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… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
The thing I'm going through is probably like the same thing that Little Richard and all these other artists go through, that I hear about them, saying, 'Oh damn, you ain't gonna give me nothing till I die,' ... I… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
You make a record like 'Jump,' people are stuck in that world. They want you to keep making records like 'Jump.' People don't understand… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
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… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
To be mentioned in the same breath as people I admire means everything to me. — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
Things always work when I put my heart into it, and more brands need to do the same thing. — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
I'm not afraid of taking long walks. A lot of people want to be great, but they want to cheat to get to the… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
We haven't had a slew of artists, but the artists we do come out with have always had the same momentum. — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
A person like myself will keep challenging to see if I can keep doing it over and over again. — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff. — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
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… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
'Welcome to Atlanta' was a song I wanted to do on my first album. The idea was for me and Outkast to do it,… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
