And just in case the doctor wasn’t rich enough, Beats Electronic was acquired by Apple for $2.6 billion in 2014. But Dre became a household name in 2008 when he partnered with Monster Audio to launch his own line of headphones. A successful record producer, he helped launch the careers of Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent. Dre continued his rise to mega-stardom after N.W.A. ![]() ![]() But like in 1988, relations between the police and Black communities are as strained as ever, and the racial politics behind the “Fu*k Tha Police” from N.W.A.’s first album are still relevant today. Here’s what the Boyz in the Hood are up to these days. And Compton is being hailed as the next Brooklyn. Nowadays, Ice Cube is on the late-night circuit. A lot has changed in the quarter-century since the world was first introduced to N.W.A.
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