Dr. Dre to be honoured with keys to Compton
14 May 2014, 09:27
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
Having recently become “hip-hop’s first billionaire”, Dr. Dre looks set to achieve another great feat: receiving the keys to the city of Compton.
The Californian-born rapper recently sold his Beats electronic company to Apple for a whopping $3 billion, with TMZ now reporting that Compton mayor Aja Brown is to honour Dre for his “entrepreneurial spirit”. Brown is reportedly hoping that the MC/producer will “help her restore the city” by “sponsoring performance arts or music programs in Compton”.
You can read more about the plans here, with the video for NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton” below:
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