Cardi B Claps 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. 

During a recent interview with People TV, the Atlanta producer was asked to share his favourite 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 in the beginning like ‘What the fuck 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 sexualised 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.