Play video content Jermaine Dupri entered the dissatisfied hip hop customer chat Monday — immediately after his protégé Bow Wow — by declaring war on the social media algorithms he blames for ruining the culture. The So So Def mogul arrived at his moment of clarity by watching a video of Jay-Z, posted by his
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Play video content TMZ.com Super-producer Southside thinks Jermaine Dupri‘s claim of pioneering “making it rain” in the club needs an asterisk because the Atlanta he knows has been enjoying the pastime for eons!!! We caught up with the 808 Mafia Boss at LAX and he tells us he was just in the club with JD
Jermaine Dupri is proclaiming himself the inventor of making it rain — that time-honored tradition of tossing money around a club without caring where it lands — but admits it wasn’t always as cool as it looks!!! The veteran producer shared his story Thursday on “The Estelle Show” on Apple Hits … pinpointing his 1998
Jermaine Dupri feels the city of Atlanta got a raw deal when it comes to commercialized celebrations of hip hop’s 50th anniversary — but Charlamagne tha God is asking why JD didn’t step up and put one together??? Last week, JD stirred up controversy by calling out brands for their lack of hip hop soirees
Play video content Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri have officially buried the hatchet, after going over a year without speaking. The playful reunion took place over the weekend in Vegas at the ‘Lovers & Friends’ festival and on Monday, Bow Weezy told the world he began following his So So Def Records mentor once again!!!
Play video content Instagram / @itsrikip_ Diddy was recently caught in 4K strategizing his upcoming Verzuz battle against Jermaine Dupri and turns out it was just that … STRATEGY, as no such event has been finalized or confirmed, TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The Bad Boy Records mogul was chatting it up backstage with Busta
Jermaine Dupri is admitting he dropped the ball getting Yung Joc‘s 2006 No. 1 smash hit “It’s Goin Down” for his So So Def empire … all because he decided to go to bed!!! The platinum producer revealed he had signed the song’s producer Nitti to his label, and was expecting Joc to follow suit
Play video content Instagram / @jermainedupri Anita Baker‘s Valentine’s Day show in Atlanta is earning rave reviews, especially because it was capped off with a cameo surprise from Usher mid-show!!! Backstage looked like a scene from an award show as Jermaine Dupri assembled the troops backstage for photos with the woman of the night. Tamia
Play video content @dredog1911 Does Usher like surprise birthday parties? F*** Yeah! The superstar crooner was surprised Friday night when a bunch of his closest star pals came out to say HBD to Mr. Raymond at Nomad Library in Vegas hosted by Amazon Music. Usher has a residency at MGM, and during his show, Chris
Play video content Diddy is backing Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in their ongoing legal battle with Triller … and he’s advising the culture to do the same!!! The Bad Boy Records mogul dropped a PSA on Instagram Thursday … right after confirming a Bad Boy vs. So So Def hit-for-hit battle with Jermaine Dupri. As
Jay-Z is saying yes to Jermaine Dupri‘s request to sample a classic track — even though he recently admitted he rejects many collab requests — but Jay’s approval comes with a disclaimer. So, JD is producing Drake‘s artists, the duo dvsn, and on Wednesday he posted a text convo with his “Money Ain’t a Thang”
Lupe Fiasco will be dishing out higher learning as part of MIT’s MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars Program, and Jermaine Dupri hopes it’s the start of a new hip hop/schooling trend. TMZ Hip Hop ran into the So So Def Records founder Tuesday at LAX, where he told us not only will Lupe make a
Play video content TMZ.com Lupe Fiasco will be dishing out higher learning as part of MIT’s MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars Program, and Jermaine Dupri hopes it’s the start of a new hip hop/schooling trend. TMZ Hip Hop ran into the So So Def Records founder Tuesday at LAX, where he told us not only