After three decades of hitmaking, Grammy winner Jermaine Dupri feels underappreciated

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Despite writing and producing numerous hits for Mariah Carey, Usher, Jay-Z and many more stars, Grammy winner Jermaine Dupri feels underappreciated.

As the Songwriters Hall of Fame member looks back at his three-decade career, he says he is especially upset that Usher’s 2004 Confessions album has not received the credit he feels it deserves.

Dupri, who turns 50 on September 23, served as executive producer on the project and produced six of the songs. The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and Dupri is still mad that Rolling Stone did not list it among the greatest albums of all time.

“I feel like that affects me,” Dupri tells Variety. “Usher didn’t