oh well...janet next....

Dupri dropped as Island Records president?
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The star has headed up the label, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group, since 2007, overseeing the firm's entire urban music operation and producing tracks for several of its artists, including Mariah Carey and his girlfriend Janet Jackson.

But according to US website AllHipHop.com, Dupri is set to step down from the role after he was "terminated effective immediately". No reason for the split was given as WENN went to press.

An anonymous source tells the site a formal announcement of his departure is expected as early as Thursday.

He and Janet should just start their own label together.They keep having problems with every major label that they go to

SoulAlive said:

Good idea. Stop working for someone else and make their own way.

Now if only Mariah would drop him.

I'm sure he'll follow Janet to whatever label she goes to next,just so he can continue screwing her career up

LOLOLOLOL



I remember when he and Janet left Virgin, and we were like "BYE!!! good luck!!!!!"


i've said it many times before, and i'll say it again.
as long as he's involved in her career, she's going to continue to become a non-factor.

What did he do with his label So So Def if he was busy being Island's president?

SoulAlive said:

That way Janet can flop on an independent!

They need seperate careers! Obviously, this is combination in not a successful team!

Janet left IDJ before her tour was over.

I'm glad JD got dropped. He needs to leave the record industry alone (on the business side anyway). He just needs to concentrate on writing and beats for others.

I heard him say on his youtube channel that he was going to work with Usher again on his next project. I hope it turns out better than Here I Stand. That album is worse than his debut.

I think JD and Janet should never collaborate in the music business arean again. Keep fucking him Janet, but not for tracks!

daPrettyman said:

Usher fell off quick.

VinnyM27 said:

Exactly! I always had a bad feeling about JD when I heard that they were dating and now look at what's happening. Janet's career is going to keep on sinking like the Titanic and it's a damn shame too.

Graycap23 said:

He sure did. I find that kind of funny.

purplecam said:

His latest cd hurt my feelings it was so bad.

Graycap23 said:

What do u mean by "fell off"? Usher had 3 really big albums in a row. Here I Stand did ok, but didn't have any stamina.

daPrettyman said:

Comparing Stand 2 the previous cd. Major drop in quality.
(I don't care about sales)

Graycap23 said:

"Love in this Club" hurried up and told me that I was not going to lose $10 for that shit. The other songs on there that I heard sucked ass too.

Graycap23 said:

Ok, I see what u r saying. I don't necessarily think it was a quality issue. A lot of the producers and writers that he used he had already worked with. To me, all of the songs sounded like throw away tracks or b-sides. When I heard Love In This Club, I was like, how r u going to follow up Yeah with this BS? I think Benny Medina is the main reason that album sucked.

purplecam said:

THe only decent songs on the album (to me) were This Ain't Sex, What's Ur Name, and Trading Places. They weren't stellar, but were a hell of a lot better than the other crap on there.

jd never had no business messing with janet's career, he was never a fan of her music. i remember he dissed damita jo and claimed that 'dance music' was dead. his plan to change janet into this r&b/hiphop artist backfired.even though i liked alot of songs from 20 y.o i think it came out too soon and jd's running off at the mouth turned alot of her old fans off. damita jo wasnt a huge commercial success but it still went platinum, i think she should have laid low a little longer (discipline should have been her next release after damita jo), and she should have never let jd become her hypeman.the music industry is a mess these days and and realistically a 42 year old janet is not gonna have huge commercial success, but i think she could still make good albums for her core fans, which is who supported the damita jo project.

Cinnie said:

Any idea?

Cinnie said:

All I know is that since he left Virgin, I haven't seen a So-So-Def project. They all got pushed back. Johnte Austin's project kept getting pushed back then they dropped it.

as much as I hate JD though, rock with u, never letchu go, so much betta, whats your name are great tracks that he collaborated on.

daPrettyman said:

throw away tracks or b-sides.....sums it up.

I think janet should have gone the sade route and done jazz. Her voice is so pretty, but r&b and dance does not present it well. She always had hints of jazz in some of her 90's music and baby making ballads, and if she practiced her high voice without cracking it would be a better genre for her. People don't like her right now cause she is not reinventing herself and just showing off her midriff, my friend said she likes her but she's too repetitive and madonna reinvents herself better and I have to agree. Madonna does not have 2 albums that sound alike IMO and is always full of surprises.

I think if janet did a mature album with jazzy blues sounds and smooth melodic vocals and the harmonies she always did, she'll gain a lot of respect back from the majority public. Her range works perfectly with that genre, kind of like Diana's voice.

Jermaine Dupri Fired From Island Records
January 8, 2009
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Jermaine Dupri is out as president of Island Records Urban Music division, a unit he ran for almost two years.

The tenure of the Atlanta rapper-producer-mogul, which began Feb. 7, 2007, came to an abrupt halt Thursday. It is believed there is still time remaining on his contract with the Universal Music Group imprint.

His time at the helm, though, was notable for several underperformers, specifically Jagged Edge's "Baby Makin' Project," and "Discipline," from Dupri's girlfriend, Janet Jackson, which sold only 428,000 copies.

His ankling puts a question mark on Tag Records, the hip-hop label he oversaw that was a partnership between Island Def Jam and Procter & Gamble's Tag brand. Formed in April, the goal was to showcase Dupri and Tag artists across various Tag brand advertising and marketing initiatives.

The label has released only one single, "On a Mission" by Q Da Kid, which featured Dupri. It has sold only 3,000 downloads.

Dupri reported to Island Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid and president Steve Bartells. They created the urban division shortly before Dupri came aboard.

Dupri, who started as a teen producer and owner of the independent label So So Def, has been active as a performer, writer, producer and industry pro for more than a decade.

He was president of the Atlanta chapter of the Recording Academy, a post he quit after accusing the org of not sufficiently supporting Jackson after her breast-baring incident at the 2004 Super Bowl.
[Edited 1/9/09 8:27am]

daPrettyman said:

Basically because had his momma been in control the album would've been bigger...

alphastreet said:

For a minute there, I almost thought you were talking about Janet Jackson.

Since it can't possibly be her no singin' behind, don't leave me in the dark. Which Janet are you talking about?

LondonStyle said:
Dupri is set to step down from the role after he was "terminated effective immediately". No reason for the split was given as WENN went to press.
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CJBabyDaddy said:

oh please, janet has made some of the best slow jams

daPrettyman said:

I do like the title track