Damn Dr Dre is a billionaire now [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

Draz

05-09-2014, 12:02 PM

My ex bought me a pair of solo hds. I'm so glad I didn't pay for those garbage cans. They broke lucky thing she got me a warranty and I take amazing care of my shit.

Pure robbery for those who actually bought it with their hard earned money.

dazzer87

05-09-2014, 12:07 PM

No wondering Dre was trying to purchase Brady's house here in LA. 50 million. btw apple is out of their mind.....3.2 billion for this shit......:facepalm

fiddy

05-09-2014, 12:09 PM

he's about to sell Beats to Apple for $3.2 billion....

now time to buy the Clippers :cheers:
Do you really think he will receive USD 3.2b off that deal? jesus :facepalm

50 cent sold Vitamin Water for USD 4b and his cut from the deal was 400 million. Damn noobs

step_back

05-09-2014, 12:15 PM

No wondering Dre was trying to purchase Brady's house here in LA. 50 million. btw apple is out of their mind.....3.2 billion for this shit......:facepalm

Apple are paying for the popularity of the product not the quality. Beats are some of the worst headphones on the market for the price range but they are everywhere.

I was hoping Dre would have to release Detox to make some money. Now we'll never hear it.:(

embersyc

05-09-2014, 12:23 PM

I seriously doubt that Dre owns 100% of Beats...

Theoo

05-09-2014, 12:31 PM

ya dray gone get 1/10

fiddy

05-09-2014, 12:34 PM

Apple are paying for the popularity of the product not the quality. Beats are some of the worst headphones on the market for the price range but they are everywhere.

I was hoping Dre would have to release Detox to make some money. Now we'll never hear it.:(
Could be for the good, he has two classic albums he might hurt his legacy if Detox is garbage

embersyc

05-09-2014, 01:19 PM

Apple are paying for the popularity of the product not the quality. Beats are some of the worst headphones on the market for the price range but they are everywhere.

I was hoping Dre would have to release Detox to make some money. Now we'll never hear it.:(

Well should fit right in since Apple only makes popular garbage.

bluechox2

05-09-2014, 02:10 PM

beats going into the toilet soon after

Godzuki

05-09-2014, 02:14 PM

Do you really think he will receive USD 3.2b off that deal? jesus :facepalm

50 cent sold Vitamin Water for USD 4b and his cut from the deal was 400 million. Damn noobs

i have no idea how much % he owns, but all he needs to own is about 40%~ to reach billionaire status. which isn't even including the money he's already earned outside of this one deal.

i just hope he buys the Clips

christian1923

05-09-2014, 02:17 PM

Hope My iPhone 6 comes with some in ear beats now.

Then Samsung will copy

fiddy

05-09-2014, 02:28 PM

i have no idea how much % he owns, but all he needs to own is about 40%~ to reach billionaire status. which isn't even including the money he's already earned outside of this one deal.

i just hope he buys the Clips
According to wikipedia he holds about 15%. But still i would be enough to reach billionaire status after the sale. And no, good businessman never invest their own money

Hope My iPhone 6 comes with some in ear beats now.

Then Samsung will copy
they will get jayz or puffy make headphones for them

Godzuki

05-09-2014, 05:11 PM

maybe not

http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/09/technology/innovation/beats-apple/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

a lot of Wall Street analysts are against this. i guess people here would know more about Beats ear phones vs apples and Beats music downloading vs Itunes.

i didn't realize how big a purchase this was for Apple until i read the article.

KevinNYC

05-09-2014, 05:15 PM

I seriously doubt that Dre owns 100% of Beats...

I would doubt he owns 10%.

I see this above
According to wikipedia he holds about 15%. But still i would be enough to reach billionaire status after the sale. And no, good businessman never invest their own money

15% of 3.2 is just under half a billion.

DeuceWallaces

05-09-2014, 05:17 PM

I would doubt he owns 10%.

He strong-armed monster pretty effectively. Pretty sure his stake is greater than 15%.

KevinNYC

05-09-2014, 05:23 PM

HTC owns about 50% of Beats and they sound pretty good on my HTC One phone. Wouldn't buy their headphones though.

