Top Richest Musicians in the World: Dr. Dre

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Manuel Del Vicente

Top Richest Musicians in the World

Dr. Dre

Superproducer/rapper, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, has an estimated net worth of $830 million. 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.

Source of Wealth Music, Television
Birth Place Compton, California, United States
Marital Status Married (Nicole Threatt)
Full Name Andre Romelle Young
Nationality American
Date of Birth February 18, 1965

Ethnicity African-American
Occupation Rapper, Record Producer, Businessperson
Education Fremont High School
Children 7 (Curtis, Marcel, Tyra, Andre Jr., La Tanya Danielle, Truly, Truth)

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