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Legendary hip-hop pioneer Dr Dre will not face any charges over allegations made by a motorist earlier this week who claimed he pulled a gun during a dispute over a car blocking his driveway, after no evidence was found.

TMZ reported on Wednesday (July 27th) that the L.A. County District Attorney rejected the case due to insufficient evidence, after they reviewed the police report of the incident which happened on Monday and was widely reported.

Dr Dre will not face any charges over Monday's incident after the D.A. rejected the case

Continue reading: Dr Dre Will Not Face Any Charges After D.A. Rejects 'Gun' Case

Hip-hop royalty Dr Dre was briefly arrested at his Malibu home yesterday after he was accused of pointing a gun at a man whose vehicle was blocking his driveway, before being released shortly afterwards with no evidence of it having happened.

According to NBC Los Angeles, LAPD arrived at the 51 year old producer and rap star’s home in the 22000 block on Pacific Coast Highway on Monday morning (July 25th), responding to an “allegation that a man had brandished a gun.”

Dr Dre was briefly searched and handcuffed outside his home after a man alleged he pointed a gun at him

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In the wake of the first reunion of the surviving members of N.W.A. in more than 25 years at Coachella, it's time to reflect on an album that prominently changed the face of rap forever. You probably saw the 2015 biopic of the same name, but when was the last time you listened to the record?

NWA are rap pioneers

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N.W.A. were a group of pioneering Compton rappers including Dr Dre and Ice Cube that may have invoked controversy with the explicit content of their lyrics, but nonetheless became the inspiration for almost every single rapper to come after them despite only ever releasing two albums. 

Continue reading: Album Of The Day: 'Straight Outta Compton' By N.W.A.

Ice Cube said he had some tricks up his sleeve for Coachella 2016, but no-one was expecting all this. The rapper managed to reunite with all surviving NWA members, including Dr Dre, on stage at the festival in Indio, California as well as introduce some very special additional guests.

NWA are reunited at Coachella 2016

Say what you like about rappers, but there's a tight bond between stars in the hip hop world - be it a bond of beef or a bond of brotherhood, and Ice Cube was certainly displaying the latter at Coachella's second weekend.

Continue reading: Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, The Game: Ice Cube Pulls Out All The Stops For Coachella 2016

Kiss member Gene Simmons has responded to N.W.A., after he was called out by the rap group during their induction speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beef between the bassist and the Compton group all started last month when Simmons told Rolling Stone magazine he was ‘looking forward to the death of rap.’

Gene Simmons has responded to N.W.A.’s Hall of Fame comments.

"I am looking forward to the death of rap,” Simmons said. “I’m looking forward to music coming back to lyrics and melody, instead of just talking. A song, as far as I'm concerned, is by definition lyric and melody … or just melody.”

Continue reading: Gene Simmons Hits Back At N.W.A. Over Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Speech

The remaining members of group N.W.A. became the newest additions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night, after being inducted by rapper Kendrick Lamar. The group used their speech to thank their fans and pay tribute to the late Eazy-E, but they also took the opportunity to call out Gene Simmons for his recent comments on rap music.

N.W.A. have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Last month the Kiss bassist had told Rolling Stone: "I am looking forward to the death of rap. I’m looking forward to music coming back to lyrics and melody, instead of just talking. A song, as far as I'm concerned, is by definition lyric and melody … or just melody.”

Continue reading: N.W.A Are Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Use Speech To Call Out Gene Simmons

N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton used a unique marketing tactic to promote the movie on Facebook, creating different trailers for different races. Speaking at South by Southwest, Universal’s EVP of digital marketing, Doug Neil, and Facebook’s entertainment head, Jim Underwood, described the ‘customised racial marketing’ they used to promote the biopic, which became a box office hit last year.

Straight Outta Compton used different trailers for different races on Facebook.

Neil said that during the promotion of the film, they embarked on a ‘specialised Facebook marketing effort’ which was led by Universal’s ‘multicultural team’ in conjunction with its Facebook team.

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Dr Dre is reportedly set to star in his own semi-autobiographical series made by Apple. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Apple is developing its first original television show, which will star the rap mogul, with the details so far being kept top-secret.

Dr Dre is reportedly set to star in Apple’s first television series.

Sources told THR that the scripted series will star Dre who will also executive produce. It will consist of six episodes and production is being bankrolled by Apple. It's most likely that Apple will distribute the show via Apple Music but it's not clear if Apple TV, the iTunes store or other Apple platforms will also carry it.

Continue reading: Dr Dre Reportedly Set To Star In Apple's First Television Show

N.W.A. are set to reunite at this year’s Coachella festival, according to former member Ice Cube. The rapper is listed as performing at the festival as a solo artist, but has said he’s going to try and bring the members of N.W.A. together, to give the crowd a 'history lesson'.

Ice Cube has said N.W.A. will reunite at Coachella.

