Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri have always been one of hip-hop’s great dream teams. However, fans were left shocked when Bow made interesting claims on Twitter about his former label head.
During a Q&A session that began on Wednesday and spanned into Friday, the “Outta My System” star detailed his time with So So Def and his mentors’ ways of doing business. One user tried to check the 35-year-old, claiming that Dupri was the reason behind his success. This didn’t go over too well with Bow, who let it be known that JD did not make him.
“He made kriss kross. He aint make me. I aint go thru artist development i aint have to be taught how to rap,” he tweeted before adding that JD didn’t offer any artist development or teach him anything about the music business.
In another interesting take, Bow revealed that of all his records, he is most proud of “I’m a Flirt,” which was performed by R. Kelly. However, since the song was originally meant for him, he has writing credit and publishing rights to it. The record represented an opportunity for Bow to thrive outside of JD’s guidance, which is something he longed for much of his career.
Naturally, fans began to speculate that Dupri and his former protege were beefing. However, Bow says that is not the case but admitted they have their share of issues. One is that the producer does not always keep his word, according to the rapper.
Elsewhere in the lengthy chat, the “Johnson Family Vacation” star expressed his biggest regret was not staying signed to Snoop Dogg as a child rapper.
