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Last night December 5th, 2018 San Francisco's T-Mobile signatures series event and Chuy Gomez hosted Jermaine Dupri in a Live interview and set event!
The audience listened and enjoyed years of So So def hits in one night, from Mariah Carey, to Usher and guest attendant Doug E. Fresh.
In the mist of the live set guest got the opportunity to gain insight on the journey of Jermaine Dupri and the rise So So Def.
[Interview excerpt; paraphrased]
Chuy : When did you discover you wanted to do beats?
Jermaine: I was 15 and I was introduced to break beats, that a break in any record. I heard a DJ play a beat, and I started rapping...from that point I started rapping at that point over break beats. I took the ideas to a producer and told him my Idea. I wanted to sample a beat and he didn't really no how to do that... he replayed it and it didn't sound nothing like I wanted, so I decided I needed to learn how to do this so I could do what I do..."
Chuy: So you know what happened when you put out Kriss Kross, It was incredible. Did you know it was going to be that big when it came out?
Jermaine: Not as big as it became but I knew it was going to be big just because there was nothing out like it. I actually cam here to SF and that's when I knew it was as big as it was. They used to have a convention called the Gaven Convention and we came for the first time from Atlanta. I saw there reaction on the crowd and it was even larger than Cypress Hill. I didn't know what that meant but I knew it felt bigger than anything that I had ever been a part of.
Chuy: At that point did people start looking for you to produce?
Jermaine: No I was 17 when I made this record so in the industry at the time 17 yer old producers didn't exist and I was the first producer under the age of 21 to have a number 1 hit record but they didn't care no one knew who i was they just thought I got Lucky...
"We put out Kriss Kross and sold 8 million records."
Jermaine: I had an idea that I was gonna have my own record label and I met a group of girl Excape and told them I was going to sign them but at the time I didn't have a deal, I got a deal and I signed them. I knew how well the girls sang and I wanted to show people I could do more than sample, it was my chance to show people that I could make live music.
Also in attendance and opening the event, was Sinclair Wheeler and Rico Delargo . This duo wowed the crowd with a Jazz and Trap infused performance that mixed instrument with the movement of today music. These two have just begun their journey with a new sound and Shae Daily looks forward to hearing more. To find out more about this duo click here!
Fans also got a chance to take photos with Jermaine, Douge E. Fresh and Chuy Gomez.
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