"Dre was convinced that his connections with the elite would eventually earn him a big business deal... But these never came to anything. Clients were happy to

"Dre was convinced that his connections with the elite would eventually earn him a big business deal... But these never came to anything. Clients were happy to call him when they wanted to go out, but that didn’t mean they took him seriously as a business partner." I'm not convinced this was Dre's primary motive. In a good year, he earned $200,000 -- certainly enough for comfortable life. He also partook in the presence of the powerful and wealthy mixed in with models. He was getting paid and still got the entertainment aspect of attending the party, and that's why he was there.