Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher and more help Jermaine Dupri celebrate 20 years of So So Def

adminFebruary 25, 2013

Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri perform “Money Ain’t a Thang” before the sold-out crowd

Posted by | Ray Cornelius

Atlanta was indeed on fire Saturday night as hip hop mogul Jermaine Dupri hosted an epic concert to celebrate So So Def’s 20^th Anniversary. The Fox Theater stage was like a “who’s who” in chart-topping acts, as everyone from Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Usher, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Lil Jon, Monica, Kris Kross, Bow Wow, Anthony Hamilton, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Xscape (Latocha and Tamika Scott), T-Pain, Lil Scrappy, Youngbloodz, Bonecrusher, Dem Franchize Boyz, J-Kwon, Dondria, and Pastor Troy took the sold-out crowd on a musical trip down memory lane.

Everyone enjoyed the sounds of classic songs like “Money Ain’t a Thang” (JD & Jay-Z), “Jump” (Kris Kross), “Yeah” (Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon), “Who Can I Run To” (Xscape), “I Gotta Be” (Jagged Edge), “Welcome to Atlanta” (JD, Ludacris), “Give It 2 U” (Da Brat), “I Think They Like Me” (Dem Franchize Boyz), “Coming From Where I’m From” (Anthony Hamilton) and so many more!

Overwhelmed by the energy of the crowd and the support and well-wishes of his celebrity friends, Dupri was humbled: “Wow…this is crazy,” he said. “We did it! Thank you everyone – the fans, the artists…ain’t nobody f’in with my clique!”

American Idol judge and musical diva Mariah Carey, wheeled out a cake at the end of the show, saying “Congratulations to my friend, JD!”

Check out a few highlights from the red carpet and lots of pics from the show: