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Dee Barnes Calls Out The Grammys On Award Named After Dr. Dre
Dee Barnes spoke out about the Grammys renaming their Impact Award after Dr. Dre in an op-ed on Wednesday, stating that they did so for "an abuser." She wrote about how the situation made her feel, and how speaking out about her being a victim of assault by the producer has led to her being blacklisted by the industry. Barnes also wrote of the hope for a face-to-face summit with Dr. Dre to resolve things. The post Dee Barnes Calls Out The Grammys On Award Named After Dr. Dre appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Dr. Dre Selling Catalog To Universal Music For $200 Million Dollars
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty Dr. Dre is officially cashing out. He is reportedly selling his catalog to Universal Music to the tune of $200 million dollars. As spotted on Variety Magazine the Rap legend has striking a deal where he will give up a portion of his musical assets to Universal Music Group and Shamrock Holdings. According to the report the compositions in question include his solo albums, the royalties from his work as a member of N.W.A. and royalties he earns from his acclaimed production discography. According to Billboard Magazine, who first broke the story, Shamrock Holdings will be acquiring an estimated 75% to 90% of the content while Universal Music Group will own the remaining assets. In terms of the splits UMG is rumored to be getting...
Dr. Dre Gets Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Video Using His Song Removed From Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Dr. Dre has a number of notable hits and songs bearing his production that have been used in commercials, stadium events and more. After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used a track of his without permission, his legal team sent a letter asking for the removal of the song from a promo video Greene posted on Twitter. Dr. Dre, real name Andre Young, filed a complaint via his attorney Howard King asking Twitter administrators to remove a video posted by Greene that featured the track “Still D.R.E.” as its background as reported by TMZ. The video in question appeared to be in celebration of Rep. Kevin McCarthy becoming the Speak of the House. Related Stories The letter took a not-so-veiled jab at Greene’s political aims writing, “Mr. Young has ...
The Game Says Dr. Dre Never Gave Him A Beat In His Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chelsea Lauren / Getty As of late, The Game has been making headlines for all kinds of reasons including saying Kanye did more for his career than Dr. Dre, to dropping a diss track aimed at his former label mate, Eminem. Now it seems like Chuck Taylor might’ve thrown another personal tidbit out there aimed at his former mentor, Dr. Dre. Speaking in an interview with producer extraordinaire, Just Blaze and sneaker customizer-to-the-stars, Katty Customs, The Game revealed that though Dr. Dre oversaw the making of his classic debut album, The Documentary, he’s never gotten an actual beat from the iconic producer in his illustrious career. Word?! How, Sway!? Related Stories When asked by Just Blaze how his relationship is these days with Dr. Dre, The Game adm...
The Next Episode: Snoop Dogg Announces Dr. Dre Produced ‘Missionary’ Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motorcity Casino / MotorCity Casino Snoop Dogg is looking to close out 2022 strong. The rapper has announced that Dr. Dre is producing his next album. As per Complex the two west coast icons will once again formally work together on music. Recently Snoop Dogg was a guest on Stephen A. Smith’s Know Mercy podcast. While the two discussed a variety of topics it seemed the award winning media personality got the “Beautiful” MC very comfortable and he let the cat out of the bag. “You’re the first one to hear this: Me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months, and it’ll be done in November,” he revealed. Related Stories Naturally the announcement piqued Smith’s interest immediately and he responded with a question pointing out ...
Dr. Dre & Diddy Link Up In The Studio, See Photos Of Epic Session
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Giovanni Bandero / press handout The East vs. West beef is long over and now that it’s been all love between the two coasts. Dr. Dre and Sean “Diddy” Combs have at last linked up in the studio together and we have the pics to prove it.Recently the two Hip-Hop icons linked up for a studio session as Dr. Dre works with Snoop Dogg on their new album. Reportedly, Dre helped walk Diddy through his vocals for the upcoming project. Taking to Instagram to reveal that he was indeed working with The Chronic icon, P. Diddy expressed his love and gratitude for having the opportunity to work with Dr. Dre and wrote as much in the caption. “Yesterday, one of my biggest dreams finally came true. I remember the first time I heard @DrDre’s production. It gave me clea...
