Jermaine Dupri -- superproducer, rapper, and the that he has quit as a top executive at Jackson's label, Virgin Records, amid disappointing sales of Jackson's new album. position at Virgin Records, I feel that it is necessary to set the record straight," Dupri said Wednesday in a statement released to the AP. "I was not forced out of the company, I made a decision that it was in my best interest to leave.
" Dupri became head of urban music at Virgin, a unit of EMI Group PLC, just last year. His abrupt departure comes after the underwhelming performance of Jackson's latest release, "20 Y.O.
" its creative vision, along with Jackson and her longtime producers, month, then steadily fell. It has sold 443,000 copies since its release Sept. 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Jackson's 2001 album, "All for You," debuted at No. 1 with more than 605,000 Jackson's infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction, "20 Y.O.
" was Dupri, who declined further comment on his departure, has produced a multitude of hits for other artists, most notably last year for diva Mariah Carey. His work on her multiplatinum, being a chief reason for her comeback.
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