How is Jermaine Dupri viewed to people from Atlanta?

[Mandarin Duck]

I heard his lil intro talk on the New Atlanta song and I was wondering how ya'll view him?
Is he considered a legend?

 

[JustCKing]

Depends on who you ask. A lot of people felt like the video to "Welcome To Atlanta" and the remix disrespected and misrepresented the city.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

Depends on who you ask. A lot of people felt like the video to "Welcome To Atlanta" and the remix disrespected and misrepresented the city.

Really? How so?

 

[JustCKing]

Really? How so?

Well, he made a "Welcome To Atlanta" remix without Atlanta rappers for starters. There were images in the original version's video that people felt some type of way about (i.e. old white lady with the grill). People felt that it was too mainstream and neglected the hood/streets of Atlanta.

 

[Dank Hill]

He's not a legend in my book. Hell, i forgot about that bug eyed ass nikka until i saw this thread

 

[L&HH]

He's not a legend in my book. Hell, i forgot about that bug eyed ass nikka until i saw this thread

we gotta give respect where its due. He has classics with Usher, Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge

 

[Stealth]

Hes a legend imo and I'm not from ATL. Made too many classics to count, and he's a goat

 

[JustCKing]

we gotta give respect where its due. He has classics with Usher, Mariah Carey, Jagged Edge

Legend in my book. I've seen dude hated on or disliked for everything from Kriss Kross to the Welcome to Atlanta song to dating Janet Jackson.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Well, he made a "Welcome To Atlanta" remix without Atlanta rappers for starters. There were images in the original version's video that people felt some type of way about (i.e. old white lady with the grill). People felt that it was too mainstream and neglected the hood/streets of Atlanta.

yet them country nyggas co-signed all them 1 hit wonder c00ns of the mid 2000's

 

[The Emperor]

He looks like a GOAT lets call him The Goat...

 

[I love Latina women]

i ain't from atl but all i know is his idea of samplin' the sos band's "tell me if you still care" for mariah carey's "always be my baby" remix was a great idea. mariah sounded so great back in the 90's

 

[CakeEater]

As a pedofile

 

[Wacky D]

atlanta is a joke.

jermaine dupri is one of the greates producers & visionaries of modern times.

so so def & friends kept atlanta hot in the '90s.

 

[cheek100]

bruh gets respect in the A

 

[Bugsmoran]

He looks like a GOAT lets call him The Goat...