dre (the company Dre co-owns with Jimmy Iovine) for a whopping $3.2 billion. Dre’s share of that sale would easily launch him into billionaire status (he’s currently worth $550 million), ahead of Jay-Z and Diddy.