Dr Dre News

‘Straight Outta Compton’ is an acceptable biopic chronicling the rise and fall of ‘80s rap group N.W.A., though it doesn’t delve too far beneath the surface.

Apple is rumored to be in talks to make its biggest acquisition yet, Beats Electronics, for $3.2 billion. Beats Electronics was founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre and is most known for their headphones.

New York - An NYC-based designer and coder formulated a list of 85 rappers to study the extent of each rapper's vocabulary through their lyrics. His findings were released in an online interactive mapping format.

Last year, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor announced his involvement in Daisy, a streaming music service by Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine's Beats Electronics. The streaming music service has been renamed to Beats Music and is set to launch in January.

New York - NBC News anchor Brian Williams was recently seen in rare form on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." Fans were treated to Brian Williams: Gangster rapper.

More details are emerging surrounding the biopic about legendary jazz singer Nina Simone. It now appears that the film's executive producer Gene Kirkwood and its director Cynthia Mort are in preliminary talks with Dr. Dre to score the film.

Los Angeles - In a recent interview, Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry Heller revealed that late rapper Eazy-E wanted to kill Suge Knight, but he talked him out of it. Now Heller is saying, "I should have let him kill him."

HipHop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has ranked #1 on Forbes Five list of HipHop's wealthiest artists. His net worth is estimated at $580 million.

Chicago - On Sunday (March 24), rapper/activist Lupe Fiasco took to Twitter to reflect upon the violent lyrics used in HipHop music. He posted 19 tweets on the issue.

Hip-Hop mogul Dr. Dre has been named Forbes Magazine's "Highest Paid Musician" of 2012. The West Coast veteran made $110 million in pretax earnings thanks mostly to sales from his Beats for Dre headphone line.

Los Angeles - The cable network FX has bought an hourlong script for a drama written by Sidney Quashie and executive produced by rap mogul Dr. Dre and Quashie. Daniel Schnider from Dr. Dre's company Crucial TV and Brad Bertner will serve as co-executive producers.

London - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned numerous athletes Thursday against wearing unapproved headphone brands, including Beats by Dr. Dre.

Indio - Tupac Shakur appeared at Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California Sunday. The iconic rapper "performed" two of his hits, "Hail Mary" and "2 Of Amerikas Most Wanted" on stage with Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Eminem’s trading rap with an aggressive performance by Dr. Dre, who moved around Rihanna, in this critic’s view made a night of great performances diminished by what seemed to be simulated quarrels, fights and verbal violence. Have we had enough?