Jermaine Dupri tore the home down with Ludacris, Nelly and others as he celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of his So So Def label on the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
During the awards present, which was held at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 3 and televized on Tuesday (October 10), JD rewinded the fingers of time with an ATL-centric stage step up that resembled how his bed room presumably regarded within the early Nineties.
There have been a backdrop of photographs that includes legendary artists together with Michael Jackson, Run-DMC, and The Fat 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, “Jump,” which he co-produced.
Fellow ATLien Ludacris then hit the stage and carried out the Southern anthem, “Welcome to Atlanta,” earlier than Nelly took issues again to 2005 with a rendition of “Grillz.”
Other musical acts who popped up for the celebratory affair embody Lil Jon, Chingy, Bow Wow and Da Brat, to call just a few.
Last month, it was introduced that Jermaine Dupri could be enlisting a roster of all-stars to have a good time So So Def’s anniversary on the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Dupri additionally referred to as on T.I., Gucci Mane and lots of extra monumental acts to carry out at his So So Def thirtieth Anniversary Festival.
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The lineup consists of a number of label alumni, together with Bow Wow, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Xscape, Anthony Hamilton, Monica, Dem Franchize Boyz and YoungBloodZ. Other acts who can be in attendance are Ari Lennox, T-Pain, Curren$y, Soulja Boy, Mario, Dru Hill, Keri Hilson, Bryan-Michael Cox, Pleasure P and dvsn.
JD first introduced these plans on Instagram in July, saying: “I’m throwing a So So Def Festival October 7 and 8 right here in the ATL. We celebrating 30 years of So So Def – the label and productions. So much music! So much music.
“And I also want this festival to be different, right? So all these festivals, they just be putting this artist on with this artist and the music don’t blend.”
The celebratory affair was scheduled to happen proper earlier than the BET Hip Hop Awards, nevertheless it has since been rescheduled to Spring 2024. Tickets will turn into out there right here.
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