After Bryan-Michael Cox and DJ Funkmaster Flex made separate claims that Jay-Z advised Jermaine Dupri to turn down a deal with the NFL, the record producer, songwriter, and rapper sat down with Big Tigger on Atlanta’s V103 Wednesday (Aug. 21) to deny the claims.
Dupri said his deal with the league was to “curate a series of free shows held at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park” and the event would happen before the Super Bowl. In 2018, the rapper took to his Instagram with the official post.
“He and I never had a conversation where he told me ‘don’t do what you’re doing,” the So So Def producer said. “What our conversation was, ‘You know what side I’m on, I understand what you’re doing.’ That’s what the conversation was.”
Here’s a quick timeline of the alleged rumors:
Cox joined a Twitter live stream with LoolaTV on Wednesday (Aug. 14) to make the claim that Jay-Z advised Dupri to turn down an NFL partnership. “We’re also talking about a guy who single-handedly picked up the phone and called Jermaine to tell him not to do it … not even a year ago.”
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— Bryan-Michael Cox (@bryanmichaelcox) August 14, 2019
Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex posted on Monday (Aug. 19) to confirm Cox’s story:
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
Watch Dupri’s full interview below.
