It’s a great time to be a female rapper — regardless of what people like Jermaine Dupri may think. Dupri, known best as a rapper and songwriter, shot his mouth off when it came to females in the business, and not everyone was too happy about what he had to say. But out of everyone, Cardi B responded best.
Dupri’s comments came from an interview with People. It started out pretty positive — he credited Da Brat for breaking the mold for female rappers. “When Brat came out, she was the first female solo artist to go platinum,” he stated. But then, he took it in a totally different direction.
When asked who his favorite female rapper today was, Dupri had a long pause. “I can’t really say,” he finally admitted. “I feel like they all rapping about the same thing.” And that one thing? Dancing in the clubs. “For me, it’s like strippers rapping.”
Even though Dupri was trying to keep it real, it makes sense as to why a lot of people would be offended by that comment. Every female rapper out there was more or less stereotyped by a man with enormous credentials.
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“It’s like if that’s what people ain’t trying to hear then I’m going to start rapping about my p*ssy again,” she added.
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She mentioned that there’s plenty of female rappers out there rapping about all sorts of different issues.
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Cardi B was quick to plug a bunch of other female rappers who she felt deserved a lot of recognition. She also put a call out to people to start putting them on the radio and feature them in their blogs.
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“You’re one of the best out period,” one fan stated to her. “Lyrically, flow, style, your vision, your creativity. It’s all deserved.”
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Cardi B’s message was also huge for women everywhere. Dupri’s message made it seem like women had a difficult time with being creative, when that’s obviously not true.
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There are plenty of black female comedians out there who simply haven’t had the same support as other comedians. But, it doesn’t mean they’re not funny — or ready for the big stage.
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They devalue the women who are working hard but haven’t gotten the chance to prove themselves to a wide audience just yet.
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Aside from the women that Cardi B mentioned, there are plenty of others who are breaking into the business and using rap as a way to express themselves. Many of them likely haven’t even set foot in a club before.
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There were kinder ways for him to word his feelings. He doesn’t have to necessarily be a fan of the rappers out there today.
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Even though he recognized the fact that women rappers have nearly outsold men, he failed to realize that music is much more than what’s in the Billboard Top 20.
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If you’re a female rapper, consider sending Dupri your demo tape. He might need to be better educated on the genre today.
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