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Jermaine Dupri Biography

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972), known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, actor, DJ and television producer. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina and was raised in Atlanta. He has worked with and produced for Kris Kross, Mariah Carey, Usher, Jay-Z, Nelly, Monica, Migos, Da Brat, Xscape, Janet Jackson, TLC, Aretha Franklin, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Bow Wow.

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The thing I'm going through is probably like the same thing that Little Richard and all these other artists go through, that I hear about them, saying, 'Oh damn, you ain't gonna give me nothing till I die,'. . . I feel like I'm one of those type of great people that just going to have to wait till it's all over with for people to really sit around and talk about it.

Artist, Damn You, Gonna, People, Same, Type

My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown.

Atlanta, Crazy, Father, Fest, Opening

I go to clubs and if I notice the DJs are playing the records faster, then I'll push the beats a little on the next record I make. A lot of people don't know how to watch out for things like that.

Beats, Faster, People, Push, Records, Watches

I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page.

Artist, Like, Listen, People, Producers, Use

When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.

People, Puff, Rap, Rapping, Record

I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.

Cute, Hands, People, Talent, Used

Ciara’s new single is a complete rip-off of Usher’s ‘U Got It Bad,’

Bad, Ciaras, Complete, Rip, Single, Ushers

People always ask me how long somebody can last as long as I've been lasting and continue to keep doing it, so I figured that people didn't really know how to do that.

Continue, Figured, Lasts, Long, People

People are just really overreacting. It's just feel good music. We at Virgin are in no way promoting sex or whatever these media outlets continue to print.

Media, People, Sex, Virgin, Way

If you don't know by now, you're never going to know.

Ifs, Know, Knows

Before I was not in the television cameras every 5 minutes, I wasn't as visible, but this year I plan on being more visible to ensure that Virgin Rap Division does not lose. Although I am a very low key person, I am competitive, and with every ounce of my spirit, I will ensure that this label is taken seriously.

Keys, Label, Low, Rap, Taken, Visible

So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years.

Def, Game, Games, Successful, Years

In the Ferrari or Jaguar, switchin' four lanes Wit' the top down screaming out money ain't a thang

Ferrari, Hip Hop, Jaguar, Money, Top, Top Down

People know me, and want to know me, as a baller more than anything else.

Baller, Ballers, Know, People, Want

I'm one of those guys a lot of people watch, imitate, and then make it seem like they were the ones who did it first.

Guy, Like, Ones, People, Watch, Watches

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

Clubs, Needs, Pretty, Records, Rhythm

Because I was in Atlanta, people didn't realize I'm one of the real forefathers in the game.

Atlanta, Game, Games, People, Real, Realize