American Record Producer and Rapper

Young, Rich and Dangerous

Rap/Hip-Hop, Dirty South, R&B, Pop Rap

Jermaine Dupri also known simply as JD (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23, 1972) is an American record producer and rapper. Dupri is the youngest inductee to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.He was inducted on September 16, 2006 and introduced by Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons. On October 16, 2007 he released his first book, "Young, Rich and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul," an autobiography that charts his entire career as a music producer. The book was co-written with Samantha Marshall and released in hardcover by Simon & Schuster's Atria imprint.ermaine Dupri Mauldin was born in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He grew up in the College Park community of Atlanta, Georgia. His father is Michael Mauldin, a former president of Columbia Records. Dupri was first introduced to the music business by his father, a concert promoter and manager of rap and R&B groups, at an early age. He dropped his last name as a teenager and started out as a breakdancer for artists such as Diana Ross and Cameo. Dupri became the youngest charting producer in the history of music at age 18, with his first chart selling artists being Kriss Kross. When he got more familiar with business Jermaine went on to produce a number of hits for platinum artists such as music for TLC, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Da Brat, and also helped get Mariah Carey back on top with the best selling album of 2005, The Emancipation of Mimi.In addition, 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) and "It's Like That" (2005, with Mariah Carey), and "Gotta Getcha" featuring Johnta Austin. He became involved with a dispute between Eminem and Dr. Dre in 2002.So So Def, a label specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music, was originally distributed through Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment.