TheRichest – The Worlds Most Entertaining Site Search Dr. Dre Net Worth TheRichest • Richest Rappers Share Tweet More Dr. Dre Net Worth Net Worth: $780 Million Info Earnings About Dr. Dre Superproducer/rapper, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, has an estimated net worth of $780 million as of 2014. He expanded his wealth with Aftermath record label, Beats headphone and HP laptop line. On 11th August 2011, Dr Dre reportedly sold 50% stake in Beats Electronics, the headphone company to Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC for £191 million ($310m). Forbes Magazine looked into what the deal may mean for Dr. Dre’s net worth, which was last estimated at $125 million. By the magazine’s back-of-the-envelope calculations, Dre net worth is $260 million, meaning the deal added $135 million to his fortune. Dr. Dre may not have put out a new album in the last 10 years,but the rapper and producer has reaped the rewards from his business. Dr. Dre helped launch careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent. More than any other rapper, Dr. Dre was responsible for moving away from the avant-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions as well as the party vibes of old-school rap. Instead, Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound, G-funk. Born Andre Romelle Young February 18, 1965 in Compton, California. Dr. Dre is married Nicole Threatt since 1996. Beats Audio was Purchased by Apple in May 2014 for $3 Billion dollars, making Dre leapfrog as the Richest Man in Hip Hop, surpassing Long time reigning Diddy and Jay-Z. It is estimated he earned a solid $650 Million before taxes, and that his Net Worth instantly climbed from $550 to $780 million. Not yet Hip Hop’s First Billionaire, but the closest thus far. Earnings & Financial Data ? Choose Year Earnings 2014 $620 Million Sale of Asset May. 2014 Total Value Before Tax of his Earnings Following the Sale of Beats Audio to Apple for $3 Billion. (Dre Owns Roughly 25% of the Shares, and Apple initially paid $2.6 billion + $400 million to be invested in time) $650,000,000 Asset May. 2014 Value of the Mansion Dre Bought from Tom Brady and Giselle Bundchen $50,000,000 Earnings 2013 $40 Million Sale of Asset Sep. 2013 Earnings from the sale of minority stakes to a private equity firm Carlyle Group. $250,000,000 Project Earnings 2013 Revenue of Beats Audio Throughout 2013 $1,300,000,000 Salary 2013 Charge per track produced $75,000
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:38:39 +0000
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