The Independent — Hip-hop mogul Dr Dre — real name Andre Young — and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California.      more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The four-year program that the hip-hop star and music executive are pledging to fund will be a mix of arts, business training.Hip-hop star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC for a new academy that they say will give ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Hip-hop star Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC for a new academy that they say will give students the tools they need to break into the rapidly changing music industry. more info

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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Inglewood has gotten its share of love over the years, courtesy of rappers including Mack 10, Dr. Dre and Tupac, but few have been as joyous, infectious and vivid as Becky G’s new single, “Becky from the Block.” The track features the young rap... more info

411 Mania — From Notorious B.I.G. vs. Tupac Shakur and Eazy-E vs. Dr. Dre to Suge Knight's war with Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent's beef with Ja Rule and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas breaks down the top 8 rap feuds of all time! more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There isn't much hip-hop on Coachella's main stage this year, which marks a significant shift from 2011 and 2012, when Kanye West and then Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg closed the annual festival with blow-out Sunday-night performances. But rap fans still had... more info

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ContactMusic — Eminem has inspired Dr Dre to get back in the studio.The rappers have been working on Eminem's eighth studio album, the follow-up to 2010's... more info

411 Mania — From Dr. Dre and Michael Jackson to Ozzy Osbourne and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 5 solo breakout artists of all time! more info