KevinNYC

05-09-2014, 05:27 PM

He strong-armed monster pretty effectively. Pretty sure his stake is greater than 15%.

yeah, just read about that here
http://gizmodo.com/5981823/beat-by-dre-the-inside-story-of-how-monster-lost-the-world

50% is owned by HTC. That leaves 50% Dre probably splits his part with Jimmy Iovine evenly, so I can see them having about 30% combined and 20% split among others.

embersyc

05-09-2014, 05:48 PM

I have an HTC one, came with Beats and a pair of unbranded Beats earbuds.

It's glorified bass boost on the phone, and the earbuds are good, but not worth the price of a branded set.

KevinNYC

05-09-2014, 05:51 PM

yeah, just read about that here
http://gizmodo.com/5981823/beat-by-dre-the-inside-story-of-how-monster-lost-the-world

50% is owned by HTC. That leaves 50% Dre probably splits his part with Jimmy Iovine evenly, so I can see them having about 30% combined and 20% split among others.

Just got a tracker ad for Monoprice headphones. Monoprice is like the antimonster-they made their name making cables that were great and supercheap.

Now check this out. They have gotten into headphones
http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=108&cp_id=10823&cs_id=1082302

Here's their Sennheisher 280 knockoffs. They're $24 bucks.

http://images.monoprice.com/productlargeimages/83231.jpg

Here's their Sony V-6 knockoffs $21
http://images.monoprice.com/productlargeimages/83241.jpg

Both have good reviews.

KevinNYC

05-09-2014, 05:54 PM

I have an HTC one, came with Beats and a pair of unbranded Beats earbuds.

It's glorified bass boost on the phone, and the earbuds are good, but not worth the price of a branded set.

I don't use the earbuds that came with the phone, but the thing I like is that there is some serious power going up with the amp. If you listen without headphones you get good volume. It's also enough power to nicely drive my audio-technica.

andgar923

05-09-2014, 06:20 PM

IF the rumors are true, it may not be for their hardware (headphones), but for their Beats streaming services.

Apple is trying to compete with Spotify, Pandora and other streaming services. Their iTunes Radio is weak compared to the other services at the moment. They purchased LaLa a few years ago, and Beats will be another addition. They'll tweak Beats and integrate it into their ecosystem. They're also buying it and Iovine due to Iovine's music industry ties. Iovine and Jobs were actually sharing ideas for a while now, so these talks may have been years in the making.

Also, often times companies like MS, Google and Apple acquire companies for their talent, code, or patents.

dazzer87

05-09-2014, 10:07 PM

I would doubt he owns 10%.

I see this above
According to wikipedia he holds about 15%. But still i would be enough to reach billionaire status after the sale. And no, good businessman never invest their own money

15% of 3.2 is just under half a billion.
Have people forgotten he will have to pay Uncle Sam. After tax I think its around 800 million (including what he has now)

DeuceWallaces

05-09-2014, 10:41 PM

An overpriced IP buying another overpriced IP.

DCL

05-09-2014, 10:50 PM

we can do some simple math.

his net worth before this sale was an *estimated* $550million.

this net worth was when Beats was valued at $1B. if he held 15%, then Beats was worth $150m of that net worth.

so how does a sale of $3.2b bump his status? it adds $330m before taxes to his existing $550m. 330 + 550 = 880, and this is before taxes, so not a billion yet if we assume 15% stake is accurate, but nobody knows... wikipedia often posts figures that someone pulled out of their ass.

whether dre breaks 1B, it don't matter because it will happen eventually.

it's not like all his other businesses suddenly stopped streamrolling. he's got an empire.

bdreason

05-10-2014, 01:58 AM

A match made in over-priced heaven.

RoseCity07

05-10-2014, 03:59 AM

Apple has been going down hill ever since Jobs died. The company is on a serious decline. Raising prices and no innovative new products. What a terrible decision to buy Beats. They should just develop their own stylish headphones. I guess that's too hard, which is sad because Apple had a possible new source of revenue. This company is failing hard right now.

By the way, he's not a billionaire. A 25% steak in the company on top of getting owned by taxes. He's still well below being a billionaire.

StephHamann

05-10-2014, 04:14 AM

who wears this shit anyway?

iBandwagon

05-10-2014, 06:18 AM

he's about to sell Beats to Apple for $3.2 billion....

now time to buy the Clippers :cheers:

Damn. Overrated headphones too.

