Dr. Dre not yet a billionaire despite Apple Beats deal – Forbes

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Dr. Dre better stop counting his chickens before they hatch — calling himself the “first billionaire in hip hop” — a rep for Forbes tells TMZ, once the $3.2 Billion Apple deal is finalized … the rap mogul will NOT hit the billion dollar mark.

Forbes Assistant Managing Editor for Wealth tells us …  they’ve done the math, and after state and federal taxes … Dre will be worth in the neighborhood of $800 million.

It appears Dre only owns 25% of the company … so the max he’d make off the sale is $800 MIL.   After state and federal taxes, he’s left with $480 MIL, and when you add in Dre’s other assets, that’s how Forbes now comes up with $800 MIL.  Close but no cigar.

The editor says, “Not quite enough to debut on the Forbes 400 but plenty for bragging rights.”

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