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The Net Worth Of These 15 Celebrities Is Unbelievable

8. Dr. Dre – $750 Million

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Sure music pays, but headphones pay even better!

Dr. Dre rose to fame as a member of N.W.A before striking out on his own as a solo artist. His debut solo album, “The Chronic,” is still one of the best-selling rap records of all time.

However, though rappers love to talk about stacking bills and getting paid, Dre wouldn’t be stacking bills to the ceiling until he switched from the business of making music to the business of making things that let people hear music.

Dr. Dre helped establish Beats Electronics in 2006. The company would make a high-end headphone that was soon a hip status symbol despite the fact that reviews on their actual sound remain mixed.

In 2015, Apple bought Beats for 3.2 billion dollars. There were some who thought that the sale would make Dr. Dre rap’s first billionaire, but it hasn’t happened yet — although being a $750 millionaire sure doesn’t seem that bad to us!

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