Quote: "You know what I did like? That So So Def s**t. That was dope as f**k! I was mad Jd didn't call me. Everybody (was there). I'm mad I didn't get the call! I'm like, 'You know I would've came up there and did that for you (sic)!' That s**t was dope." Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg would have loved to have been involved in producer pal Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings' 20th anniversary concert, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, last month (Feb13). Jay Z, Usher, Mariah Carey and Ludacris all made guest appearances, while '90s rap duo Kris Kross, Bow Wow, Nelly and singer Monica also performed.
Fact: Producer Jermaine Dupri has released a new Mariah Carey song the superstar wrote specifically for Barack Obama's re-election campaign. The Hero hitmaker debuted the inspirational ballad, titled Bring It on Home, in June (12) at a special fundraiser for the Democrat, and the pals shared the full tune with fans online early on Wednesday (07Nov12) to celebrate the incumbent leader winning a second term in the White House.
Tweet: "I couldn't take the pain no more I had to come to the doctor,pretty bad injury". Rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri spent his Tuesday morning (10Apr12) in hospital after suffering a mystery injury.
Tweet: "so happy to be back in the studio with the one & only @Mr_Dupri aka Jermash!" Mariah Carey has begun working on her comeback album with longtime producer/collaborator Jermaine Dupri after giving birth to twins in April (11).
Quote: "I love JD. He's like my brother, man. I don't even look at him like a producer. There's something so genuine about being able to come to the studio and it doesn't feel like work. There's no space for ego." R&B superstar Usher works best with close pal and producer Jermaine Dupri.
Quote: "I adore him, absolutely adore Jermaine, love him to death. We're still very good friends to this day, very good friends." Newly single Janet Jackson remains close to her ex-boyfriend, producer Jermaine Dupri, since their split over the summer (Jun09).
Quote: "Let us all pray for the Jacksons at this hard time. Michael Jackson the LEGEND, his legacy will carry on! (He) will be deeply missed. KING OF POP." Rapper/producer Jermaine Dupri, who is dating the Thriller hitmaker's sister Janet Jackson, pays tribute to the tragic pop icon, who died on Thursday (25Jun09).
Fact: Record producer Jermaine Dupri has shown his devotion to longtime girlfriend Janet Jackson - he has a tattoo of her face on his rib cage.
Quote: "I don't think she needs me. Her last album was a good album. She probably would have sold three million records if everybody wasn't paying attention to her babies and all that." Britney Spears shouldn't expect a call from hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri.
Quote: "Let the rumours fly!" Janet Jackson laughs off reports she is preparing to make music producer Jermaine Dupri her third husband.
Fact: Rapper Nas has recruited super-producers Jermaine Dupri and Sean Combs to help him complete his controversial new album NIGGER.
Quote: "It'd be J.D. and J.D." Janet Jackson insists she'd ditch her famous family moniker and take boyfriend Jermaine Dupri's name if the couple wed.
Fact: Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri is to spill secrets about his romance with Janet Jackson in a new autobiography. The Georgia-based producer is putting the finishing touches to Young, Rich and Dangerous: My Life in Music, which will hit book stores in October (07).
Fact: All guests at hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri's recent 34th birthday party held at Quincy Jones' mansion received a Louis Vuitton credit card holder as a party favour.
Fact: Quincy Jones transformed the tennis court on his Hollywood estate into a tented ballroom for producer Jermaine Dupri's 34th birthday party on Friday night (22SEP06).
Quote: "I'm gonna do the jacksons over." Jermaine Dupri on his plans for a big family with girlfriend JANET JACKSON.
Fact: Producer Jermaine Dupri treated himself to a brand new Lamborghini sports car for his 34th birthday on Saturday (23SEP06).
Fact: Public Enemy and Jermaine Dupri will be honoured at this year's (08SEP06) Billboard R+B/Hip-Hop Awards show in Atlanta, Georgia. Rappers Public Enemy will be presented with the Hip-Hop Founders Award, while producer Dupri will receive the inaugural Otis Redding Excellence Award For Outstanding Achievement In Music, Culture And Business.
Quote: "When I was at my heaviest, he would grab anything that was hanging over and look me right in the eyes, kiss me, and tell me he loves me." Janet Jackson on why boyfriend Jermaine Dupri is such a special guy.
Fact: Hip-hop mogul Jermaine Dupri is reportedly planning to spend a whopping $1 million (GBP555,500) to give Janet Jackson a dream wedding when the longtime couple marry on 26 September (06). Among his purchases, a white horse-drawn carriage.
Quote: "That was the first song I ever made drunk." Hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri didn't let a couple of drinks stand in the way of making the hit GRILLZ with rapper NELLY.
Fact: Soul star Lionel Richie is making sure his comeback album has an ultra-hip feel to it by signing up the hottest producers. The HELLO singer will work with Jermaine Dupri, Raphael Saadiq and DALLAS AUSTIN, among others, on the project.
Fact: Hip-hop and R+B mogul Jermaine Dupri was once the dancing mascot of the RUN-DMC, Whodini and Grandmaster Flash tour in the mid-1980s.
Quote: "I think her record needs to sound like old Human League records." Hip-hop and R+B mogul Jermaine Dupri on the sound of his girlfriend Janet Jackson's new album.
Fact: <p>Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri found a unique way of inviting their guests to their Grammy Awards after-party - they sent them cell phones with a special message. Guests were instructed to RSVP via text message using the phones. </p>
Fact: <p>Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri found a unique way of inviting their guests to their Grammy Awards after-party - they sent them cell phones with a special message. Guests were instructed to RSVP via text message using the phones. </p>
Fact: <p>Rap mogul Jermaine Dupri is thought to dish the dirt on music associates including Mariah Carey and Usher, as well as current girlfriend Janet Jackson, when he writes his memoirs. The literary project, provisionally entitled YOUNG, RICH AND DANGEROUS is being offered to publishers this week (beg09JAN06). </p>