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Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin), is an United States|American record producer and rapper.
Music career
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Dupri has pursued a recording career of his own resulting in hits such as "Money Ain't a Thang" (1998, with Jay-Z), "Welcome to Atlanta" (2001, with Ludacris), "It's like That (Mariah Carey song)|It's like That" (2005, with Mariah Carey), and "Gotta Getcha" featuring Johnta Austin. He became involved in a dispute between Eminem and Dr. Dre in 2002.
So So Def, a label specializing in Southern hip hop, Contemporary R&B|R&B, and bass music, was originally distributed through Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment. In 2003, Dupri was appointed president of Arista Records|Arista Black Music and moved So So Def and its artists there. In 2004, Dupri was appointed President of Urban Music at Virgin Records and moved So So Def over to Virgin. Meanwhile, Dupri also expanded his business ventures, buying into Chicago-based distillery 3 Vodka and opening his own boutique restaurant, ''Cafe Dupri''.
In 2004 and 2005, Dupri worked with R&B singers Usher Raymond|Usher and Mariah Carey on their releases, ''Confessions (2004 album)|Confessions'' and ''The Emancipation of Mimi''. He also produced the songs "Burn (Usher song)|Bu... read all