In 1990, he produced his first act, the female hip hop trio Silk Tymes Leather. He began performing around the country, appearing with Herbie Hancock and Cameo before he opened the New York Fresh Festival, with Run-D.M.C., Whodini, and Grandmaster Flash. ![]() He made an appearance in their music video for the song "Freaks Come Out at Night". Dupri got his start as a dancer for the hip hop group Whodini when he was twelve. His father, also an Atlanta talent manager, had coordinated a Diana Ross show in 1982 to the delight of concert-goers, Dupri managed to get on-stage and dance along with Ross. Dupri's promising musical career began before he was even ten years old. Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael Mauldin, a Columbia Records executive.
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