They keep the song as street as it needs to be. It's got a good catchy hook where it can do what it needs to do on the radio, but they keep the song street where it will keep credibility in the hood.
- Jermaine Dupri
Song, Will, Needs, Catchy
I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.
- Jermaine Dupri
Thought, Young, Other, Upper Hand
We're just welcoming people to our city.
- Jermaine Dupri
City, People, Just, Welcoming
I go to clubs and if I notice the DJs are playing the records faster, then I'll push the beats a little on the next record I make. A lot of people don't know how to watch out for things like that.
- Jermaine Dupri
Next, Out, Records, DJs
My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown.
- Jermaine Dupri
Father, Crowd, Needed, Fresh
When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.
- Jermaine Dupri
People, Want, Like, Rapping
I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page.
- Jermaine Dupri
My Life, Here, Other, Producers
Because I was in Atlanta, people didn't realize I'm one of the real forefathers in the game.
- Jermaine Dupri
Game, Because, Forefathers, Atlanta
All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.
- Jermaine Dupri
Big, Pretty, Been, Turntable
I'm one of those guys a lot of people watch, imitate, and then make it seem like they were the ones who did it first.
- Jermaine Dupri
People, Like, Then, Guys
So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years.
- Jermaine Dupri
Game, Been, Most, Labels
People always ask me how long somebody can last as long as I've been lasting and continue to keep doing it, so I figured that people didn't really know how to do that.
- Jermaine Dupri
Doing, Always, Been, Lasting
People know me, and want to know me, as a baller more than anything else.
- Jermaine Dupri
Want, More, Else, Anything Else
We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum.
- Jermaine Dupri
Always, Same, Artists, Momentum
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