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AV Concept’s 2Pac Hologram Was A Hit
This past Sunday at the Coachella music festival concert, a hologram of Tupac Shakur (aka 2Pac and Makaveli) appeared on stage with Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg. 2Pac was murdered in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996 at the young age of 25. Everybody has been talking about it today and the “>YouTube video of the performance hit over half a million views within 24 hours. After addressing the crowd as if he was actually there (“What up, Coachella?”), the hologram sang some of 2Pac’s most well known songs like “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.”
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Beats Electronics Not Renewing Partnership With Monster
Beats by Dr. Dre is a company that was founded in 2008 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. Beats by Dr. Dre is a brand of headphones and loud speakers and they worked closely with Monster Cable to manufacture to electronics. “Guys were making headphones that looked like medical equipment,” stated Iovine. Going forward, it appears that Beats by Dr. Dre will not be working with Monster due to financial disagreements.
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Categories Beats by Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Monster Cable, Noel Lee
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HTC Vigor Believed To First Phone Powered By Beats After The Major Investment
The HTC Vigor is rumored to be the first handset powered by HTC’s major investment in Beats By Dr. Dre. Specs include a 4.3-inch screen with a 1280×720 resolution, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB onboard storage, 8 megapixel camera with a 2 megapixel forward-facing camera, Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), and Sense version 3.5. HTC is investing $300 million in Beats by Dr. Dre, the company founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.
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Categories Beats by Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre, HTC, HTC Vigor, Jimmy Iovine
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Beats By Dr. Dre Being Added To Chrysler Cars [VIDEOS]
Chrysler Group and Beats By Dr. Dre has announced a new partnership that brings a studio quality experience into cars for the first time. Beats by Dr. Dre will be rolled into the 2012 Chrysler 300S to start. Beats by Dr. Dre founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine had worked closely with the engineering team at Chrysler to design the audio system that contains 10 speakers.
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Michigan Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Dr. Dre Over Police’s Right To Privacy In Videos
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of rap artist Dr. Dre in a case that involves whether police have the right to privacy when on duty. In a DVD produced of Eminem and Dr. Dre’s tour concert, police officers were shown threatening to shut it down. The police officers were warnings the artists that if they showed a sexually explicit video on the tour, they would be forced to shut it down. The lawsuit was filed by Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown. The court dismissed the lawsuit in a 6-1 ruling. This means that it is legal in the state of Michigan to record officers when on duty. However recording police officers in Illinois is illegal and it has been a controversial issue around the country. [MichiganMessenger]
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Rhys Darby and Dr. Dre Featured In New HP ‘Let’s Do Amazing’ Ads [VIDEOS]
Hewlett Packard is spending $40 million on a new campaign called “Let’s Do Amazing.” For the campaign HP has hired Rhys Darby of Flight of the Conchords and music producer and artist Dr. Dre.
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Lady Gaga Heartbeat Headphones Launching In Collab With Dr. Dre and Monster Cable
Dr. Dre and Monster Cable are partnering with Lady Gaga for the launch of a new set of headphones called Heartbeats. The headphones have a jewel-shaped earpiece and also doubles a high-tech fashion accessory. The headphones will be available in October at a price range of $99.95-$149.95.
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“Crack A Bottle” By Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre Breaks Digital Download Record
Eminem, Detroit’s rapper that has fallen with tough times, plans to rise again with the release of a new album called “Relapse.” So far he is off to a good start with a track that he released called “Crack a Bottle.” The song got about 418,000 download sales in the first week and was #1 on iTunes for the week.
The record song before “Crack a Bottle” was T.I. and Rihanna’s “Live Your Life” at 335,000 downloads in the first week. “Crack a Bottle” knocked Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” from the top. Most recently, “Right Round” by Flo’ Rida featuring Katy Perry took the number one spot from “Crack a Bottle.”