Jermaine Dupri: 'Usher is disrespectful'

Usher has been branded "disrespectful" by his former producer after he felt snubbed by the singer on his latest album.

Jermaine Dupri, who was executive producer on the R&B superstar's Confessions album, only worked on one track for his latest LP Raymond vs. Raymond.

WWS magazine quotes him as saying: "Well, I didn't really want to be executive producer of Usher's projects after Confessions. [He] sold more records than any other artist in this decade based on that album and now I have to ask Usher, 'Am I the executive producer of your next album?' That seems disrespectful to me.

"As a producer, it's kind of hard for me to go back into people's projects when I gave you your biggest album ever."

He continued: "I don't feel like I'm supposed to ask to produce anymore. People are supposed to come to me and tell me that I'm the executive producer. That's why I get more kicks working with younger artists."

Dupri is currently working with Mariah Carey on the follow-up to her last album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.