Jermaine Dupri Parents: Meet Michael Mauldin, Tina Mauldin

Jermaine Dupri is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ.

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin is the son of Tina Mauldin and Michael Mauldin, a Columbia Records executive.

Jermaine Dupri’s father Michael Mauldin is the CEO of Mauldin Brand AC/VC and the Chairman of the Black American Music Association, a non-profit 501(c)(6) trade organisation.

In addition, he is the Managing Director of 2475 AtVille Entertainment. Mauldin is owner of Air Control Music publishing and he is a live event producer and CEO of Scream Nation, a concert tour joint venture for the world famous “Scream Tour”.

Jermaine Dupri’s promising musical career began before the age of ten. His father organised a Diana Ross concert in 1982, and to the delight of concertgoers, Dupri managed to get on stage and dance with Ross.

Mauldin assisted Jermaine Dupri his then 19-year-old son in establishing his record label So So Def Recordings in 1993, and he was instrumental in helping Dupri and the So So Def artists achieve international acclaim.