Tuesday, January 27, 2009 13:00
Bow Wow And JD On TheSource.com
Things could’ve turned out so differently for our February cover stars Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. Years ago, egos and gossip pushed a wedge between the friends and collaborators, but rather than going the way of so many others and putting out beef videos on YouTube, the two remained silent. Now, Bow Wow and JD are once again a team.
This week, The Source is highlighting the careers of Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri from Bow Wow’s film and television work, to JD’s first hit act.
Check out Bow Wow’s latest, featuring Jermaine Dupri, “Roc the Mic”
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:37
The Summit: JD and Bow Wow
After several years of working independently of one another, which both men readily attribute to industry hype, artist posturing and the necessary evil of growth, Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri return to the biz as a unified front ready to prove yet again (and whether you like it or not) you just can’t knock their hustle.
It was March 8, 1991, when the classic film New Jack City was released. Set in Harlem at the peak of the ‘80s crack explosion and starring Wesley Snipes, Allen Payne and Ice-T, the story unravels the rise and fall of a notorious (fictitious) drug kingpin named Nino Brown and his Cash Money Brothers crew. But what’s most interesting, and its greatest gift to urban cinema besides its soundtrack, may be its point of view. Allowing onlookers to not only understand the sophisticated movement and the calculated muscle that was necessary for the takeover of The Carter, a residential building used as the CMB’s base for pushing weight, the film also provides an aerial view of the dynamic inner-workings of the crew members—good and bad—from the personality clashes to the shifting roles and the manner in which they manifested their success; a blueprint to which many of today’s urban record labels have built their foundation.
Text: Aimstar
Images: Don Morris
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:30
Bow Wow and JD Cover Shoot Outtakes
Click through for a slide show of Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow in Harlem for our February cover shoot.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:00
JD Speaks On It
In a recent interview with Essence, Jermaine Dupri spoke openly about his departure from Virgin / Island Def Jam and what it was really like working with L.A. Reid.
Jermaine Dupri says he left the label because they repeatedly slept on his projects and that the rumors he got the boot are a result of Virgin / Island trying to make themselves look good.
JD also says, working with L.A. Reid, he got a glimpse at the executive’s “jealous side.” JD believes that the success of Mariah Carey’s album, based on the strength of his singles, made him the target of jealous coworkers and that he was used as a scapegoat when girlfriend Janet Jackson’s album was not a success.
Jermaine says he hasn’t spoken to L.A. Reid in three months and doubts they will reconcile.
kris
I mean jd we’ve done everything a person could try an do to get in touch with you,everything from meeting u last year in new orleans at the art center for the 9th ward promo and i dont kno if u remeber but your body guards let me talk to you for a sec but i didnt think u could hear me that good,we’ve also sat in front of your restaurant two years ago an waited for u too come out side an hear us in person but instead we meet your mom an she felt our swag an we’ve kept in touch wit her ever since,but jd i want u to kno we are hungry an want u to juss give us a listenin,i mean u inspire us jd an our dream ever since we where 14 was to get mentored by you so we even moved to atlanta to be close,jus give us a try an let the dream start from there myspace.com/dablockburnaz or youtube.com/blaze2g6
mimi
WTF? Im confused… is this the “we’re on teh net so in case u missed it” post… or the save for 5.00 on the mag its all right here post?
I’m too lazy to read all of that for REAL… but the photoshoot was hard. 😉
mimi
and wooooooooooooooow at the source.com’s website… that shit is so fucking HORRIBLE. They need a business analyst… user friendliness sucks. So I take back my comment above… good think u linked. I’d never navigate through all of that shit over there.
O.U.T.RIGHTOUS
i would like to give a shout out to one of the hottest producers in the game and jd it is you….i followed your career since kriss kross and yes my goverment name is chris how ironic…anyway, im a producer as well and i want to know how can i get in touch with you and atleast doing some calabos or something damn cause it seems like to me youre one of the busiest men on the planet…dammit man…anyway, jd holla at me tell er’body in ya click i got beats and i do want to get put down with you and show the world that you still got it cause to me people act like you fell off the planet like they forgot about you like they forgot about dre…….
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Flexx
This photoshoot was definitely a great one.
jazz
ya’ll look like some gangstaz.. thug niggaz.. diz shit goes hard…love da source pics..