Jermaine Durpi has pulled no punches relating to his gripes concerning the present state of Hip Hop and the way social media might be inflicting issues to go downhill.
On Monday (October 16), JD took to Instagram to provide his perspective on the present affairs of Hip Hop as issues at present stand and the way individuals inside the tradition should cease giving concepts and creativity away so freely to social media.
He additionally highlighted how Tik Tok muted a track of his, despite the fact that his voice was on it.
“I used to be simply watching this video that Issac Hayes Jr. posted with JAY-Z speaking concerning the tradition freely giving the tradition to those apps,” he started. “After which we have now to go to those apps and ask for shit that belongs to us. And I considered me as a result of Tik Tok muted one in every of my movies lately.”
He continued: “It’s my music, with my voice on it, and I gotta ask these n-ggas to unmute me, proper? That’s bullshit. And in my Hip Hop 50 decision, one in every of my Hip Hop 50 resolutions was that, we will’t maintain going for such a shit. We gotta give a fuck.”
“I additionally noticed a video the place any individual stated they was dissatisfied within the BET Hip Hop Awards as a result of the shortage of participation. I grew up in an period the place Jimmy Iovine gave a fuck. Andre Harrell, relaxation in peace, gave a fuck. Puff gave a fuck. Russell Simmons gave a fuck. Lyor [Cohen] gave a fuck. Kevin Lyles. All of those guys. They gave a fuck.
“Now, we in an period the place don’t no person give a fuck. Who offers a fuck. No one cares.”
Though Tik Tok performed Jermaine Durpi with muting his personal document, a plethora of traditional hits that he’s been aside of have been in rotation throughout a celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of his So So Def label on the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
In the course of the awards present, which was held at Atlanta’s Cobb Power Performing Arts Middle on earlier this month, JD turned again the palms of time with an ATL-centric stage step up that resembled how his bed room probably regarded within the early Nineties.
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There have been a backdrop of photographs that includes legendary artists together with Michael Jackson, Run-DMC, and The Fats Boys, a mattress with eclectic sheets, and a desk that Dupri was sitting at that included a turntable and drum machine.
Jermaine Dupri then cued up and rapped the opening verse to Kriss Kross’ 1992 hit single, “Leap,” which he co-produced.
Fellow ATLien Ludacris then hit the stage and carried out Southern anthem “Welcome to Atlanta,” earlier than Nelly took issues again to 2005 with a rendition of “Grillz.”
Different musical acts who popped up for the celebratory affair included Lil Jon, Chingy, Bow Wow and Da Brat, to call a couple of.
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