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MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING RAPPER, PRODUCER AND MUSIC LEGEND DR. DRE TO RECEIVE ASCAP HIP-HOP ICON AWARD AT ASCAP RHYTHM & SOUL CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Rhythm & Soul department revealed plans to honor legendary multi-platinum selling producer and artist Dr. Dre with the inaugural ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards Celebration of 50 Years of Hip-Hop in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 22. The ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award is presented to ASCAP members whose musical contributions have made an indelible impact on the art and culture of hip-hop.

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  • The ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award is presented to ASCAP members whose musical contributions have made an indelible impact on the art and culture of hip-hop.
  • "Dre continues to be a pivotal figure in the music industry and we are thrilled to recognize him with the inaugural ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award as we mark 50 years of hip-hop."
  • Jimmy Iovine and Dre established Beats Electronics in 2008, and later launched Beats Music – Apple acquired both in 2014.
  • Music at the June 22 event will be provided by Grammy Award winner DJ Kid Capri and attendees will include top names in the music and entertainment industry.

50 Cent's "In Da Club" Reaches 1 Billion Views on YouTube

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Monday, November 16, 2020

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, 50 Cent's debut single "In Da Club" fromGet Rich or Die Tryin' (Shady/G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe)is now officiallypart of YouTube's Billion Views Club.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, 50 Cent's debut single "In Da Club" fromGet Rich or Die Tryin' (Shady/G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe)is now officiallypart of YouTube's Billion Views Club.
  • Reaching 1 billion views on YouTube, "In Da Club" is the second Rap/Hip Hop music videofrom the Pre-YouTube era to achieve this milestone, the first being Eminem's "Without Me " .
  • "In Da Club" is the second Rap/Hip Hop music video from the Pre-YouTube Era To Hit A Billion Views, the first being "Without Me" by Eminem.
  • Over the last 12 months 50 Cent has earned over 1.2B views on YouTube.