Super-Producer Jermaine Dupri Isn’t Happy With Usher
Jermaine Dupri is the man behind many hip-hop tunes both old and new and one of the people he helped at the start of their career was a guy by the name of Usher, heard of him? Well, Jermaine Dupri doesn’t seem to be happy with the Raymond V Raymond star, because he wasn’t even asked to produce one track for the R&B singer’s new album.
Dupri told VIBE Magazine: “Well, I didn’t really want to be executive producer of Usher’s projects after Confession. Me as a producer, it’s kind of hard for me to go back into people’s projects when I gave you your biggest album ever, you sold more records than any other artist in this decade based on that album and now I have to ask you am I the executive producer of your next album? That seems disrespectful to me. Obviously, I’m looking at something different than everyone is looking at it whether it’s the label, the artist, management, whoever it is.”
He added: “I’ve had this same conversation with L.A. Reid, because I’m doing Mariah Carey’s album right now. And on her last album, I didn’t have one song on there. But I did Emancipation of Mimi and she sold more records than she sold in the last five years. What part of the game makes y’all not call me? But I’m not going to keep sticking my neck out. But I don’t feel like I’m supposed to ask to produce anymore. People are supposed to come to me and tell me that I’m the executive producer. That’s why I get more kicks working with younger artists.”
Jermaine Dupri is currently back working with Mariah on her forthcoming album.
May 6th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Jermaine Dupri is right about Usher. His music sucks without JD. Add him to the list with his mom and Chilli.
May 10th, 2010 at 6:11 am
Holla at ya girl JD! Lol
July 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
I don’t know Jermaine Dupri at all. So you’re not going to see me tweet him like “Hey JD sup bro can u get my beats to Usher???”
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:00 am
that wasn’t about her. That was all jermaine Dupri real life problems. JD wrote most of usher song that album
February 9th, 2012 at 8:58 am
Usher Wrote That “Confessions” Song Saying He Got That Other Chick Pregnant For Jermaine Dupri, That Was JD’s Story…He Tricked Me
February 10th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Usher Wrote That “Confessions” Song Saying He Got That Other Chick Pregnant For Jermaine Dupri, That Was JD’s Story…He Tricked Me