Jermaine Dupri is picking fights. The Atlanta rapper and producer recently sat for an interview with People, and he spent some time talking about Da Brat, the '90s rap star whose career he helped shepherd. In that interview, Dupri said that Da Brat "broke the mold for female rappers" and added, "since then, female rappers…

The record producer compared female rappers to strippersCardi BCardi B has responded to Jermaine Dupri’s comments on “strippers rapping” with a fiery clapback.  In a recent interview with People Now, the hip-hop producer shared his thoughts on the new wave of female rappers. While he took the time to applaud Da Brat for her efforts, Dupri...

Earlier this year, we learned that Missy Elliott had been inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. She's the first female rapper in the Hall, and only the third rapper. (She follows Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri.) Last night, Elliott gave a tearful 10-minute acceptance speech, and Lizzo honored Elliott by performing her classic 1997 jam…

After the recent Pharrell/Robin Thicke ruling, similarities between songs will be scrutinized more than ever. In a new interview, R&B producer Jermaine Dupri points out that Ciara’s potentially career-reviving new single “I Bet” is “a complete rip-off” of Usher’s “U G...

Dupri co-produced the Usher single in 2001