As the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards honored producers on the 50th anniversary of the genre, they made sure to pay homage to arguably the backbone of Atlanta’s musical production with Jermaine Dupri. The So So Def general took centerstage and ignited his fiery efforts with a performance of Kris Kross’ 1992 Hot 100-topping single “Jump.”
Donning a customized Atlanta Braves jersey that flaunted the number 30 and his label’s name, JD gleefully ruminated on his origins, saying, “Back in 1991, I was sitting in my room, and I wrote this song,” before rapping the ’90s classic.
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