Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Raised in Atlanta as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his career in music production at the age of nine. He discovered the teen hip hop duo Kris Kross in 1991. Dupri wrote and produced their 1992 single "Jump," which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and was named the 23rd most successful song of that decade. He established his own record label, So So Def Recordings in a joint venture with Columbia the following year.
LeToya Nicole Luckett-Coles is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As a member of Destiny's Child, she achieved four US Top 10 hit singles, "No, No, No", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Jumpin', Jumpin'", and "Say My Name", sold over 25 million records, and won two Grammy Awards. In the 2000s, she began her solo career after leaving the group and signing a record deal with Capitol Records.
Johntá Moore Austin is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer, and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his production and songwriting work on hometown native Jermaine Dupri's record label, So So Def Recordings during the mid-2000s.
"I Think They Like Me" is a song by American hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz. It was released in August 2005 as a single from their self-titled debut album Dem Franchize Boyz. The song's chorus is sampled from their debut single "White Tee".
"With Me" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their eponymous debut studio album (1998). The song was produced by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal Jr., and contains elements of Master P's song "Freak Hoes". According to the group, "With Me" was written as an answer song to Usher's "You Make Me Wanna...".
"Torn" a song by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett. It was written by Luckett, Teddy Bishop, and Dave Young for her solo debut album LeToya (2006), while production was helmed by Bishop. The song contains elements and features samples from The Stylistics' "You Are Everything" (1971). Due to the inclusion of the sample, Thom Bell and Linda Epstein received credit as songwriters. Lyrically, "Torn" is about the protagonist being "torn" between staying with or leaving her lover.
Unappreciated is the debut studio album by the American girl group Cherish. It was released on August 15, 2006, by Sho'nuff and Capitol Records. The album was co-produced by Jermaine Dupri, along with the group. The sisters co-wrote every song on the album, along with Dupri. In the United States, the album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling an estimated 91,000 copies in its first week of release. On September 21 that year, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA, for shipments of 500,000 copies. In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at number 20 on the albums chart. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 80 and sold 30,000 copies.
"She Don't" is a song by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett. It was written and produced by Walter "Lil' Walt" Milsap III and Candice Nelson for her solo debut album LeToya (2006). The song features samples from "We Belong Together" (1973) by American rhythm and blues vocal group The Spinners. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Yvette Davis is also credited as a songwriter. "She Don't" was released as the album's second single in the summer of 2006 and peaked at nunmber 17 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The discography of LeToya Luckett, an American R&B singer-songwriter consists of three studio albums, fifteen singles, seven promotional singles and ten music videos.
Kinfolk is the only studio album by American hip hop duo Ali & Gipp, consisting of Ali Jones of St. Lunatics and Big Gipp of Goodie Mob. It was released on August 14, 2007 through Universal Motown. Production was handled by DJ Speedy, Stee, The Trak Starz, T-Wayne, Dallas Austin, Jay E, Jasper Cameron, Jermaine Dupri, Nitti and Trife. It features guest appearances from Nelly, Murphy Lee, Avery Storm, Big Rube, Bun B, CeeLo Green, Chocolate Tai, David Banner, Jasper Cameron, Juvenile, Kyjuan, LeToya Luckett, Lloyd, Tamala Jones and Three 6 Mafia. The album peaked at number 174 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
A Jagged Era is the debut studio album by American R&B group Jagged Edge, released on October 21, 1997, by So So Def and Columbia Records. The quartet worked with So So Def head Jermaine Dupri on the majority of the album. A Jagged Era peaked at a number 104 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Despite its disappointing peak, the album was moderately successful with sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, earning a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2009, the album was the best-selling album in cassette format.
Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha is the debut studio album by American R&B group Xscape. Released on October 12, 1993, by So So Def Recordings and Columbia Records, the album produced the singles "Just Kickin' It", "Understanding", "Love on My Mind" and “Tonight”, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, becoming certified platinum by the RIAA with sales over one million copies sold.
This is the discography of record producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri. He has released two solo studio albums, and four compilation albums.
Xscape is an American girl group from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1990 by Kandi Burruss, Tamera Coggins, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, LaTocha Scott, and Tamika Scott. The following year, Coggins left the group and Xscape became a quartet. They were discovered by Jermaine Dupri who signed the group to his So So Def label. The group released their debut album Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha in 1993, which spawned two top-ten Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Just Kickin' It" and "Understanding". The album sold over one million copies in the United States, earning a platinum-certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Lady Love is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist LeToya Luckett. It was released in Europe on August 24, 2009, and in the United States by Capitol Records on August 25, 2009. Originally scheduled for release several times in 2008, the album was released after corporate restructuring at the record company. As with her solo debut, the singer worked with a wide variety of collaborators for the album, including Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Blac Elvis, Ryan Leslie, Harold Lilly, Bei Maejor, Oak, Soundz, T-Minus, and Tank.
"Not Anymore" is a song recorded by American singer LeToya Luckett released as the lead single taken from her second studio album Lady Love (2009). The song was written by Ne-Yo and produced by Bei Maejor. It was digitally released on February 3, 2009 through Capitol Music Group.
"Regret" is a song recorded by American singer LeToya Luckett, released as the third single taken from her second studio album Lady Love (2009) featuring American rapper Ludacris. It was written by Luckett, Ludacris, Tank, Jerry "Texx" Franklin, Kristina Stephens, and J. Valentine and produced by Tank and Franklin. The song was released on November 11, 2009, through Capitol Records. The Sky High Remix of "Regret" was released digitally on December 18, 2009. It contains a nearly identical instrumental to that of a previous Tank production, "Ghetto" (2007) by Kelly Rowland.
"Don't Make Me Wait" is a song recorded by American singer LeToya Luckett. The song was written by Andre Harris, LeToya Luckett, Joseph Edward Macklin, Darryl Farris, Louis John Macklin, Zaiki Morris and Juan Moore. The song was released on February 11, 2014, by eOne Music Entertainment.
"Back 2 Life" is a song recorded by American singer LeToya Luckett, for her third studio album Back 2 Life (2017). The song was released on December 7, 2016, by eOne Music Entertainment. The song samples “Back to Life ” (1989) by Soul II Soul.
Back 2 Life is the third studio album by American R&B singer LeToya Luckett. It was released by eOne Music Entertainment on May 12, 2017. Her first album in eight years, it marked Luckett's first project as an independent artist after the release of her first two solo albums LeToya (2006) and Lady Love (2009), both of which were produced under Capitol Records. Luckett consulted a variety of musicians to work with her on Back 2 Life, including Jo Blaq, Warryn Campbell, D'Mile, Andre Harris, and J. White Did It.
