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Mariah Carey Hits The Studio With Jermaine Dupri

Becky Bain — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:53:22 +0000

Mariah Carey has been pulling double duty as a doting wife and loving mother — but it’s time she reclaim her spot as pop’s leading diva. The songbird was snapped working in the studio in Atlanta last night with longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri (”We Belong Together”). We know for a fact that Mimi looked absolutely smokin’ (thanks, Jenny!) — time will tell just how hot her new music will be. Hop below for more pics of the singer posing with Dupri.

“I said MC they don’t expect you to be camera ready, she said Yes they do LOL!!” tweeted Dupri, who snapped these pics from their studio session together.

[Via Rap-Up]

Mariah Carey And Jermaine Dupri Clearly Belong Together In The Studio

Robbie Daw — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:13:18 +0000

Mariah Carey and producer/rapper Jermaine Dupri have collaborated on some pretty solid jams over the years — “We Belong Together,” “Shake It Off” and “Don’t Forget About Us” in 2005 marking a pretty solid golden period for the two. So consider us pleased over the pics the pair tweeted out last night. “so happy to be back in the studio with the one & only @Mr_Dupri aka Jermash!” new mom Mariah wrote. Dupri added, “ME AND MC IN THE STUDIO RIGHT NOW, (WE ARE BACK TOGETHER)” Let out a whistle register squeal, Mimi fans! Another pic below.

Highlights From Vh1’s 2010 ‘Hip Hop Honors: Dirty South’

Erika Brooks Adickman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:41:44 +0000

For its 7th annual Hip Hop Honors broadcast, VH1 cast a spotlight on the Dirty South — a loosely defined but creatively verdant chunk of geography that has blessed us with talents from T.I. to Lil Wayne to OutKast. The show paid musical tribute to artists from Texas to Georgia, Louisiana to Florida (home of perhaps the dirtiest of them all, Luther “Luke” Campbell and 2 Live Crew). See Drake, Missy Elliott, Keri Hilson, and a roster of fellow talents celebrate the biggest hip-hop legends from below the Mason-Dixon line. Who recevied the best tribute of the night?

Tribute to J Prince/Rap-A-Lot Records:

The Tribute to Jermaine Dupri included Kris Kross’ “Jump”. If you recall, Dupri discovered the “We Wear Our Clothes Backwards” duo in a shopping mall when was just 18-years-old and produced their album Totally Krossed Out.

Tribute to Master P, the man who made us say “UGH!”:

Tibute to Atlanta aka Hotlanta:

The Tribute to Timbaland kicked off with “Big Pimpin’”. Keri Hilson came on stage to sing her part in “The Way I Are”. And the crowd went insane when Missy Elliott came on to sing “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It”.

Tribute To Luther “Luke” Campbell including “Scarred” “It’s Your Birthday” and “I Wanna Rock”

Mariah Carey Says “Boo”

Maura — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:45:31 +0000

Never let it be said that Mariah Carey isn’t afraid to make the grand gestures in order to assert her chart supremacy: She’s already released a Jermaine Dupri-produced remix of her third single from the sales disappointment Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, “H.A.T.E. U,” that completely reconfigures the track around a bite of the Ghost Town DJs’ 1996 classic “My Boo.” It also features verses by Gucci Mane, Big Boi, and OJ Da Juiceman. Can you say “Hail Mary pass”? I guess since biting from the ’80s didn’t work out all that well, she decided to move her nostalgia up by a few years, and ride the coattails of a song that’s pretty much unassailable. Oh Mariah. Clip after the jump.

I guess it would be OK if it weren’t so… transparent. You know? For purposes of comparison, here’s the original:

What’s next? A reworking of “I Want To Know What Love Is” that interpolates “Toxic”? Don’t laugh.

hate u remix – Mariah Carey [imeem]
ghost town dj’s – my boo (Video Quality A++) [YouTube]

The Unlikely Urban Hit Of The Year Award Goes To DJ Class

Dan Gibson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Part of me always suspected a Baltimore club track would cross over to the mainstream at some point, but when I heard DJ Class‘ “I’m The Ish” on the urban station here in Tucson yesterday (a station about six or seven months behind most breaking records), I was surprised. When I saw the track had jumped to the 30th-most-played track on urban radio in just two weeks, I was shocked.

