With season five of “The Rap Game” now airing on Lifetime, Jermaine Dupri returns to our show.
Video Content: Jermaine Dupri (2019)
SIDEWALKS host Sonia Lowe talks to Jermaine Dupri about his start, ways to distribute a performer, working with Janet Jackson, and producing “The Rap Game.”
Mini-Biographies:
Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Jermaine Dupri is a hip hop recording artist, producer, songwriter and rapper. Kris Kross, Janet Jackson, Bow Wow, Jay-Z, Usher, Xscape, Nelly, Da Brat, Destiny’s Child, Mariah Carey, TLC, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin are some of artists he has worked with. Dupri’s studio albums are “Life in 1472” and “Instructions,” along with complication albums “12 Soulful Nights of Christmas,” “Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1,” and “Y’all Know What This Is… The Hits.”Nova is age 16 and from Reading, PA. He is managed by his uncle Ekko, who is helping him achieve his dream of becoming the next big rap star.
Interview Credits:
Recorded: January 10, 2019
Host / Producer: Sonia Lowe
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Lifetime, Flavor Unit Entertainment, Intuitive Entertainment