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Dr Dre: The hip-hop head with a business brain

Dorian Lynskey, The Observer, 10 May 2014

The man cited by his peers as the most significant force in hip-hop is set to become its richest operator. But what does his $3.2bn deal with Apple say about the future of the music industry?

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