<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/538e4a906bb3f7dd1a7542c5-1200-924/dr-dre-and-snoop-dogg-perform-at-coachella-2012.jpg" border="0" alt="dr. dre and snoop dogg perform at coachella 2012" /><p class="source"><span>AP</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>When Apple announced its acquisition of Beats Electronics for $3 billion, rapper Dr. Dre became hip-hop's wealthiest artist. </p>
<p>Dre is now worth about $800 million after the deal.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dr-dre-buys-tom-brady-gisele-house-for-40-million-2014-6" target="_blank">Dre also just recently bought a $40 million mansion in Los Angeles</a>. </p>
<p>News of Dre buying his new $40 million mansion broke before the deal became official, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/dr-dre-buys-tom-brady-gisele-house-for-40-million-2014-6" target="_blank">but we can't help but think the new digs were a bit of pre-celebration</a>. </p>
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The Fabulous Life Of Dr. Dre, Hip-Hop's Richest Man

APWhen Apple announced its acquisition of Beats Electronics for $3 billion, rapper Dr. Dre became hip-hop's wealthiest artist. Dre is now worth about $800 million after the deal. Dre also just recently bought a $40 million mansion in Los Angeles. News of Dre buying his new $40 million mansion broke before the deal became official, but we can't help but think the new digs were a bit of pre-celebration.

APWhen Apple announced its acquisition of Beats Electronics for $3 billion, rapper Dr. Dre became hip-hop's wealthiest artist.

The Fabulous Life Of Dr. Dre, Hip-Hop's Richest Man

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