So So Def Records CEO-producer-artist Jermaine Dupri has just added the title of "restaurant owner" to his ever-lengthening resume.

JD's restaurant, Paio, is in the Los Angeles area, and he describes it as "familiar food with a twist." His partner in the eatery, Regina Clark, first suggested the idea to him, as he recently relayed to the MTV Radio Network.

[article id="1443279"]"[Regina] came to me and just said, 'Look, Jermaine, I know you want to do other things with that money, so let's do something else with that money,'"[/article] Dupri told the MTV Radio Network. [article id="1443279"]"So, I mean, you know, you can't sit on [money], you got to do things, so do things that you like doing. I like to eat. Everybody likes to eat. So why not get a restaurant?" [RealAudio][/article]

As we reported last week, the rapper-producer-CEO also announced his foray into the athletic arena by starting up So So Def Sports Management (see [article id="1428404"]"Jermaine Dupri Opens Doors On Sports Management Agency"[/article]).