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Jermaine Dupri Net Worth: How Rich is Jermaine Dupri in 2022?

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September 25, 2021

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is an American record producer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Over the years, Dupri has worked with several high-profile artists for their songs and projects such as Usher, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, and Janet Jackson that has reached millions of people. As of 2022, Jermaine Dupri net worth is estimated to be around $2.5 million.

Full Name	Jermaine Dupri
Birth Date	September 23, 1972
Birth Place	Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Profession	Record Producer, Songwriter, and Entrepreneur
Relationship Status	Single
Net Worth	$2.5 million

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Early Life

Jermaine’s father was a talent manager based in Atlanta who would help Dupri to get early exposure to the world of music and doing performances. When he was only 10 years old, his father had managed a Diana Ross show where Dupri got the chance to dance on the stage alongside Diana Ross herself.

This led to Dupri working as a dancer in his teenage years through the group he was a part of called Whodini. Among his early performances included was the performance he did in one of their music videos that were called Freaks Come Out at Night. He then went on to make several performances throughout the country including in music festivals.

Jermaine Dupri Net Worth and Career

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Dupri started with production through his collaboration with the hip-hop group called Silk Tymes Leather. He was also the mastermind behind creating the duo called Kris Kross and helped to produce their debut album as well which was called Totally Krossed Out. This brought huge success to both Dupri and Kris Kross since the album became a multi-platinum hit.

He then worked with Xscape with whom he saw potential and decided to sign them to his record label. For them, he produced their album called Hummin’ Comin’ at ‘Cha. This album included some hit singles including Just Kickin’ It that that managed to peak at the number 2 spot in the Billboard Hot 100.

His record label So So Def Recordings was starting to attract a lot more stars including Da Brat through whom he released the album called Funkdafied which also became a platinum level hit. Dupri has gone on to document all the stories of his career through a memoir he wrote called Young, Rich and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul which was released in 2007.

Personal Life

Dupri was in a relationship with Pam Sweat with whom he has a daughter named Shaniah Mauldin. Furthermore, he was also in a relationship with the singer Janet Jackson for a lengthy period from 2002 to 2009 but they later went their ways.

Drupi also has another daughter named Jalynn with Sarai Jones whom he was ordered by the court to offer $2500 every month after it was found out that Drupi was a father through a paternity test. Drupi has mentioned that he lives with a vegan diet which he has endorsed over the years.