AP - Dec 19, 2008
Jermaine Dupri wants to clear up some misconceptions. In an entry on his blog, the music producer says he and girlfriend Janet Jackson haven t split up — and she isn t pregnant. Dupri writes: As...
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Hit producer and sometime rapper Jermaine Dupri has been named president of Island Record Urban Music, a newly created division of Island Def Jam Music Group. Dupri, who has produced chart-topping songs...
More »AP - Oct 25, 2006
Jermaine Dupri — superproducer, rapper, and the boyfriend of Janet Jackson — has confirmed to The Associated Press that he has quit as a top executive at Jackson s label, Virgin Records, amid...
More »AP - Aug 3, 2006
Though musical mash-ups are the hot trend, Jermaine Dupri doesn t necessarily see the blending of two songs to create another as something new. I ve always mixed different music with other music (as...
More »AP - Feb 8, 2004
Even without appearing at the Grammys Sunday night, Janet Jackson s presence will be inescapable. The singer was supposed to have presented a special award for Luther Vandross, but pulled out amid the...
More »USRN - Feb 26, 2003
(2/26/03, 3 p.m. ET) -- Dave Mays, publisher of The Source magazine, called an emergency meeting on Monday (February 24) to discuss the media s treatment of hip-hop. Some of the hip-hop heavyweights at...
More »USRN - Jan 7, 2003
(1/7/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Jermaine Dupri recently confirmed that he is dating Janet Jackson. Reports circulated several months ago saying that the pair was dating, but then Jackson had also been linked to...
More »USRN - Dec 11, 2002
(12/11/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Jermaine Dupri is facing a tax debt in excess of $2.5 million, according to published reports. Federal agents recently raided two of Dupri s home and confiscated furniture, computers...
More »USRN - Jun 4, 2002
(6/4/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Jermaine Dupri, Ray Charles, Joel Katz, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra were selected by the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy to receive its first annual Heroes Awards...
More »USRN - Sep 30, 2001
(9/30/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Atlanta-based producer-rapper Jermaine Dupri releases his sophomore solo offering, Instructions, Tuesday (October 2). The set features appearances by Da Brat, Backbone, Ludacris...
More »USRN - Sep 18, 2001
(9/18/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Producer, rapper, and CEO of So So Def Records Jermaine Dupri will release his sophomore album, Instructions, on October 2. Dupri recently released the first official single from...
More »USRN - Aug 13, 2001
(8/13/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- So So Def Records CEO, producer, and rapper Jermaine Dupri is set to release his sophomore album, Instructions, in October. The new collection will feature appearances by Ludacris...
More »USRN - Mar 5, 2001
(3/5/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- So So Def Records CEO Jermaine Dupri spent the weekend in jail for failing to serve jury duty. Dupri missed jury duty in March 1999, reportedly to perform with Jay-Z on the Hard...
More »USRN - Aug 31, 2000
(9/1/00, 12 p.m. ET) - The Georgia Supreme Court is considering arresting and possibly jailing superproducer-label head Jermaine Dupri for allegedly failing to complete jury duty in March 1999. Apparently...
More »USRN - Aug 14, 2000
(8/15/00, 12 pm. ET) - Jermaine Dupri s latest protege, Lil Bow Bow, has earned the top spot on the hot rap singles charts with Bounce With Me. The song, which also features fellow Dupri act Xscape, was...
More »USRN - Aug 19, 1999
(8/19/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Apparently money ain t a thing for Jermaine Dupri. The producer/ rapper recently announced he is forming his own sports management company, So So Sports, as well as expanding headquarters...
More »USRN - Aug 13, 1998
(8/13/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - The soundtrack to the forthcoming Jackie Chan/ Chris Tucker film Rush Hour , due September 15, features a potent mix of R&B and hip-hop acts, including Dru Hill, the Wu-Tang Clan...
More »USRN - Jun 12, 1998
(6/12/98) - Mase may be taking his hit Can t Nobody Hold Me Down to heart. The smooth rapper has just dissed mentor Sean Puffy Combs by signing a deal with rival producer Jermaine Dupri. Dupri s So So...
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