- Source of Wealth: Music and Television
- Age: 54
- Birth Place: Compton, California, United States
- Height: 1.85 m (6′ 1″)
- Weight: 238 lbs (108 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Nicole Young)
- Full Name: Andre Romelle Young
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: February 18, 1965
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Rapper, Record Producer, Businessperson
- Education: Fremont High School
- Children: 7 (Curtis, Marcel, Tyra, Andre Jr., La Tanya Danielle, Truly, Truth)
Superproducer/rapper, Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, has an estimated net worth of $800 million. He expanded his wealth with the Aftermath record label, Beats headphone and HP laptop line.
On 11th August 2011, Dr. Dre reportedly sold a 50% stake in Beats Electronics, the headphone company to Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC for £191 million ($310m). His current net worth is $740 million.
Dr. Dre may not have put out a new album in the last 10 years, but this rapper and producer has reaped the rewards from his business. Dr. Dre helped launch careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent. More than any other rapper, Dr. Dre was responsible for moving away from the event-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions as well as the party vibes of old-school rap. Instead, Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound, G-funk. Born Andre Romelle Young February 18, 1965, in Compton, California. Dr. Dre is married to Nicole Threatt since 1996.
Beats Audio was Purchased by Apple in May 2014 for $3 Billion dollars, making Dre leapfrog as the Richest Man in Hip Hop, surpassing a long-time reigning Diddy and Jay-Z. It is estimated he earned a solid $650 million before taxes, and that his net worth instantly climbed to around $800 million.