Jermaine Dupri claims he was the creative genius behind BET’s 106 & Park, and it has caused a war of words between Bow Wow and Da Brat.

Dupri was a recent guest on The GAUDS Show hosted by Ray Daniels, where he revealed how the idea of 106 & Park came about. In a video clip of the interview, he stated that while watching MTV‘s hit show Total Request Live, a lightbulb went off. The So So Def producer credits himself for creating the 106 & Park concept and pushing BET to make it happen.  

“106 & Park was created by me. I created the show for Bow Wow. I was watching MTV, and MTV had TRL, and they was catering to N’Sync, and they was catering to Backstreet Boys and anything white that was coming out that was pop. … I’m like ‘yo, we don’t have nothing for Black people like that,’” he said on The GAUDS Show.

In addition, he said he got the idea to do a similar show for urban artists because TRL wasn’t inviting certain rap artists at the time.

He continued, “They wasn’t gon’ put Bow Wow on TRL like that ’cause he was a rapper. He was a Black little young boy rapping, but he was also 12 years old. Nobody on TV was 12 years old anywhere creating this type of pandemonium right? I went to Stephen Hill, and I’m like, ‘Yo, we need this show. … We need a show on BET that shows Black artists like this.’”

When Bow Wow caught wind of the clip and what the record executive said, he responded on Twitter, calling Dupri a liar because he had a different take on the show’s origin that helped him gain exposure early in his career.

“JD ain’t create 106&Park stop the cap. Stephen hill Rick Ghrimes & all the great people in the BET OFFICE & staff created that show. All I did was capitalize off of what they created and made it mine. I would know…. I am Mr 106! I would never take away from someone’s creativity,” the 35-year-old tweeted.

 

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Stephen Hill, the BET executive Dupri mentioned in the clip, chimed in, agreeing with the “Let Me Hold You” rapper that the songwriter did not propose the show.

 

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On the opposing side, the Like Mike actor’s tweet didn’t sit well with his former So So Def labelmate Da Brat, who posted a statement on Instagram calling Bow Wow out for what he said regarding his former mentor with the caption below:

“@shadmoss You really on some BULLSHIT RIGHT NOW. Now u KNOW I got ALL da receipts and know the WHOLE stories to ALOT ALOT! Don’t do this. Respect a legend. Respect a cultural icon. Respect the person who made your career what it is. I’m asking you now to please stop. I’m sorry @jermainedupri I cannot be silent about this shit any longer..”

 

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Bow Wow followed up with a subliminal response on Twitter.

But he made it clear that he would never beef with Da Brat in a couple of responses to fans on Twitter. He even shared that they cleared everything up on the phone, so they’re good for now.

Dupri has not responded to Bow Wow and Stephen Hill’s rebuttals against his claims.

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