Dr. Dre Reveals Family Told To Say “Last Goodbyes” During Health Scare
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Mega-producer Dr. Dre surprised many when he revealed just how close to death doctors thought he was last year, to the point where they let his family come to give their “last goodbyes” to him. While appearing on trainer and entrepreneur Dolvett Quince’s Workout The Doubt podcast, Dr. Dre shared more details about being stricken with a brain aneurysm in January 2021 and recalled being transported to the ICU at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. At the time, his Instagram released a statement saying that he was “doing great” and that he would be “out of the hospital and back home soon.” But the man behind “The Chronic” revealed that things were apparently more grave in a clip shared o...
Dr. Dre Opens Up About Brain Aneurysm: ‘They Thought I Was Outta Here’
When Dr. Dre was rushed to the hospital on Jan. 4, 2021, after suffering a brain aneurysm, he quickly assured fans that he was “doing great.” It turns out that the original diagnosis was far more grim than even the legendary rapper and producer knew at the time. Dre opened up about the severity of his condition during an episode of the Workout the Doubt podcast, admitting that ICU doctors allowed his family to come and say their goodbyes because they didn’t think he would survive the aneurysm. “They weren’t allowing anybody to come up – meaning visitors or family or anything like that – because of COVID,” he explained. “But they allowed my family to come in [and] I found out later, they called them up so they could say their last goodbyes, because they thought I was outta h...
A New Book Reveals How Dr. Dre’s Loose Lips Kept Him From Being “Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Dr. Dre let the excitement of the pending Beats Apple deal cost him some money a new book details. Tripp Mickle’s new book After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul shared an interesting nugget about the infamous Beats Apple deal and its announcement to the world. Per Mickle’s book, he writes that Tim Apple, oops, we mean Cook saw the deal as his easy way into the music streaming service. The book also reveals that Dr. Dre’s partner Jimmy Iovine had a feeling a leak could spoil the massive deal. Little did he know he would be right and that it would be his business partner doing the leaking. “At 2 am, Iovine got a call from Puff Daddy, who was screaming that Dre and Tyrese, a rapper, wer...
Detox On The Way?: Twitter User Spots Dr. Dre’s Long-Awaited Album’s Tracklist On Whiteboard
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty April 1st has passed but is this a hoax? Or is Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album, Detox, on the way? Eagled-eyed Twitter user @ranoutofmeds shared a series of photos featuring the legendary West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre in the studio cooking something up. But that’s not what really stood out in the photo. In the background on the whiteboard, the tracklisting for Dre’s mythical album Detox can be seen. Related Stories These photos come after Death Row’s new owner shared a photo of himself and Dre on Mar.31 in the studio with the caption “The chronic is bac home.” Snoop can be seen rocking the same sweatsuit with a Dr.Bombay NFT gorilla on it confirming those photos are from the same studio session. Detox’s existence has...
Snoop Dogg Does Not Own ‘The Chronic’ Masters In New Death Row Records: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty Hip-Hop fans the world over rejoiced over the news that Snoop Dogg would assume ownership of the label that launched his career in Death Row Records, bringing his still-ongoing career full circle. The Doggfather claimed ownership of Dr. Dre‘s classic debut The Chronic would land under this deal, but an attorney for the legendary producer debunked the chatter. Uncle Snoop shared in a recent interview with TIDAL that while some of the label’s big albums such as his debut LP Doggystyle and the “Deep Cover” single featuring Dr. Dre are under his control, the Long Beach superstar shared hopes that Death Row and the estate of the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur will work out a deal to bring the masters back into the fold. In that same chat, Sno...
Snoop Dogg Says JAY-Z Threatened To End NFL Partnership If Super Bowl Halftime Show Didn’t Happen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty According to Snoop Dogg, JAY-Z tested Roger Goodell’s gangster to make sure Super Bowl LVI’s Hip-Hop inspired Pepsi Halftime show did happen. Speaking with Tidal’s Elliott Wilson, the new owner of Death Row Records, revealed that God MC threatened to end the partnership between Roc Nation and NFL if Dr. Dre, Snoop, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige did not perform. During their conversation, Snoop Dogg shared JAY-Z was the first one to greet them in the dressing room, sharing a moment with them as if they had taken home the chip. So then [JAY-Z] came down, and soon as he came in, he hugged me. We hug each other tight. It was as if we won a championship. Like, you know when you’re genuinely happy for each other? People don’t...
