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Paul McCartney takes in hip-hop at Beats Music launch

Paul McCartney mingled with hip-hop titans at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles for the launch of Beats Music, the online music service launched last week by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Trent Reznor.

The former Beatle was spotted in the VIP section of the theater Friday sitting between Iovine and Macklemore, and backstage with Eminem and Iovine’s girlfriend Liberty Ross.

A who’s who of rap took the stage at the event including Diddy and Ma$e, Ice Cube, Nas, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Redman and Method Man, Busta Rhymes, and Dre, who closed the show with Eminem.