Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin, known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, songwriter and rapper. He was born in Asheville, NC and was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked with and produced Mariah Carey, Usher, Jay-Z, Nelly, Monica, Da Brat, Xscape, Janet Jackson, TLC, Aretha Franklin, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, Bow Wow, and most recently, The Rap Game season 1 winner, Miss Mulatto...
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth23 September 1972
CityAsheville, NC
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My last record, people were a little confused because I was trying to prove a production point. This time, my production credit is there.
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The timing is not right for us to record a song about the future when so many people have lost their lives. We will proceed in a few months, but right now it's about helping those who are dealing with the tsunami disaster and that should honestly be the focus.
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We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum.
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In the last five years, lyrics have resembled diaries of those who write them. I think the fans like the records that seem closer to life.
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I'm happy to have a situation where I can work with Big Boi. Not just because we're both from Atlanta, but because of his creativity, his musical ear and his ability to find new talent. His association with Virgin will add to the excitement that I'm bringing to the label.
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If you don't know by now, you're never going to know.
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When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.
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I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page.
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I go to clubs and if I notice the DJs are playing the records faster, then I'll push the beats a little on the next record I make. A lot of people don't know how to watch out for things like that.
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All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.
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Ciara’s new single is a complete rip-off of Usher’s ‘U Got It Bad,’
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I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.
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The thing I'm going through is probably like the same thing that Little Richard and all these other artists go through, that I hear about them, saying, 'Oh damn, you ain't gonna give me nothing till I die,' ... I feel like I'm one of those type of great people that just going to have to wait till it's all over with for people to really sit around and talk about it.
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Before I was not in the television cameras every 5 minutes, I wasn't as visible, but this year I plan on being more visible to ensure that Virgin Rap Division does not lose. Although I am a very low key person, I am competitive, and with every ounce of my spirit, I will ensure that this label is taken seriously.