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You
can
add
Jermaine
Dupri
to
the
growing
list
of
musicians
who
are
leveraging
their
material.
He
has
partnered
with
Create
Music
Group
for
a
publishing
deal
for
So
So
Def
Records.
As
reported
by Variety
Magazine the
music
mogul
has
gone
into
partnership
with
Create
Music
Group.
The
multi-year
agreement
allows
the
Los
Angeles,
California
music
company
to
monetize
not
only
Jermaine
Dupri’s
publishing
as
a
writer
and
producer
but
also
the
back
catalog
for
So
So
Def
Records.
Not
only
will
deal
include
his
stellar
catalog
but
an
appointment
as
Creative
Director
at
CMG
that
will
allow
him
sign
new
acts
and
release
new
music.
The
“Welcome
To
Atlanta”
rapper
expressed
his
enthusiasm
in
a
statement.
“I
have
been
looking
for
a
home
for
the
entire
So
So
Def
brand
so
I
can
continue
to
do
what
I
started,”
he
said.
Jonathan
Strauss,
CEO
&
founder
of
Create
Music
Group,
also
detailed
his
excitement
saying
“Jermaine
has
been
one
of
the
most
successful
and
impactful
forces
in
music
for
the
last
three
decades.
We
are
honored
that
he
and
his
team
have
decided
to
partner
with
us
for
both
his
catalog
and
future
output.”
Included
in
the
So
So
Def
Records
catalog
are
several
hallmark
Hip-Hop
and
R&B
albums
including
releases
from
Xscape,
Da
Brat,
Jagged
Edge,
Bow
Wow
and
Jermaine
Dupri’s
debut
album
Life
In
1472.
