Archive for 'Dr. Dre'

Eminem, Dr. Dre Win Lawsuits

Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Eminem’s producers prevailed over Universal Records in court recently. A contract with F.B.T. Productions allows Eminem and his producers a 50-50 split with Universal Records for products that are released digitally. Universal paid the rapper and producers 12 percent of physical releases sales and initially tried to do the same for digital releases. F.B.T. Productions [...]

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Singer Nate Dogg Dead at 41, Fellow Rappers React

Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Rapper Nate Dogg, credited with creating the singing/rapping G-funk sub-genre of hip hop, passed away the night of March 15th at a Laguna Niguel care facility due to complications from multiple strokes. The 41-year old artist was partially paralyzed as the result of a stroke he suffered in 2007.
Born Nathaniel D. Hale, he first [...]

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Forbes Lists The Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists

Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Forbes released its list of the world’s wealthiest people on Wednesday (which included top 3 Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), but it also chronicled hip hop’s top earning artists. Who were they?
Forbes used several factors to determine their list; they included “valuing current earning, looking at past earnings, leafing through financial documents and [...]

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Dr. Dre’s “Detox” Release Date Not Confirmed

Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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Fans who have been waiting ten years for a new Dr. Dre album could barely contain their excitement and slight disappointment when he and Just Blaze posted a video – which quickly went viral – saying that his new album “Detox,” originally set for a February release, was going to drop on April 20th. The [...]

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Dr. Dre’s “Kush” Music Video Wets Fans’ Appetites for February 2011’s “Detox”

Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Cara.

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Almost ten years have passed since Dr. Dre’s last album “The Chronic 2001,” and his latest one, titled “Detox,” is scheduled to be released in February 2011. It’s supposed to be the rapper’s final studio album.
“Detox” was originally scheduled to be released in 2004, but was never finished because Dr. Dre wanted to focus on [...]

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Eminem’s VIBE Interview

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by jaycie.

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Eminem and Dre are featured on the cover of the Aug / Sept issue of VIBE. In the interview he talked about the Mariah beef (sort of) and retiring.
About Mariah he said even talking about it any more would be beating a dead horse. He’s done with discussing it and has said said [...]

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Richest Rappers of 2010

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by jaycie.

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Forbes released a special report telling us what men made what in the hip hop world. Here’s a list:
8. 50 with $8 million
7. Kanye with $12 million. Last year he had $25 million.
6. Luda with $16 million
5. Dr Dre with $17 million
4. Lil Wayne with $20 million. [...]

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Dr Dre’s and Jay-Z’s Single Released…Sorta

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by jaycie.

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Dr Dre’s and Jay-Z’s much anticipated “Under pressure” is all over the web. After weeks of waiting for the collaboration you can hear it practically anywhere. But, apparently, it’s not because the song is done. Dre told Interscope, “I want to set the record straight for everybody who’s been waiting to hear [...]

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ASCAP Honors Dr Dre

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by jaycie.

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is awarding Dr Dre the ASCAP Founders Award on the 25th. It’s a very prestigious award, and one of the most prestigious from ASCAP. Previous winners include Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. To read more visit ASCAP.

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More Jay-Z Dr Dre Rumors

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by jaycie.

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When will we hear the Jay-Z / Dr Dre track everyone is going on about already?! The closest we’re getting is a bunch of rumors and a picture of them in the studio together. The latest rumor involves the Coachella Festival. The California festival is typically centered on rock and roll but [...]

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