Jermaine Dupri To Create The ‘So So Def Female Cypher’ After Backlash from Female Rappers

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Jermaine Dupri released his plans to create the So So Def Female Cypher.

 

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After all the calls,DMs, angry tweets and other messages saying “I am a major gatekeeper in the hip hop world,why don’t I invest in a female who is out here hustling and making a name for herself?” I decided to create the #SoSoDefFemalecypher, details coming soon

A post shared by Jermaine Dupri (@jermainedupri) on Jul 12, 2019 at 1:19pm PDT

This comes after receiving backlash for his negative comments on female rappers nowadays.

Last week, Dupri said the women in hip-hop are “stripper rapping” and rap about the same things. He went on to say, “As far as rap goes, I’m not getting who is the best rapper.”

Other artists such as Ari Lennox and 6lack took to social media to express their disagreement with the producer.

women in hip hop don’t need representation/approval from men (ya cypher sounds more reactive than proactive). if u don’t have a fav artist that hits on the subjects u wanna hear, u could solve that wit a quick search & some support. plus, IF they do wanna talk about sex, they can https://t.co/9nX46FDUia

— black (@6LACK) July 12, 2019

ari lennox made a diss song for JD i’m crying this shit had me rolling #JermaineDupri #arilennox pic.twitter.com/hfqQtH5csf

— Hot Girl Britt (@B_r_i_t_t_96) July 12, 2019

As for this cypher, stay tuned for the details.