By the time J.D. was 14, he had much higher aspirations than just dancing. He wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and began producing as well as performing on his own. His started out with cranking out songs for female rap trio Silk Tymes Leather, according to biography.com. The group was unable to produce a sucessful records but it was not a complete failure. Jermaine’s name got out there and he made many important contacts along the way. His big first success came he released the record “Totally Krossed Out” for the rap group Kris Kross. The duo’s singles, “Jump” and “It’s a Shame” allowed their album to go multiplatinum and made Jermaine Dupri a brand and nationally known commodity.