If you’ve ever heard Baltimore club spun by a DJ, odds are you’ve heard DJ Class, considering he and the legendary Scottie B were responsible for possibly the genre’s biggest club.

“Tear Da Club Up”:

Unfortunately, “Tear Da Club Up” is one of those tracks most people have as an unlabeled MP3 somewhere on their hard drive, so outside of Baltimore and the genre’s informed fans, it’s not like DJ Class received much recognition. Now that his record is being worked by Universal, however, the label is going to do whatever it takes to get DJ Class some fame, even if it means pairing the track with any rapper they could get into the studio.

DJ Class with Kanye West, “I’m The Ish (remix)”

DJ Class with Lil Jon, “I’m The Shit (remix)”

DJ Class with Jermaine Dupri and Trey Songz, “I’m The Ish (remix)”:

I don’t know if Jermaine’s recent employment issues allow him to tell people that he’s the shit, but then again, I’m probably not the arbiter of such things. Either way, at the rate that the song is being added at radio and the number of times the song has been played here, I look forward to that day in the near future when one of the kids in my son’s second-grade class informs me he’s the ish. Should be good times.

DJ Class [MySpace]

Jermaine Dupri Bounces Back… Right Into Your Cup Of Morning Coffee

Dan Gibson — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:30:00 +0000

It’s hard to find a job these days, and after Jermaine Dupri’s up and down relationship with his former employer, you might be concerned that money, at some point, might become a “thang,” resulting in him purchasing fewer new whips and such. Thankfully, the CBS Early Show has decided to help out, tapping him to judge its “Singing Family Showdown“—and he’s not going to be a pushover. When host Harry Smith asked how “psyched” he was for the forthcoming competition, Dupri answered, “I mean, I want to see it. I work with kids all the time. I’ll be the one that’s a little tough on them.” At very least, Dupri will be able to tell the contestants that if the choice is between backwards and inside-out clothes, it’s easy to see which one is “wiggida wiggida wack.” [CBS]

Maura — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:45:00 +0000

A New York Post source snipes on Jermaine Dupri’s exit from Island Def Jam, where he served as president of urban music until earlier this week: “After [his girlfriend] Janet Jackson’s album and tour bombed, he basically didn’t come back to work. He still collected a paycheck, but didn’t bother to do anything that he was supposed to do, like find artists, release records or actually show up. Executives tried to talk to him, but he just lost heart.” This source also places the suckiness of Jackson’s 2008 album Discipline on his shoulders, claiming that he allowed his paramour a little too much creative freedom in lieu of trying to make the songs halfway listenable. [Page Six]

Maura — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:45:00 +0000

Jermaine Dupri’s tenure as president of urban music at Island Def Jam has reportedly ended. [AllHipHop]

Jermaine Dupri Still Has A Job

Maura — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +0000

And we have another reason to post this classic Idolator-crafted image one more time! [Business Sheet / Previously]

Is Jermaine Dupri Being Shown The Door At Island Def Jam?

Maura — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:30:00 +0000

SOHH is floating the rumor that Jermaine Dupri will be removed from his position as head of the urban department at Island Def Jam, thanks in large part to a recent string of high-profile flops that includes Janet Jackson’s Discipline and Mariah Carey’s E=MC², which still is having problems getting traction for a follow-up single for “Touch My Body.” What this means for the Dupri-helmed joint venture between Island Def Jam and TAG Body Spray is uncertain, but Dupri isn’t having the best week either way: He shuttered his Atlanta restaurant Cafe Dupri earlier this week, thanks to the crappy economy driving down profits. “Bottom line: if it doesn’t make money, it doesn’t make sense,” he told AllHipHop.com about the restaurant’s closure, although one suspects that statement could be easily translated to other subjects. [SOHH]