"I've got some tricks up my sleeves,” Ice Cube said. “I'm going to try to bring the members of NWA together. Give everybody a little history lesson on Ice Cube and NWA, West Side Connection, everything I've been doing over the years.”

Continue reading: N.W.A To Reunite For This Year's Coachella Festival

The first trailer for Straight Outta Compton rolled out online this week, giving fans the first look at the upcoming film based on the rise of NWA. The clip begins with an introduction featuring Ice Cube and Dr Dre, driving around the city and reminiscing on their formative years.

Straight Outta Compton hits theaters on August 14, 2015

After that, we take a journey back into the 1980s amidst the drugs and violence of Compton that helped bring together Cube, Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren and DJ Yella to make hip-hop history. The group were pioneers of gangsta rap and arguably became the most important group in the history of rap.

Continue reading: 'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer Features Dr Dre, Ice Cube [Trailer + Pictures]

When it comes to the world of hip-hop, there is only one king and his name is Dr. Dre! The American, rapper, producer, record label owner and entrepreneur recently eclipsed all competition when becoming No.1 on Forbes' 2014 Hip-Hop Cash Kings list.

Dr. Dre earned an estimated $620 million last year

The 49 year-old music mogul earned this title by raking in a whopping $620 million in the past twelve months, which the magazine calculated from his "income from touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements, and other ventures."

Continue reading: Dr. Dre Eclipses Competition To Top Forbes' World's Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Act List, Earning $620 Million

Kendrick Lamar has returned with his first single since 2012. Entitled 'i', the song samples The Isley Brothers' song 'That Lady', previously used in tracks by The Beastie Boys and Charles Hamilton. The song premiered on US radio station Power 106 on Tuesday morning (September 23, 2014).

Kendrick Lamar is back with a new single, 'i'

The song had a more upbeat, mainstream feel to the songs on Lamar's acclaimed album Good Kid Maad City and uses the 1973 soul hit as a driving base. It also features the sound of car horns and a jazz breakdown. 

Continue reading: Kendrick Lamar Samples Isley Brothers On New Track, 'I' [Listen]

Technology giants Apple are hoping to wrap up a $3.2 billion deal to buy Dr Dre's Beats Electronics, according to various media reports. Negotiations are thought to be at an advanced stage and a deal could be confirmed as soon as next week. 

Dr Dre Is Selling Beats

Should the deal go through, it will be Apple's biggest ever acquisition. It is being seen as a move by Apple to get a stronger foothold in the phone and music accessories market and the company has actually be selling Beats headphones in its stores for some time. 

Continue reading: Apple To Buy Dr Dre's Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion. That's BILLION.

We hope there's no hard feelings! Dr Dre has overtaken Sean Combs AKA Puff Daddy (or is it P. Diddy, or Puffy, or Diddy?) to become hip hop’s richest man. The rapper has finalised a deal with Apple to sell his stake in Beats Electronics, which will give him a personal fortune of $800 million. Apple are allegedly purchasing Beats Electronics, which produce the popular Beats headphones, for $3.2 billion.

49 year old Dr Dre has become hip hop's first billionaire earner

Upon hearing the news Dre picked up a few bottles of champagne and headed down to the studio with friends Tyrese and F. Gary Gray, where he partied the night away, at one point announcing, “The first billionaire in hop hop…right here from, the mother f**king West Coast!”

Continue reading: Dr Dre Is Hip Hop's First Billionaire, Meet Hip Hop's Five Richest Artists

Dr Dre has lodged on offer of around $40 million for Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's Los Angeles mansion, according to TMZ.com. Tom and supermodel Gisele listed the 18,700 sq. ft Brentwood estate for $50 million after barely spending any time living in the place. They basically built the house from scratch, spending $11.75 million on the building in 2008 before severely redesigning the place to their own tastes.

Dr Dre Has Spent $40 Million on Tom Brady's Place

Insiders say there were "multiple interested parties ready to put offers on the house" but Dre swooped first with a solid offer, which Tom and Gisele decided to accept. Sources say the deal is not yet closed, but it's very close.

Continue reading: Dr Dre Splashed $40 Million On Tom Brady's Pad, But There's A Caveat

Dr Dre was already a legend by the time he first released his Beats By Dre headphones in late 2008 and since then he has surpassed the levels of music immortality to become one of the business world's most looked up to entrepreneurs. Dre and his Beats business partner Jimmy Iovine are launching their own online streaming service later this month, with plans on owning the music streaming market the same way they have dominated the headphone market.

Uplike Beats headphones, you can't wear Beats Music around your neck to let everyone know how cool you are

The subscription-only Beats Music will be launched on 21 January and will go head to head with Spotify, Pandora, Grooveshark and the rest, including soon to be launched services from Google and Neil Young, in a bid to add another bow to their business hat. The Beats enterprise hopes to do this by using their team's own musical know-how to sell their catalogues of music to the public. For example, the new service will work by using expert-made playlists rather than relying on algorithms to point listeners in the direction of new music, in addition to other potentially groundbreaking methods.

