Jermaine Dupri Talks Firings
Jermaine Dupri has suddenly left his position as President of Island Records Urban Music last week. There were no explanations given for his departure and there was uncertainty whether he quit or was fired. In a recent interview with Essence, Jermaine has set the record straight about what really happened. He said “It was a situation where it felt very stagnant to me. As a person who is used to putting out new records and continuing to do that, it just wasn’t turning over as being that place to me where I should stick to it and see if it was going to turn around.†He also said to not believe anything Def Jam says adding “Island [Def Jam Records] is going to say what makes them look good. They are not going to tell the truth. I haven’t spoken to L.A. [Reid] in three months. I don’t know if it’s amicable [considering] that they claim they put me out. I feel like it’s not amicable. Don’t lie, be real about the situation.â€
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