# The first billionaire rapper **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2014, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070 "2014-05-09T11:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/1 "2014-05-09T11:32:31Z")
Dr. Dre officially has the title now… > **[Apple buys Beats in a $3.2 billion deal](https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_buys_beats_in_a_32_billion_deal-news-8479.php)** > > We're yet to see how Apple is going to integrate the company in its music business strategy. Apple officially has purchased audio equipment and service... ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/2 "2014-05-09T18:53:41Z")
Interesting. It just made me wonder if he was better off selling, or keeping it for himself. I haven’t read all the details, but I couldn’t help but wonder. Even after taxes, if you have one billion left, at that point, I guess he wouldn’t even care. 😃 It sort of reminds me of George Foreman and the grill. Dre will make more money from headphones than he made with rap music (rapping/producing/selling records). It’s the same way that George Foreman made more money selling the grills than he ever made boxing as a heavyweight champion. It goes to show you, it’s not always what you do, but spinning off of what you’ve done, to find other ways to make money. No wonder that Dr. Dre “Detox” album never came out after all the promises. At this point…why would he even care? Cool story, if it’s really true. Set for life! ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/3 "2014-05-09T20:00:49Z")
Yeah. I mean, he was worth about $100million before this anyway (I think that was his networth as of 2012). He’s been set. He’s getting older now, though, so he may be content just chillin on a billion. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Casey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Casey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Casey888)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/4 "2014-05-10T00:25:05Z")
Well, apple just bought beats. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/5 "2014-05-10T00:26:16Z")
I think thats stupid not the billion but how he shoulda just kept his brand OG ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/6 "2014-05-10T00:39:02Z")
> [@yoyo\_yizzo](#): > > I think thats stupid > not the billion but > how he shoulda just kept his brand OG Keepin’ it “OG” will only take you so far. He realized his vision of the future was something more. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/7 "2014-05-10T00:42:32Z")
Word 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GoCrazyForYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gocrazyforyoyo/32/7941_2.png) [@GoCrazyForYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoCrazyForYoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/8 "2014-05-10T00:42:51Z")
Mo money mo problems? ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/9 "2014-05-10T00:47:14Z")
> [@GoCrazyForYoyo](#): > > Mo money mo problems? tru tru ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/10 "2014-05-10T00:48:30Z")
> [@GoCrazyForYoyo](#): > > Mo money mo problems? thought I told yA befo I gotta keep a banga on me when I go to the stoe -Joe Blow ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/11 "2014-05-10T00:49:11Z")
Lol! OG? Do you know who owned the vast majority of that company prior to this? HTC(a Taiwanese phone company). And if Monster Cables couldn’t make that garbage worth listening to I seriously doubt the people that make those wretched earbuds will do any better. I bet Dre sold that ish because he finally sobered up and put on a decent pair of Sennheisers or Ultrasones. You know who makes good headphones and speakers? Headphone and speaker companies. Makes me sick these guys own 75% of the over $100 headphone market. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_yizzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de053/32.png) [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/12 "2014-05-10T00:53:21Z")
Mikers go home lol ;D ---
**Author:** ![GoCrazyForYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gocrazyforyoyo/32/7941_2.png) [@GoCrazyForYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoCrazyForYoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/13 "2014-05-10T00:58:53Z")
> [@Mikers](#): > > Lol! OG? Do you know who owned the vast majority of that company prior to this? HTC(a Taiwanese phone company). And if Monster Cables couldn’t make that garbage worth listening to I seriously doubt the people that make those wretched earbuds will do any better. > > I bet Dre sold that ish because he finally sobered up and put on a decent pair of Sennheisers or Ultrasones. > You know who makes good headphones and speakers? Headphone and speaker companies. Makes me sick these guys own 75% of the over $100 headphone market. I’m sure he loves haters too… ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/14 "2014-05-10T01:00:42Z")
It just goes to show how far (great) marketing will take you. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/15 "2014-05-10T01:27:31Z")
I’ve got to give the guy credit. I don’t think anyone else could sell $30 headphones at a $200 price tag and turn it into a fad. PS: Beats suck and Dre knows it. I’m pretty sure that he actually mixes with Sennheisers. I’m not sure of the actual brand, but it’s definitely not Beats. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-first-billionaire-rapper/66070/16 "2014-05-10T01:37:40Z")
I actually like my Mixr beats, I’m no audiophile and I dont wear them out in public so who cares.