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Jermaine Dupri Writes Heartfelt Letter to Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly

Brittny Pierre — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:05:39 +0000

Jermaine Dupri has released a statement regarding the death of Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly.

On his website, ‘Global 14,’ Jermaine Dupri released a statement as he mourns Kelly's death, which came as a loss for the hip-hop group Kris Kross. At 23 ye

Jermaine Dupri Reveals His Favorite Moment in Black History

Lathleen Ade-Brown — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:04:55 +0000

February is Black History Month and entertainers are celebrating the occasion with some of their fondest memories. When super-producer Jermaine Dupri was asked about his favorite moment in black history, he immediately confessed that President Barack Obama’s 2009 victory was a big deal for him. “I knew [Obama] before he became president, so to see [...]

Down Memory Lane: So So Def's Biggest Contributions to Hip-Hop

Elva Aguilar — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:19:40 +0000

Legendary hip-hop record label So So Def is BACK, per se. The label, headed by Jermaine Dupri, once consisted of renowed R&B group Xscape, female emcee Da Brat and groups such as Jagged Edge, Dem Franchise Boyz and 3LW. Today, southern rap by artists like 2 Chainz, Trinidad James and Future dominates the genre, so [...]

Jermaine Dupri Releases 'Celebration' With Jagged Edge, Da Brat for So So Def 20th Anniversary

Trent Fitzgerald — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:47:44 +0000

It’s party time! In celebration of So So Def’s 20th anniversary this year, founder Jermaine Dupri gathered artists from his storied label for an all-star flip of Game‘s ‘Celebration’ song. Dupri’s label was established in 1993, and boasted a roster of several multi-platinum artists including Kris Kross, Xscape, Anthony Hamilton, Bow Wow, Jagged Edge, Da [...]

Da Brat & JD Drop Mixtape On Memorial Day (VIDEO)

M. Chaz — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:00:38 +0000

Sources report that So So Def’s Jermaine Dupri, and rapper Da Brat, are about to drop a new mixtape. After recently being released from prison, Da Brat is been back in the studio working with Dupri. On a recently video blog that they posted, announcing the project will drop "Memorial Day Weekend," Click below to check out the video

Jermaine Dupri: Sued For Back Child Support

M. Chaz — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:49:10 +0000

It’s being reported that record executive and producer Jermaine Dupri is getting hit up for back child support payments by his Atlanta baby mama who successfully sued him for paternity and was promptly left in the dust afterwards. She filed a secondary suit a few months ago for back pay and negligence. According to sources, [...]

New Sitcom Starring Bow Wow & Ice Cube

M. Chaz — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:04:11 +0000

Sources say, rapper Bow Wow is taking a break from making movies and plans to make a small screen appearance with fellow rapper/actor Ice Cube. Bow, who also starred in two Ice Cube produced flicks (“All About the Benjamins” and “Lottery Ticket”) is re-teaming with the hit director on an upcoming, untitled sitcom. In a recent [...]

JD Welcomes Home Da Brat

M. Chaz — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:08:49 +0000

Yo, remember Da Brat, as in, So So Def's own? Sources report that she recently completed her time in jail on a 2007 offense, according to CEO Jermaine Dupri via his tiwtter account, JD let everyone know! He talks about how bad the grammy awards are! JD tweeted yesterday, "Happy day for me and all SO SO DEF fans,Da BRAT is finally home, for everybody wanting to holler DA BRAT hit her up on right now @brat and welcome her back"

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Jermaine Dupri Starts A New Conversation

jaclynkennedy01 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:26:37 +0000

A man of many talents, Jermaine Dupri is stepping outside the music world and into the realm of social networking. With sites like Facebook and Twitter, Dupri launched G14 or Global14.com with hopes that the site will offer a sense of engagement and conversation that the competition have strayed from. What makes G14 unique is [...]

Jermaine Dupri Developes G14 Community

M. Chaz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:15:08 +0000

Jermaine Dupri has just developed a social network entitled Global 14 (or “G14”), and he’s said to have designed the “coolest, hippest city” on the Internet. Dupri said during an interview, “Global 14 was created because of the increasing trend of ‘social notifying’ versus ‘social networking,’ says Dupri. “Social notifying is when people share information, such [...]