Cipherella

Hip-hop priestess in the making Cipherella is blasting this message across the globe, and we couldn’t be more for it. With the premiere of the video for her latest track “Dumb Dumb”, the Alabama-bred, NYC-based artist is using her voice to set a new tone, shaking us from our trance and grooving us in a more fulfilling direction.

More and more, it seems this generation has lost its mind to the mainstream, and with this boom-bap anthem, the self-proclaimed lyricist, humanitarian, and philosopher has made it her mission to not only discredit celebrity as a whole, but she also uses her artistic commentary to call us out–forcing us to reflect in the most rhythmic of ways. In her own words:

“I wrote ‘Dumb Dumb’ to express my frustrations with the dumbing down of society. I loath tabloid journalism and reality television, and hope people can find truth in more meaningful things. Hopefully viewers will connect with my message.”
With the project itself being as gritty as it is fabulous, “Dumb Dumb” is an unapologetic reclamation of reality, complete with an all-female cast and choreography. - Afropunk

In today’s world of rappers there are artists who seem like they are just copies of each other as well as those who are in their own creative lane. Cipherella is easily the latter. I hit her up to discuss her new EP S3V3N, the sources behind her creativity and what separates her from the rest of the rappers out right now.

If there’s anything I learned from Cipherella it’s that everything she does has a purpose and meaning behind it. “Do nothing without intention” to the highest degree. This meaningfulness begins with her name which is a direct connection to one of the cores of hip – hop – the cypher. However, it also extends to the literal circle cyphers usually are in as well the connection of male and female – the two “L”s in her name. The title of her EP, S3V3N, is stylized the way it is to not only reflect the Holy Trinity but there are two threes – there are three consonants. And, the day it releases – the month and date will equal seven. - Paul Barnes

Cipherella starts the show by discussing how she got interested in music and how her passion for music began. She also talked about how she grew up listening to Blues and that inspired her to learn how to play instruments. - Sway's Universe

Thanks to climate change, natural disasters, from tornadoes to hurricanes to wildfires, are so frequent that it’s possible to become desensitized to their impact. For Cipherella, however, it’s impossible to shake the devastation Mother Nature wreaked on her life in 2011. After she and her mother lost their Tuscaloosa, Alabama home to a tornado, she decided to take a leap, move to New York, and create music. It has certainly paid off: Cipherella’s now the host for New York’s NuYorican’s Poets café and working on moving music that sits with listeners. - Bitch Media

NYC based emcee, songwriter, and musician Cipherella releases a new single titled “Petty” produced by DopeBoyzMusic. She is premiering it right here on RESPECT. Mag and we are honored! The track is beyond fun and anthemic and you might break your replay button with this one. In “Petty” Cipherella shoots a warning at those who dare to try her. She is always down to be petty and take things to another level. - Tracy Mitchell

Today rap’s musical atmosphere is the most diverse it’s ever been. From mainstream artists to the underground scene, some of Hip-Hop’s emerging rappers are carving their own lane and changing the game one bar at a time. Like other female rappers putting forth an effort to make a name for themselves, Alabama native, Cipherella, is a work in progress — battling joy and pain, perseverance and defeat, fighting between the sunshine and the rain of this rap game. - Njera Perkins