Jermaine Dupri is debunking all claims that Jay-Z discouraged him from working with the NFL—despite Bryan-Michael Cox and Funkmaster Flex’s original claims.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH JERMAINE DUPRI… HE CONFIRMED THAT WHEN HE WAS WORKING WITH THE NFL LAST YEAR HE DID GET A CALL FROM JAYZ ASKING HIM.. “HOW DEEP ARE U IN WITH THE NFL?” EXPRESSING… “THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA”

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— Funk Flex !!!!! (@funkflex) August 19, 2019

In an interview with Atlanta’s V-103’s Big Tigger, Jermaine, who referred to Jay-Z as his friend, explained the conversation that took place.

“He and I never had a conversation where he told me, ‘don’t do what you’re doing.’ What our conversation was… ‘you know what side I’m on, I understand what you’re doing.’ That’s what the conversation was,” Jermained clarified.

 

 

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With @JermaineDupri being considered the “Mayor of Atlanta”, he decided to do something great for the city and produce a week of free concerts in Centennial Park. Jermaine was then called a “traitor” and a list of other insulting names for his “support” of Super Bowl Weekend. Fast-forward to the NFL season approaching, the media announced #JayZ and his #ROCNATION ventures have made an entertainment deal with the NFL and things became controversial. Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox sat down with @BigTiggerShow to clear the air and respond to the comments dealing with the NFL.

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Jermaine also reiterated that he received backlash for producing a free series of musical performances for SuperBowl LIVE a week leading up to the SuperBowl. What do you think of Jermaine setting the record straight? Tune in to see what his sister Da Brat has to say about this!