Cardi B fires back at Jermaine Dupri for his ‘strippers rapping’ comments
Jermaine Dupri recently made some comments about the newest wave of female rappers, and Cardi B didn’t like what he had to say.
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During a recent interview with People TV, the Atlanta native was asked to share his favorite lady emcees. While he named Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, and Cardi B, he admitted he was having trouble with his list.
“I can’t really say. The only reason why I can’t say is because I feel they’re all rapping about the same things,” he said. “I don’t think they’re showing us who’s the best rapper. I think they're trying to show—for me, it's like strippers rapping ... At some point, somebody's going to have to break out of that mold and just show us—talk about other things, just rap about other things besides that.”
Cardi B wasn't a fan of his response and took to Instagram to share her thoughts. She began by explaining many of her fans enjoy her sexual lyrics. When she attempted to switch up the topic with her single "Be Careful," which is about a broken relationship, she said listeners weren't as supportive.
"When I did 'Be Careful' people was talking mad (expletive) in the beginning like 'What the (expletive) is this?' 'This is not what I was expecting,'" she said in the Instagram video.
In another Instagram video, she then blamed bloggers for not writing about female rappers who do not typically have sexualized lyrics. She highlighted Rapsody, Tierra Whack, Oranicuhh and Kamaiyah.
“I feel we need to put these girls in more magazines and blogs. Radio DJs play these girls,” she said.
Cardi B wasn’t the only person who disagreed with Dupri’s remarks. Folks headed to Twitter to express their opinions on the topic, and the music producer became a trending topic for much of Friday.
Several said Dupri is out of touch. Many even slammed him for not calling out male rappers who don’t diversify their lyrics.
I listen to @rapsody all the time. For Jermaine Dupri to say it’s today’s female rappers are like strippers rapping is baffling. How many dudes out here rapping are former drug dealers? So many male rappers stick to essentially two subjects — drugs and women. https://t.co/gM97vqzsm2
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 12, 2019
So I guess Jermaine Dupri is gonna skip over the fact that damn near every male rap is about popping pills, drinking lean, selling drugs, partying, and money. Typical misogynistic hypocrisy. pic.twitter.com/2uIYCLDFhE
— Draculina 🦇 (@MirandaLovesGD) July 12, 2019
I need Jermaine Dupri to take several seats. Talmbout females rap about the same stuff like dudes ain’t been rapping about money, sex, women and drugs since the beginning of time. pic.twitter.com/RQbtqHOZnE
— VRhaniku Haynes (@VRhaniku_Haynes) July 12, 2019
Others accused him of misogyny.
Phewwwwwwww this whole Jermaine Dupri thing is bringing the misogynistics outttttttt tonight. Lawddd. If you hate women and you know it, clap your hands. pic.twitter.com/9sUs9ZriAR
— Jahelis / Drunk Cook (@JahelisWasHere) July 12, 2019
Jermaine Dupri really had the nerve to sit and say that female rappers rap about the same thing when a majority of the male rappers out right now are rapping about nothing but sex, money, and drugs pic.twitter.com/c1YSlAFuF6
— Kayla Taylor (@kaylamofff) July 12, 2019
Some challenged him to sign female rappers who cover other topics in their music.
The funniest thing about this Jermaine Dupri situation is that when he had a female rapper right in front of him that wasn’t spitting about sex and lyrically was in her bag when she was under 16 (Deetranada) he didnt sign her. (See “The Rap Game” season 3) pic.twitter.com/VmdsBxBYYc
— NT 🏁 (@iamntyrell) July 12, 2019
jermaine dupri if you are so concerned with mainstream female rappers why don’t you sign a few that don’t “sell sex”
— mini mamba✌🏾 (@Naj_ToTheJayy) July 12, 2019
And a few agreed with the hip-hop mogul. They said he was right but needed to criticize the entire rap genre.
Jermaine Dupri is right but if you're going to criticize the women, make sure you criticize the men the same way because they all follow the same blue print of women, money, and cars. pic.twitter.com/5L37esKn9N
— 20Something & Living (@20SNL_) July 12, 2019
The internet really ruins nuance. Like Jermaine Dupri is right about most mainstream female rap but also totally wrong about female rap as a whole....it can be both.
— Tommie (@JRThomas__) July 12, 2019
So Jermaine Dupri is trending for saying female rappers are like strippers and the clapback is coming from a......former stripper turned rapper?
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) July 12, 2019
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