Jermaine Dupri Sides With Scooter Braun Over Taylor Swift Masters: Report

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Jermaine Dupri performs onstage during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Louisiana Superdome on July 07, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jermaine Dupri is back with another hot take.

Jermaine Dupri's had some hot takes in recent times. Last week, he claimed that the new wave of female rappers out now sound like strippers rapping -- a claim that showed just how out of tune he is. That's not all though, he also ruffled a few feathers when he claimed that he was more influential than Outkast in Atlanta. Now, he's shared his two cents on Taylor Swift's feud with Scooter Braun over the acquisition of her label, Big Machine, and her masters.

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Jermaine Dupri chopped it up with Page Six over Scooter Braun's purchase of Big Machine. According to JD, Taylor Swift is "just mad" and seemingly claimed that the singer twisted the narrative to sound like it was a malicious move on Braun's part. “It is a business deal where he got everybody’s masters. She is just mad,” Dupri said. “It’s not just her . . . he has other masters and, unfortunately, she was not privy to know the man that owned them was trying to sell them. That’s the person she should be attacking.”

Braun bought out the company for $300M from Scott Borchetta. Swift later wrote a lengthy open letter that essentially accused Braun of deliberately trying to ruin her. However, JD refuted that, adding, “Scooter didn’t buy the masters because he disliked Taylor Swift.”

Do you agree with JD or do you think Scooter Braun's in the wrong for this one? Sound off in the comments. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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