Recent rumors suggest that Apple is working on a deal to acquire Beats Electronics, but at this point nothing has been confirmed. Interestingly enough, actor Tyrese Gibson happened to be hanging out with Dr. Dre recently and somewhat “confirmed” that the deal was happening in the short video below (NSFW). Both of them seem intoxicated, so it’s hard to take this kind of thing seriously, but there are some pretty obvious statements being made. First spotted by The Next Web, the drunk duo are apparently hanging out in a studio and Dr. Dre says, “The first billionaire in hip-hop, right here from the motherf**king West Coast.” Along with that, another image was posted to Facebook that states, “Tonight HIP HOP CHANGED FOREVER AND I WAS THERE TO PAY MY RESPECTS!!!!!! Apple = Beats 3.2 BILLION!!!!!! The night everything changed!!!! #Inspired Whoa!!!!!”
Apple has not confirmed the rumors, so this could just be an elaborate drunken prank to help promote Dre’s Beats line and score some extra publicity. Check out the video above and let us know what you think.
Update: The Facebook post was pulled, but luckily it was uploaded to YouTube.
Neat. That’s the Apple I’ve come to know and love!