HomieWeMajor

05-10-2014, 06:34 AM

Great now will be the perfect time for him to come out.

fiddy

05-10-2014, 06:46 AM

An overpriced IP buying another overpriced IP.
Hopefully a major bankruptcy in the long term. Cant stand good marketing selling average hardware as premium.

who wears this shit anyway?

Lots of retards

christian1923

05-10-2014, 10:34 AM

who wears this shit anyway?
Look outside dude. everyone

mr.big35

05-10-2014, 11:43 AM

who wears this shit anyway?

kg and kapernick it helps them to take out noises outside the stadium

Meticode

05-10-2014, 11:44 AM

Dumbest post of the day
u mad

Meticode

05-10-2014, 11:46 AM

who wears this shit anyway?
People who are bass heads and like their mids drowned out and they care about making a fashion statement like some pu$$y. I think it's funny that headphones half their price blow them out of the f*cking water in terms of build quality and sound quality.

magic chiongson

05-10-2014, 12:32 PM

Apple and Beats is a match made in heaven to be honest. Beats is essentially the Apple of the headphone industry.

overpriced mediocre products :applause:

Relinquish

05-10-2014, 03:15 PM

What's sad about this is Beats are overpriced 50 dollar head phones that people continue to buy for upwards of $200. :facepalm :facepalm

secund2nun

05-10-2014, 04:37 PM

I hope Apple dies. Those bastards oppose net neutrality.

secund2nun

05-10-2014, 04:38 PM

overpriced mediocre products :applause:

:cheers:

Both are overrated marketing gimmicks status symbols.

Budadiiii

05-10-2014, 04:43 PM

Beats are the Nike of headphones.

Only the cool kids wear them and can afford them. I rock the red solos.

Iphone, Beats, Nike sneakers. = recipe for swagger.

ace23

05-10-2014, 10:38 PM

http://www.complex.com/music/2014/05/dr-dre-not-a-billionaire-after-beats-apple-deal-forbes

ImKobe

05-11-2014, 01:47 AM

being a billionaire who raps doesn't make one a billionaire rapper.

His rapping probably made em like 200 bucks

Not to mention he never really wrote any of his own raps, they were mostly done by Cube back in the NWA days, the D.O.C wrote a lot of Dre's raps on The Chronic, obviously Snoop ghost-wrote a lot as well, then came in Eminem & Jay-Z, who wrote Dre's biggest hits, others include Royce, Game, T.I and I bet there are tons more.

Dre made his money off his name and his "beats", he's a ****ing genius when it comes to mastering a track and polishing a beat, no one else can do it the way he does. He was a big ****** during the Death Row days because he got all butt-hurt over 2Pac stealing his shine and using his beats, though Suge Knight robbed Dre of millions and then threw him out.

Dre was never a rapper, but he's one of the top 5 GOAT hip-hop artists.

DeuceWallaces

05-11-2014, 01:56 AM

Not to mention he never really wrote any of his own raps, they were mostly done by Cube back in the NWA days, the D.O.C wrote a lot of Dre's raps on The Chronic, obviously Snoop ghost-wrote a lot as well, then came in Eminem & Jay-Z, who wrote Dre's biggest hits, others include Royce, Game, T.I and I bet there are tons more.

Dre made his money off his name and his "beats", he's a ****ing genius when it comes to mastering a track and polishing a beat, no one else can do it the way he does. He was a big ****** during the Death Row days because he got all butt-hurt over 2Pac stealing his shine and using his beats, though Suge Knight robbed Dre of millions and then threw him out.

Dre was never a rapper, but he's one of the top 5 GOAT hip-hop artists.

U mad? Dre has writing credits on most all of his hits, but still acknowledges doc. His headphones might suck but that has little to do with his music.

ShackEelOKneel

05-11-2014, 01:59 AM

overpriced mediocre products :applause:

Precisely.

Stempel, HERB

07-25-2015, 01:22 AM

he's about to sell Beats to Apple for $3.2 billion....

now time to buy the Clippers :cheers:

Keep your money-making dreams high gook boy.

Because when you fail at that you'll have to revert to having a... personality.

Not sure your parents mentioned that concept while they were smacking you on the head with a bamboo stick.