Bow Wow has revealed he almost didn’t sign with legendary producer Jermaine Dupri because he couldn’t stand the Atlanta legend’s group Kris Kross.
The rapper, actor, and entrepreneur stopped by Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion podcast to talk about his complicated relationship with his one-time mentor.
“I was on the football field playing football for my school,” he began. “And my mom’s like, ‘C’mere.’ She was like, ‘We’re leaving tomorrow.’ I said, ‘What do you mean, leaving tomorrow?'”
As it turned out, Bow Wow’s mother had scheduled a meeting with Jermaine Dupri in Atlanta — but the young rapper wasn’t quite sure who JD was until his mother clued him in.
“She said, ‘You know, Kris Kross?’ And as soon as she said Kris Kross — and rest in peace to Kris — I was like, ‘Nah, I’m cool,'” he continued. “Because I was such a hater of Kris Kross, being on Death Row … and I’m watching these n-ggas go up. I’m like, ‘I hate these n-ggas.’ … I despised Kris Kross. And then once I met ABC, I clicked with them.”
Check out Bow Wow’s appearance on My Expert Opinion below:
Bow Wow has had quite a complicated relationship with Jermaine Dupri over the years — so much so, in fact, that he recently compared their relationship to two protagonists in the Star Wars saga.
On Thursday (April 6), Bow Wow stopped by the Baller Alert Show, during which he got into his current situation with JD and explained from his perspective why their relationship is where it is.
“We had a conversation not too long ago. I’ll keep that there,” Bow Wow began. “We spoke our peace not too long ago face to face. And then he did the Breakfast Club interview and I saw that and immediately hit him. We made a little pact that we ain’t even gon’ speak on this.”
He continued: “It’s like Obi-Wan and Anakin. That’s me and him. It’s the OG that know it all, been through it all, got the years, got all the recognition. And then Anakin, who then turns to Darth Vader later, was the young protege of Obi. Always the one ready to get out there and get it crackin’ – then Obi is like, ‘You’re not ready.’ They always butt heads because they’re so much alike.”
“That’s the story of me and JD – same type of person, different outlooks on certain things. We just better apart,” he concluded.
Bow Wow is an absolute cornball. At least Kris Kross was popular and had memorable songs. Idk a single Bow Wow fan my entire life
Kriss Kross was wack and cringe too. At least bow wow wasn’t a sellout like Kriss kross.
damn
@Truth You’re insane if you think Kris Kross wasn’t popular in 92, Jump and Warm It Up was playing everywhere, you fool
I never said Kris Kross wasn’t popular. They clearly sold the fuck out. I said they were waxk and cringe which was true
@Truth Shhhhhhh! U talk too much 🤐
omg imagine making money? what they do? sell out and not be 4 da culcha? another dumbass. crazy being wildly popular when ur fuccckin 14.
This nigga is soooooooo lame! Dude was like 4 years old when Kris Kross dropped. nigga couldnt even spell ‘despised’ yet but here he go lol. KK mainstream career was already done by the time this nigga got on. He shoulda been kissin they backwards ass feet instead of clout chasin like he been doin the last several years with all these outlandish statements smh
This nigga is soooooooo lame! Dude was like 4 years old when Kris Kross dropped. nigga couldnt even spell ‘despised’ yet but here he go lol. KK mainstream career was already done by the time this nigga got on. He shoulda been kissin they backwards ass feet instead of clout chasin like he been doin the last several years with all these outlandish statements smh
I could see that, especially since he was with Death Row. There was a lot of backlash to Kriss Kross and what they were doing, and a lot of it was coming from grownups. They just didn’t like that kid party rap aspect because rap was beginning to be taken seriously, and then here you come with these kids talking about I missed the bus and I wear my clothes backwards. So Bow Wow being raised in an environment where it’s hated on all day, everyday would have shaped his perspective. It’s no different from how the mumble rappers are seen today, except now they’re the mainstream.
Those who know know that Kris Kross was cool with Snoop and the Pound and used to smoke and chill with them. Kris Kross was Snoop’s little homies. They wasn’t the goody two-shoes little kids that their music reflected.
This dude Bow Wow is such a lame duck I swear. Kris’s Kross was born in the later 70s. Bow Wow, please tell me how you was a young hater when they were like 8 years older than you. When you was 6 years of age, they were like damn near 14-15 years.
You know who I am actually mad at: Math Hoffa for putting this clown on the show. How are you going to diss JD when he made you??? You were on Deathrow???? 🤣 WTF…. Man, I swear this dude was banging in diapers…lol
I agree!!!