Continue reading: Dr Dre & Jimmy Iovine Set Out To Conquer The Music Streaming Market With 'Beats Music'

The imminent arrival of Dr. Dre’s latest business venture, the streaming service Beats, has got Spotify looking over its green shoulder – and rightly so. With hype building for the Jan. 21 launch, some of Beats’ distinct advantages are being talked about. Instead of concerning itself with the battle for most tracks, Beats uses advanced algorithms in conjunction with human curation, making every interaction you make with the software count.

Dr Dre Plans To Take Over The World, Sort Of

This truly personalized experience is the fulcrum behind Beats potential success. In addition to this, signing up to work with AT&T might just be the company’s key to dominating the streaming market. Given that the majority of people will want to use the service on the move, going into partnership with the nation’s biggest mobile carrier is beginning to look like a stroke of genius.

Continue reading: Most Songs? Nah - Beats Will Use Algorithms And AT&T To DECIMATE Spotify

The hip-hop legend and music mogul Dr Dre is currently waiting for his, and Jimmy Lovine's, Beats Electronics newest product to be released.

Beats Music is the name of a new streaming subscription service in the US which is set to launch on January 21st 2014.

This new service, which offers more than 20 million fully licensed songs from all major and independent labels, will be available for $10 a month.

Continue reading: Dr Dre's Beats Music To Launch New Music Streaming Service This Month

In what looks like a bid to retain customers in the wake of Beats’ imminent entry to the music streaming scene, Spotify are preparing to open up their mobile streaming platform to all of their customers for free.

Spotify are tooling up for all out war

Spotify sent out invites to an event occurring on December 11th on December 3rd. “We’re having a media event. Like to come? There will be donuts,” is all it said, but since then, Tech Crunch confirmed that unveiling will centre around limited free mobile access.

Continue reading: Spotify Mobile For Free? Streaming Service Bracing For Beats Competition

It’s difficult to launch a new brand these days. Consumers like to buy from trusted sources, and when it comes to headphones, they don’t come trustworthier than Sony, Sennheiser and Bose. That was until Dr. Dre decided to enter the game, launching his Beats by Dre range of headphones into an already saturated market.

Dr. Dre's Beats Empire is about to expand even further

What happened next is common knowledge: his brand became one of the most sought after, fashionable and renown in the world. Suddenly, people were willing to spend $200 on a pair of headphones. With sports stars, celebrities and basically everyone else wearing the Beats logo over their ears, expansion was inevitable; so the announcement of a streaming service to rival Spotify from the music mogul wasn’t a surprise.

Continue reading: Is Dr Dre's Beats Music Streaming Service Ready To Be A Spotify Killer?

Eminem has dropped the latest track from his upcoming album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which will be out in November. 'Rap God' follows earlier singles 'Berzerk' and 'Survival.' The new six-minute track picks up the fury and pace, name-checking peers over a window-wiper synth. Slim Shady raps at break-neck double time pace, taking no prisoners.

Eminem Releases New Song, 'Rap God.'

The new album's name harks back to Eminem's 2000 classic record, The Marshall Mathers LP, and the artwork certainly recalls that of Eminem's earlier life, featuring an image of his Detroit childhood home.

Continue reading: Eminem Drops New Track 'Rap God': Prepare For Some Immodest Double Time [Listen]

Eminem released the full details of his 16-track line-up for his upcoming album, The Marshal Mathers LP 2. The follow-up to 2010's chart-topping Recovery will be released next month, and in a bid to produce further excitement, the Detroit-native released the full tracklisting, including guest spots, on Tursday, 10 October (via Billboard).

Em will release MMLP2 on 5 November

MMLP2 will feature a host of special appearances from the likes of rap's latest wunderkind Kendrick Lamar, Skylar Grey, Fun. frontman Nate Ruess and Bajan beauty Rihanna, who Em also worked with on his last album for the mega-hit 'Love The Way You Lie.' On top of these guest artists, we already know that long-time collaborator Dr Dre has at least one production credit on the album along with the legend that is Rick Rubin, with the pair also serving as executive producers. DJ Khalil, Scoop DeVille, Symoblyc One, No I.D. and Eminem himself have also contributed beats to the album.

Continue reading: Eminem Reveals The Tracklist For 'The Marshal Mathers LP 2'

Two months after dropping his latest single Survival, Eminem has released the accompanying video.The rapper's theme song for Call of Duty: Ghosts comes equipped with a promo that acts as one massive commercial for the forthcoming game, set for release on PS4 and Xbox on November 15, 2013 and November 22, 2013 respectively.

Watch the explicit video for Eminem's Survival: