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Is Jermaine Dupri Being Shown The Door At Island Def Jam? [Rumors]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... earlier this week, thanks to the crappy economy driving down profits. "Bottom line: if it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense," he told AllHipHop.com about the restaurant's closure, although one suspects that statement could be easily translated to other subjects. [SOHH] ...

Jermaine Dupri: Jermaine Dupri on the way out of Island Def Jam?
Prefix — [image] SOHH is reporting that Jermaine Dupri might be out as Island Def Jam s head of the urban department thanks to flops like Mariah Carey s E=MC2 and Janet Jackson s Discipline , which had little success beyond their first singles. Perhaps the Island brass are going to teach Dupri money (at least in the record business) is indeed, a thing. [ SOHH via Idolator ]

Jermaine Dupri Done With Def Jam?
..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || Thirsty? — ... Our friends over at SOHH are reporting that Jermaine Dupri's tenure as Head Of Def Jam Urban Division may be over already: After several failed projects, which includes Janet Jackson’s Discipline, Mariah Carey’s E=MC2 and Johnta Austin's permanently shelved project it looks like the powers that be have had enough and JD’s time as head of Island Records' urban division has come to an end. I am being told that JD’s termination papers were being drafted this afternoon. Ouch. Your thoughts?