| Jermaine Dupri | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jermaine Dupri Mauldin |
| Also known as | J. D. |
| Born | September 23, 1972 |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genre(s) | R&B Pop Hip-Hop Pop Rap Dirty South |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, rapper |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Label(s) | So So Def Recordings, Island Urban Music, TAG Records[1] |
| Associated acts | Janet Jackson, Monica, Mariah Carey, Dem Franchize Boyz, Bow Wow, Da Brat, Daz Dillinger, Kris Kross, Jagged Edge, Justin Timberlake, Usher |
Jermaine Dupri, also known simply as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23, 1972), is an American record producer and rapper. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Pop rap (or hip-pop) is hip hop with a Pop music influence The style became popular in the early 1990s as hip hop music found commercial success Southern hip hop is a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a club oriented vibe in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities including but not limited to In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music So So Def Recordings is a Record label, based out of Atlanta Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. TAG Recordings was a Vanity label made by Atlantic Records in 1996 after losing their distribution deal with Matador Records to EMI Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter Dem Franchize Boyz is a hip hop group from Atlanta signed to So So Def Recordings. Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9 1987 better known by his Stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil' Bow Wow) is an American Rapper, actor and Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974) better known by her Stage name Da Brat is an American female rapper. Delmar Drew Arnaud (born on May 25 1973 in Long Beach California) better known by his Stage name Daz Dillinger (and formerly Dat Kris Kross was a teenage rap duo of the early 1990s The duo is most famous for their 1992 hit " Jump," and their fashion styling—consisting Jagged Edge is an American R&B singing group that were originally signed through Jermaine Dupri 's So So Def Records to Columbia Records Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and On September 16, 2006, Dupri became the youngest inductee to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He is known for saying "Y'all know what this is!" in the songs he produces.
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Early life
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United He grew up in College Park, Georgia. College Park is a city located partly in Fulton County Georgia and partially in Clayton County Georgia, in the United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule His father is Michael Mauldin, a former president of Columbia Records. Michael Mauldin is a music producer and former president of Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Dupri was introduced to the music business at the early age of 6 months by his father, a concert promoter and manager of rap and R&B groups. He dropped his last name as a teenager and started out as a breakdancer for artists such as Diana Ross and Cameo. Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Cameo is a Funk -influenced R&B group that was formed in the early 1970's One of his earlier appearances was breakdancing in Whodini's music video "The Freaks Come Out at Night. Whodini is a hip hop group from New York that was formed in 1981 made up of Jalil (Jalil Hutchins Ecstasy (John Fletcher and Grandmaster Dee (Drew Carter " At the age of eighteen, Dupri became the youngest charting producer in the history of music, with his first chart selling artists being Kris Kross. Kris Kross was a teenage rap duo of the early 1990s The duo is most famous for their 1992 hit " Jump," and their fashion styling—consisting When he got more familiar with the business, Jermaine produced hits for platinum artists such as TLC, Monica, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Da Brat, Usher, Chante Moore, Destiny's Child and also helped get Mariah Carey back on top with the top selling album of 2005, The Emancipation of Mimi. TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9 1987 better known by his Stage name Bow Wow (previously Lil' Bow Wow) is an American Rapper, actor and Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974) better known by her Stage name Da Brat is an American female rapper. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Chanté Torrane Moore is an American R&B and Jazz Singer. Biography Career Moore has recorded several Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth Studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey.
Music career
Dupri has pursued a recording career of his own resulting in hits such as "Money Ain't a Thang" (1998, with Jay-Z), "Welcome to Atlanta" (2001, with Ludacris), "It's like That" (2005, with Mariah Carey), and "Gotta Getcha" featuring Johnta Austin. " Welcome to Atlanta " is the second single from Jermaine Dupri 's album Instructions and also appeared as a hidden track on Ludacris ' " It's like That " is a song written by Mariah Carey Johnta Austin ( June 28, 1980) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American upcoming Singer - Songwriter on Jermaine He became involved in a dispute between Eminem and Dr. Dre in 2002. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr
So So Def, a label specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music, was originally distributed through Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. Southern hip hop is a form of American hip hop music that emerged from a club oriented vibe in the late-1990s as a popular force from cities including but not limited to Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Miami bass (also known as booty music, a term that may also include other genres such as Dirty rap) is a type of Hip hop music that became Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Sony Music Entertainment is a major global Record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the "big four" record companies In 2003, Dupri was appointed president of Arista Black Music and moved So So Def and its artists there. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the In 2004, Dupri was appointed President of Urban Music at Virgin Records and moved So So Def over to Virgin. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Meanwhile, Dupri also expanded his business ventures, buying into Chicago-based distillery 3 Vodka and opening his own boutique restaurant, Cafe Dupri. 3 Vodka is an American Vodka brand manufactured by New York-based Sovereign Brands LLC.
