Drake in 2009 isn’t the one who had cash to blow, well-liked producer Jermaine Dupri apparently does too! And as soon as we let you know simply how a lot, you’re positive to lose your thoughts!
The So So Def producer just lately spoke out about his lavish spending habits within the newest episode of the “Joe and Jada” podcast, the place he was there to debate his upcoming docuseries, “Magic Metropolis: An American Fantasy.” The 5 half challenge is ready to discover the historic significance of the favored Atlanta strip membership, the function it performed Southern hip-hop, its influence on ladies within the trade and extra. It’ll additionally characteristic interviews from a few of the membership’s most constant and notable patrons–chief amongst them being Dupri himself.
Sitting down for an interview with rapper Fats Joe and Jadakiss, Dupri mirrored on his time on the well-liked venue, even going as far as to call his favourite dancer (Whyte Chocolate) and proclaim that he began the pattern of earning profits “rain” within the golf equipment.
“I used to throw the cash as much as the ceiling and let it bathe the ladies,” Dupri stated. “So, what different persons are doing now, I used to do it particularly simply to hit the ceiling as a result of then the cash would simply splatter in every single place.”
He added: “I threw up a thousand {dollars}; the ceiling would make it fly everywhere in the room. The cash would follow the ceiling, and the ladies would stand with their ft on the sofa and get their a refund. I began that.”
However his most shocking admission by far was when he divulged simply how a lot cash he spent at Magic Metropolis: a whopping $10,000 each Monday for 20 years. If you happen to’re at dwelling and doing the maths, that provides as much as about $10.4 million. (Wow. Are you able to think about what number of faculties, companies, public works that might be constructed with all that cash?)
As incredulous as it could appear, by the point JD’s phrases hit the web, many individuals felt it was all discuss, a ridiculous approach to spend cash, or an aspirational way of life.
“Twenty years of Mondays… and never one accountant stepped in,” wrote one person on X/Twitter.
“The inflated numbers surrounding entertainers are complicated to bypass. I recall when he confronted tax struggles, which he acknowledged with zero humility. The podcast world is stuffed with embellishment, with minimal accountability,” stated one other.
“One man’s dream,” one different person wrote.
Added one other, “What’s loopy about that is no person beat this information outta him. Stated this on his on Will.”
Peep the complete interview beneath.
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