Cardi B shot down Jermaine Dupris assessment that contemporary female rappers are all rapping about the same thing in his case, stripping and dancing in a video posted to Twitter Thursday night.
Cardis comments came after Dupri gave an interview with People where he spoke about breaking ground with Da Brat in the Nineties, but demurred when asked to name his favorite female MCs in 2019. The reason why I cant say is because I feel like theyre all rapping about the same thing, Dupri said. Its like strippers rapping and as far as rap goes, Im not getting whos the best rapper. Im getting like, Ok, you got a story about you dancing in the club, you got a story about you dancing in the club, you got a story about you dancing in the club. Whos going to be the rapper?
When asked when what he would like to see instead, Dupri said, At some point, somebodys gonna have to break out of that mold and talk about other things.
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In her response, Cardi B linked Dupris comments with those of other critics who have complained, as she put it, that female rappers only talk about they pussy and shit. Cardi then offered the expertly glib retort: First of all, I rap about my pussy because she my best friend. And second of all, its because it seems like thats what people want to hear.
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Cardi B acknowledged that after Be Careful, her Invasion of Privacy single about infidelity, received a tepid and confused response, she figured people just werent interested in hearing that kind of song. While Cardi suggested she didnt mind catering to her audience at times, she also put the onus on those critics to seek out and acknowledge the myriad female rappers who are writing about other topics.
Theres a lot of female rappers that be rapping they ass off and dont be talking about they pussy and dont be talking about getting down and dirty, and yall dont be supporting them! Yall dont be supporting them and they be mad dope! These bloggers dont support them, they dont give them the recognition, so dont blame that shit on us, when yall not the ones thats supporting them.