In 2004 and 2005, Dupri worked with R&B singers Usher and Mariah Carey on their releases, Confessions and The Emancipation of Mimi. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Confessions is the fourth Studio album by American R&B - pop singer Usher, released on March 23 2004 via Arista Records The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth Studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey. He also produced the songs "Burn", "Confessions, Pt. " Burn " is an R&B - ballad song written by American singers-rappers and songwriters Usher, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael 2" and the remix featuring Kanye West, Shyne, and Twista, and "My Boo" with Usher and "It's like That", "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", "Get Your Number", and "Don't Forget About Us" with Carey. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Moses Michael Leviy born on November 8, 1978, better known as Shyne, is a Belizean – American Rapper. Carl Terrell Mitchell, (born Novermber 27 1973 better known by his Stage name Twista, is an American hip-hop emcee who once held the title of fastest emcee in the " My Boo " is a duet between Usher and Alicia Keys, written by Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal Jr " It's like That " is a song written by Mariah Carey " We Belong Together " is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005 and released as the album's " Shake It Off " is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded " Get Your Number " is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and " Don't Forget About Us " is a song co-written by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox, and recorded He produced the track "Radio" for young R&B singer Jarvis, but didn't release the album because his label was in transition with the distributor. He has also produced singles with J-Kwon ("Tipsy") and Dem Franchize Boyz. In addition he has worked with St. Louis rappers, Nelly, Chingy, & St. Lunatics.
Dupri's 2005 single, "Gotta Getcha" featuring Johnta Austin, is featured on the July 2005 release Jermaine Dupri presents. Johnta Austin ( June 28, 1980) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American upcoming Singer - Songwriter on Jermaine . . Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1. The album is a compilation of tracks produced by and featuring Dupri. So far, "Gotta Getcha" has peaked at #60 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. The controversial music video for the song features his girlfriend, singer Janet Jackson, in a x-rated peep show club. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer On August 9, 2006, Dupri was listed among the top ten richest people in hip hop. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2] He continues to work with artists including Jay-Z ("Money Ain't a Thang"), Ludacris ("Welcome to Atlanta"), and Warren G ("Havin' Thangs"). He has released Daz Dillinger's album, So So Gangsta, in 2006. Delmar Drew Arnaud (born on May 25 1973 in Long Beach California) better known by his Stage name Daz Dillinger (and formerly Dat So So Gangsta is the 8th official solo album by Daz Dillinger that was released under So So Def Recordings and Virgin Records on September 12 It includes production by Dupri, Scott Storch, and Daz.
Dupri also worked with Jackson on her album titled 20 Y.O., released September 26, 2006, which was not as successful as much as Jackson's previous albums. 20 YO is the ninth Studio album (twelfth overall by American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson released by Virgin Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The album's commercial underperformance led Dupri, who accused Virgin of improperly handling its urban releases, to leave his position at Virgin Urban Music. He became the head of Island Records' urban division instead; So So Def releases are now issued through Island Urban Music. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. Janet Jackson followed Dupri from Virgin to Island as well. As of March 2008, his So So Def/Island Urban roster includes himself, Jagged Edge, Johnta Austin, and Rocko. Rodney Hill Jr is an American rapper from Atlanta Georgia. He is signed to So So Def / Island Urban through his own Rocky Road imprint
Singer Monica's album, The Makings of Me, features production from Jermaine Dupri with the lead single "Everytime tha Beat Drop". Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter The Makings of Me is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Monica, released by J Records on October 3, 2006 " Everytime tha Beat Drop " is a snap - R&B song written by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Charles Hammond Robert Hill Deangelo Hunt He has also produced multiple tracks on Jay-Z's concept album American Gangster. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella American Gangster is the tenth Studio album by American Hip hop Rapper Jay-Z.
On October 16, 2007, he released his first book, Young, Rich and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul, an autobiography that charts his career as a producer. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The book was co-written with Samantha Marshall and released in hardcover by Simon & Schuster's Atria imprint. The New York Post reported on February 28, 2008 that Dupri proposed to Janet Jackson, and that the couple is busy planning their wedding as well as recording a handful of songs for her new album Discipline. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Discipline is the tenth Studio album by American R&B and pop singer Janet Jackson, which was released on February 22 2008
Discography
- 1996: 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
- 1998: Life in 1472
- 2001: Instructions
- 2005: Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1
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This is the discography of producer and Rapper, Jermaine Dupri. Songs produced or written by Jermaine Dupri. 1992 Kris Kross - Totally Krossed Out Producer of the whole album Jermaine Life in 1472 is the debut album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released by So So Def Recordings in the United States Instructions is the second solo album by Jermaine Dupri, released by So So Def in 2001 Young Fly and Flashy Vol 1 is the first of two compilation albums by Jermaine Dupri.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic