Apple’s $3.2B Beats Buy Would Make Dre Rap’s Richest Man

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Dr. Dre leapfrogged Jay Z in FORBES’ latest rankings of hip-hop’s richest artists, claiming the number two position as his net worth soared to an estimated $550 million. Now it looks like the Beats cofounder could lay claim to the top spot in a matter of days.


Late Thursday night, theFinancial Timesreported that Apple was in talks to buy Beats for $3.2 billion; the deal would be the computer giant’s large...

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