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Long-time friends (business and personal) Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey has joined forces in terms of management. As announced over the weekend during the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, J.D. made it known that he’s taking over as manager to the iconic songbird.

 

After being managed for years by Randy Jackson, Mariah parted ways back in May of this year.  People speculated who she would choose next to lead her in her career. So, it came as somewhat of a surprise when J.D. mentioned that he was now managing her.  Could this union produce many more hits for Mariah?  That is the question that some critics and Mariah’s die hard stans are having trouble answering. But, if memory serves them correctly, J.D. was responsible for “Shake It Off”, “Always Be My Baby”, and “We Belong Together” which spent 14 consecutive weeks on the Hot R&B/HipHop charts and Billboard Hot 100.

 

It’s evident that J.D. is particularly equipped with the necessary tools to make sure the butterfly loving Diva return to controlling the charts once again. Her next album “The Art of Letting Go” will be the first project (under this new manager/artist relationship) that everyone will get to see if the two still has that magic touch or not.

 

Whether you believe they will or not, you can’t help but to respect the union.  The two have been friends for a very long time. Considering J.D.’s alleged financial woes, Mariah did what only a true friend would do. She brought him on so that he could have another income stream coming in.  That’s what real friends do.

 

Congrats to J.D.!