, ▁record ▁producer ▁and ▁record ▁executive . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁As he ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁and ▁produced ▁for ▁K ris ▁K ross , ▁Maria h ▁Care y , ▁U sh er , ▁Jay - Z , ▁Nel ly , ▁Mon ica , ▁Mig os , ▁Da ▁Br at , ▁X s cape , ▁Jan et ▁Jackson , ▁T LC , ▁Are tha ▁Franklin , ▁Lud ac ris , ▁A lic ia ▁Ke ys , ▁Jag ged ▁Edge ▁and ▁Bow ▁W ow . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Jer ma ine ▁Dup ri ▁Ma uld in ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁son ▁of ▁T ina ▁( M os ley ) ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ma uld in , ▁a ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁executive . ▁Dup ri ' s ▁prom ising ▁musical ▁career ▁began ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁even ▁ten ▁years ▁old . ▁His ▁father , ▁also ▁an ▁Atlanta ▁talent ▁manager , ▁had ▁coordin ated ▁a ▁D iana ▁Ross ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ; ▁to ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁concert - go ers , ▁Dup ri ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁on - stage ▁and ▁dance ▁along ▁with ▁Ross . ▁Dup ri ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁as ▁a ▁dan cer ▁for ▁the ▁hip ▁hop ▁group ▁Wh od ini ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁twelve . ▁He ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁their ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁" Fre aks ▁Come ▁Out ▁at ▁Night ". ▁He ▁began ▁performing ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁appearing ▁with