By Miranda Johnson @Randa_writes If graduation itself was not enough, the 2013 graduating class of USC got a special surprise receiving speeches from both Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. The two music icons are now members of the Trojan family as they are currently in the works to open the “The Jimmy Iovine and Andre [...]
May 20, 2013
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There’s no denying that pop culture is currently in an era of transparency. Eve proved that on Wednesday when she sat with Sway during MTV’s RapFix Live. Among the many talking points, the female pitbull gave some candid quotables about her career pre-Ruff Ryders with Aftermath and how her and legendary producer, Dr. Dre, just [...]
November 30, 2012
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It’s that time of year again, where Forbes gives us an insight on our favorite celebrities’ bank accounts. This time around, they list the World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012. So, who is it? *Baby Bash voice* The hip-hop legend, Dr. Dre, brought in $110 million dollars in pre taxed earnings, making him Forbes’ Highest-Paid Musician [...]
November 29, 2012
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On part 2 of Tito Lopez’s visit to Shade 45′s #SwayInTheMorning, he speaks on truly being the voice of the underdog, working two jobs (Barnes and Noble and Applebees), while still pursuing his music dreams. He then humbly talked about being on tour with Big K.R.I.T and working with Dr. Dre! So, it was only [...]
October 30, 2012
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If you’ve been seeing Lil Wayne lately with a pair of headphones around his neck, it’s because of a collaboration with Dr. Dre on his Beats by Dre headphone line. According to Lil Wayne HQ, the Tunechi Beats By Dre Pro headphones are a cherry red color and will cost $399.95. They are set to [...]
October 18, 2012
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Kendrick Lamar held two sold out shows back-to-back in Los Angeles last night and brought along two special surprise guests. The Club Nokia crowd lost their voices when T.I. and Dr. Dre hit the stage, respectively. Both veteran artists had nice things to say about the man of the hour, Kendrick, but Dre, being the [...]
October 18, 2012
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As we rapidly approach the due date for Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, Dr. Dre launches one of the dopest commercial one has made to promote an album. In the commercial, Dre reminds us he’s brought us some of the most successful rappers in the game (and they’re probably your fave, too), starting with Slim Shady [...]
October 8, 2012
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As we approach the due date to his much anticipated debut album, g.o.o.d kid m.A.A.d city, Kendrick blesses us with a new joint tiled, Compton. In the Just Blaze – produced track we can enjoy Kendrick and Dr Dre pay homage to their hood Compton. What are your thoughts? Throw your dubs in the air [...]
October 2, 2012
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While in-studio with #SwayInTheMorning, Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert (the music mastermind who has created hits for Destiny’s Child, Michael Jackson, Jo Jo, Stevie Wonder and many more) talked about that Lady Gaga x Kendrick Lamar collaboration, how it happened, and what Dr. Dre said about it. Did you know they also recorded a song [...]
September 21, 2012
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In case you didn’t know, today is MMG day and to celebrate the release of his album, God Forgives I Don’t, Ricky Rozay drops the Dre Films/Jon J-directed video for his 3 Kings collab with Dr. Dre and Jay-Z. Watch the vintage footage with cameos of Mariah Carey, Snoop, Diddy, and young Beyoncé — just [...]
July 31, 2012
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