Diddy teams with Dr. Dre to release “Diddy Beats” Headphones

A Diddy and Dr. Dre collaboration? What happened to the whole East Coast vs. West Coast thing?

One might say that this is just business.

Diddy has been working with Dre and Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine on his own line of Diddy Beats ear bud headphones. The product was developed through Monster, a company best known for its high-end audio cables, which previously introduced Dre’s own Beats By Dr. Dre headphones and is set to unveil Lady Gaga’s ‘Heartbeats’ audio line in the near future.

“We designed some ear buds called Diddy Beats that will be out next year,” Diddy said of his collaboration with Dre. “We also have an iPod speaker base for your house coming out. That experience as a whole was good, we [Dr. Dre and I] had a great chemistry with each other.”
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Dr. Dre and HP Unveils New HP Envy 15 Beats Laptop

Heralding the arrival of “a new benchmark in sound for the PC,” Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine — together with legendary producer Dr. Dre and HP — unveiled the HP ENVY 15 Beats limited edition notebook PC. Launching in the United States on Oct. 22, the newest addition to HP’s flagship ENVY line was revealed during a press conference Friday (Oct. 9) at Interscope’s Thom Thom Club in Santa Monica, Calif.

The HP ENVY 15 Beats is the latest rollout by Beats Electronics LLC, co-founded by Iovine and Dr. Dre in 2006. Featuring a piano black high-gloss finish and the Beats Audio design found in the “Beats by Dr. Dre” headphones line, the HP ENVY 15 Beats will also come bundled with the Dr. Dre headphones and state-of-the-art mixing software from Native Instruments’ Traktor LE. Retailing for $2,299, the HP ENVY 15 Beats will be sold at Best Buy, major retailers and through HP direct.

In addition to Dr. Dre, Iovine noted that several of the industry’s prominent producers — including will.i.am, Kanye West, Pharrell, Timbaland and Polow da Don — helped HP engineers fine-tune the project.
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Snoop Dogg Talks About The Game & Dr. Dre Working Together Again!

Snoop Dogg Talks About The Game & Dr. Dre Working Together Again!

Snoop Dog talking about the reconciliation of Dr. Dre and The Game (Big Boy’s Neighborhood)

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New Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre Video Shot in Vegas, Airing April 7

Hip-Hop’s most popular trio are preparing for a full fledged return to the rap game.

Rappers Eminem and 50 Cent, along with producer/rapper Dr. Dre, shot a video for the first single from Em’s upcoming album The Relapse.

The trio shot scenes for the video inside of The Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Representatives for Interscope remained mum about the title for the first official single from Eminem’s highly anticipated album, his first in four years.

Reps did confirm that the video would hit airwaves and the Internet on April 7.
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Rick Ross Shouts out Dr. Dre, Calls 50 Cent Gay

Devi Dev chops it up with Rick Ross while at KDAY, talks about why Rick Ross refers to 50 as “Curly”, warns Dr Dre to stop messing with 50, and has words for Yayo and Banks.

T.I. Has 18 or 19 New Songs, Won’t Talk Detox

When T.I. takes a vow of silence, he apparently rides it out to the end. Tip has evidently made a pledge not to divulge any information about his reported collaborations with Dr. Dre for the Doc’s forthcoming Detox LP — even though an inside source confirmed the information to MTV News, and tracks have leaked (one of which was labeled “I Am Hip-Hop (Detox),” with Tip referencing verses for Dre. Still, T.I. will not open up about his work on the album.

“I heard about that,” Tip said nonchalantly about the Detox tracks leaking on Monday in the New York City borough of the Bronx, where he spoke to kids at a Boys & Girls Club.
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Eminem Releasing Two Albums in 2009

Get ready for a double dose of Slim Shady.

The long-dormant Eminem has not one but two albums slated for release in 2009, his record company announced today. The highly anticipated “Relapse” will be released May 19, and a second album of all new material, “Relapse 2,” will be released in the second half of the year.

“A lot of people were expecting ‘Relapse’ to drop last year, (and) I was one of them,” the Detroit rapper said in a statement. “Then (Dr.) Dre and I went back in the studio for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we would up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out ‘Relapse 2′ will let everyone get out all of the best stuff.”
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Snoop Dogg and MTV agrees to Album, TV, and Video Game deal

Snoop Dogg has signed a deal with MTV to distribute, market and promote his next album, “Malice in Wonderland,” due later this year.

The album will feature Pharrell and Dr. Dre. Snoop’s music will also be released through the popular video game “Rock Band”.

Snoop will also get a new talk show “Dogg After Dark” which premieres February 17 at 9PM Eastern. The weekly show will be hosted by snoop featuring interviews, skits, and musical performances by celebrities and musicians.

Nas To Be On Dr. Dre’s Detox

Nas told Billboards that he has “a couple of special things up my sleeve that should be unveiled in the next few weeks.” He won’t go into detail but he said one of the projects “is history.”

Nas also confirmed that he will guest appear on Dr. Dre’s Detox album. “I did a joint. I think it’s crazy,” Nas says, “He’s someone I’d love to do a whole album with one day. He’s incredible. I think he’s the best producer of all time.”

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