There was news spreading online that notorious crime boss Griselda Blanco wasn’t happy about Jacki-O naming her mixtape after her and that Blanco’s son was the one who passed the message. However, that opposite is true. The Blanco family gave Jacki-O their blessings. Jacki-O has released a statement to GangStarrGirl.com to clear up people’s misconceived notions. See belo:

I did indeed make contact with Griselda Blanco’s son Michael. He first gave me his blessings and then expressed his need for us both to find a way to relive his mother’s legacy and portray her in a way that the media never did. (Maybe I did go in too much with the cover of my mixtape) (Laughs). After speaking with him and realizing the love his mother has for her children she is much more than a common, run of the mill drug dealer. He told me he was “flattered” that I honored his mother and wished me “continued success” on my project.

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After years of label and legal drama, Jacki-O is focused on shifting negative stereotypes about female MCs by becoming the change she hopes to see.

The Miami rapper has been keeping busy with her music career, with her street mixtape, Griselda Blanco, dropping on the Web in two weeks. But when it comes to other women rappers in the game, she still thinks there’s a lot of work to do.

“Congrats to Nicki Minaj for doing her thing but a lot of things are still the same,” Jacki-O told VIBE. “Men need to start recognizing the talent that females have and let us eat a little bit [but] at the same time, we just have to continue to work as hard as they do, if not harder, and continue to grind.”

Jacki-O is currently gearing up to release her second book, Relentless (Jack Move Entertainment) CLICK HERE for more.