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33 Hip-Hop Songs That Name Drop Jimmy Iovine

33 Hip-Hop Songs That Name Drop Jimmy Iovine

Dan Rys
Dan RysPublished: May 29, 2014
Yesterday, Beats Electronics' $3 billion sale to Apple was confirmed after weeks of speculation—and maybe a little premature celebration—making Dr. Dre hip-hop's wealthiest artist, if not quite a billionaire. But another part of the deal which came to light yesterday was that Dre and his Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine—himself the co-founder of Interscope Records 25 years ago and until yesterday the chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M for more than a decade—would take executive positions at Apple. That means Iovine, the producer-turned-label chief who Billboard called the most successful major label industry head of the past quarter century, was to leave the label which became the longtime home to artists like Eminem, 50 Cent, Dre and Kendrick Lamar.

With such an extensive history in the music industry—especially in the hip-hop world, with affiliations with Death Row, Aftermath, Bad Boy, TDE, Shady Records, G-Unit, Star Trak and more—it's no surprise that Iovine is probably the most-referenced executive in hip-hop. As he leaves Interscope for the green pastures of the tech world, XXL has pulled together 33 hip-hop songs that name check the former Interscope chief. —Dan Rys
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Previously: Jimmy Iovine Leaves Interscope Records After 25 Years
Dr. Dre And Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Electronics To Apple Sale Is Confirmed
Apple Is Closing A Deal To Buy Beats Electronics For $3.2 Billion Dollars
Dr. Dre, Eminem And Jimmy Iovine, “Three Kings” (Originally Published April/May 2014)
63 Hip-Hop Songs About Rappers Making Billions

Filed Under: 50 Cent, Apple, Azealia Banks, beats, Busta Rhymes, Chief Keef, Chino XL, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Game, Interscope, ja rule, Jay-Z, Jimmy Iovine, Lists, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore, MGK, Nicki Minaj, Obie Trice, Pharoahe Monch, Rhymefest, ScHoolboy Q, Smoke Dza, Talib Kweli, The List, Trick Trick, Wale
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