Jermaine "JD" Dupri's empire has moved and grooved us through an
unbelievable list of career achievements beginning at age 11 and leading to
the production of his first album at the age of 14. By 19, Dupri had
discovered Kris Kross and garnered his first multi-platinum success. Not
soon after, Dupri formed a joint venture with Columbia Records and So So Def
was born. For more than ten years, So So Def has become one of the most
successful independent music labels in the industry. Under Dupri's creative
vision, the label has produced chart-topping and platinum-selling artists
from Xscape to Da Brat to Jagged Edge to Bow Wow. So So Def has also become
a business conglomerate that encompasses So So Def Productions, Southside
Studios, So So Def Recordings and So So Def Radio.
In 1998, Dupri (the artist) branched out and released his debut album,
Jermaine Dupri Presents Life In 1472. Chock full of hits such as "Money
Ain't A Thang" and "The Party Continues," the Grammy-nominated collection
went platinum and further established Dupri's substantial musical legacy.
With his sophomore release, Instructions, Dupri crafted another sonic
masterpiece.

Known for making musical magic for some of the world's biggest Pop, R&B and
Hip-Hop artists, JD has crafted hits for superstars including Janet Jackson,
Mariah Carey, TLC, Usher, Bow Wow, Anthony Hamilton, Alicia Keys, Ludacris,
Monica and more. In 2004, JD again partnered with R&B superstar Usher for
his album, Confessions, to co-write and produce the Grammy award winning
chart-toppers: "Burn," My Boo," and "Confessions, Part 2." JD then came
back in 2005, a landmark year for him with the monster success of Mariah
Carey's, Emancipation of Mimi, for which JD produced and co-wrote four hits
("We Belong Together," "Shake it Off," "Don't Forget About Us," and "Get
Your Number"). JD also claimed a Best R&B Song Grammy for "We Belong
Together."

Dupri has garnered countless professional awards from music industry
organizations, publications, broadcast media, and various civic groups,
including Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell's proclamation of Jermaine Dupri Day
on October 9, 1999. In 2000, he received the first annual Phoenix Award
from the NAACP in addition to many other honors. In 2002, he received
the Heroes Awards from the Atlanta Chapter of NARAS, the National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences. In 2006, he received ASCAP's highest honor, their
Golden Note Award, won his sixth R&B Songwriter Of the Year award from the
noted songwriters organization, received the prestigious "Music of the
Heart" award from the Lili Claire Foundation, is the youngest artist ever to
be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and was recently honored by
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for his humanitarian work.