JAYFORCE

Oh… close! Closer than me (waaaay closer). In the Businessweek clip above, they cover the numbers behind the deal. Whether the parties settle with a cash deal, or by stock (which allows them to avoid heavy taxation), Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine (who had a bigger share of the company and more personal assets to start) should clear a billion. Dr. Dre stands to scoop $600 million out of the pie.

That’s a damn big scoop. Just not a billion. But it’s okay. Staying in the same circles, Dre could very well be playing in the Billionaire Boys Club one day. Salute to the Diggy Diggy Doc!

– @ojones1

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