Tag Archives: Jermaine Dupri

Two decades ago, Whitney Houston declared her then-husband Bobby Brown as the “King of R&B” and was mocked for it. But now, Jermaine Dupri is ready to give Bobby the props he deserves. In a series of posts on his Instagram story, Jermaine Dupri discussed his participation in an upcoming …

Super Bowl 53 was a major deal for entertainment as it was held in one of the blackest cities in America: Atlanta, Georgia. Jermaine Dupri is notably one of the greatest talents to emerge from the city as a songwriter and producer; and in recognizing his contributions to the Atlanta …

Super producer Jermaine Dupri decided to do a little damage control and clarify his previous statements about ”strippers rappin.” In an interview with TMZ Live, Dupri recalled the comments he made last week and even offered an opportunity for an artist to jump on one of his beats. “I think …

Da Brat claims that Jermaine Dupri does not make a move without a strategy.  The rapper responded to JD’s recent controversial comments about the current state of female rappers, telling paparazzi at LAX that Dupri is a “genius.” She also explained that his critique of female rappers ended up being …

Over the weekend, Jermaine Dupri took his talents to New Orleans to hit the stage for a legendary “ESSENCE of Atlanta” set at the 25th annual ESSENCE festival. Complete with performances by Da Brat, Lil Jon, Nelly, Ying Yang Twins, Crime Mob, Bone Crusher and more, Dupri put on for …

Back in 2016, Colin Kaepernick initiated a silent protest against police brutality, social injustices, and oppression of people of color in the United States, in his refusal to stand for the National Anthem. The protests sparked a widespread movement but also garnered widespread backlash by the misinformed, who called the …

It looks like Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow are breaking apart. In the midst of the So So Def Tour Dupri and his former mentee seem to be going to battle, following an interview Dupri had with The Breakfast Club. Dupri sat down with the radio show trio and #DJEnvy …

Jermaine Dupri’s contributions to music are being brought to the Grammy Museum! On Thursday, Aug. 23, the Grammy Museum announced it will be opening a Jermaine Dupri and So So Def Exhibit celebrating 25 years of “Elevating Culture.” “We’re thrilled to announce we’ll be opening ‘Jermaine Dupri & So So …

The Baller Alert Show, featuring your lifestyle specialist Kenny Burns, with Ferrari Simmons and Su Solo, kicked off its 40th episode with a recap of the hottest topics and current events from the previous week. In case you missed it, the hosts discussed Omarosa’s new tell-all book, “Unhinged: An Insider’s …

Jermaine Dupri announced his #SoSoDef record label is going on a 25th Anniversary Cultural Curren$y tour. On Monday, the media mogul told the Associated Press the old gang is back for a tour that will visit 11 cities. The tour includes musical acts from #Xscape, #DaBrat, #JaggedEdge, #BowWow, #AnthonyHamilton, #BoneCrusher, …

⠀⠀ The Global Spin Awards is taking place Feb. 22 and this year’s show is bound to be one for the books because Snoop Dogg is the host. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The award show that honors and recognizes some of the world’s hottest DJs, announced Wednesday (January 31) that the 6th …

The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards are here and this year’s show will be one for the books. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The annual celebration of African-American achievements will be hosted by Larenz Tate and Erica Ash of “Survivor’s Remorse” in Atlanta, GA. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The nominees for the black-tie gala were announced …

As Janet Jackson wrapped the U.S. leg of her “State of the World” tour, the legendary singer kicked it with a familiar face at a private party at STK Atlanta. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to the NYPost, Jackson was seen with her ex, #JermaineDupri, whom she dated for nearly a decade …

The 2018 Global Spin Awards nominations are here and the nominees include some of hip-hop’s big stars. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Among the nominees are Kid Capri, FunkMaster Flex, DJ Mustard, DJ Khaled, and ‘The Breakfast Club’s DJ Envy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The awards show recognizes the outstanding nominees in over 30 different …

More than two-dozen artists and groups have been selected as nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Among the amazing talent, which includes Tom Waits, Kool & the Gang, and the Isley Brothers is none other than the diva herself, Mariah Carey. According to Billboard, this is Carey’s first nomination …