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2 days ago
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Cardi B Unveils Cover Art And Release Date For Highly Anticipated Sophomore Album
The wait for Cardi B's long-awaited second album is almost over after the Grammy-winning emcee announced the LP's title, cover art, and release date on Monday (June 23). Bardi's sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, is slated for release on Sept. 19. The day prior, the rapper teased the announcement on Instagram. 'Seven years and the time has come. Seven years of love, light and loss,' Cardi stated in the visualizer. 'Seven years I gave them grace, but now I give them hell. I learned power's not given; it's taken. I'm shedding feathers and no more tears. I'm not back; I'm beyond. I'm not your villain; I'm your karma. The time is here. The time is now.' The 23-track LP will include previously released hits, 'WAP,' and 'Up' as well as Cardi's latest drop, 'Outside.' After the rapstress already blamed the extensive delay on her collaborators, SZA quipped in the comments of the album announcement, 'Lemme send this verse chile.' Back in May, a frustrated Cardi said on social media, 'I really need these f**king features and it's like I'm not really trying to press or go crazy on these artists because I love them down. But it's like come on now! I need that! […] I really need y'all and I need y'all to hurry up and I love y'all. I feel like nobody want to miss being on this album.' Her debut LP, Invasion Of Privacy, produced two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits and a Grammy for Best Rap Album. Every track is also at least certified platinum by the RIAA. More from Cardi B Shows Off "Insane" French Castle Stefon Diggs Rented Out For Her Cardi B's Upcoming Album 'Am I The Drama?' May Already Be Eligible For Platinum Certification - But Why? Cardi B Is "Outside" This Summer While Offset Is Letting The "Bodies" Hit The Floor
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Cardi B Explains Her Decision to Include ‘WAP' and ‘Up' on Her New Album, Years After Initial Release
Cardi B announced on Monday, June 23, that her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, will be released in early fall She later revealed that her hit singles 'WAP' and 'Up' will serve as the album's first singles The rapper released "WAP" in 2020, and "Up" the following yearCardi B is revealing what fans can expect from her sophomore album. On Wednesday, June 25, the rapper responded to speculation that two of her popular singles, 'WAP' and 'Up,' will be featured on the upcoming album, Am I the Drama?, which drops on Friday, Sept. 19. 'This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this," the Grammy winner, 32, began in her message via X. "WAP and Up are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album." She added that "people search" for the singles "all the time" on her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, which was released in 2018, adding, "They deserve a home." Cardi B continued, 'I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammy's and at this point I'm giving my fans what they want.' She pointed out that those songs will not contribute to the success of her upcoming album's first week sales, "so what are yall even crying about??? Do ya say anything when all these artist pull out all their little tricks and ponies to sell out??? Exactly….Now let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!!' she concluded. Fans were excited to learn that the two singles will be featured on the forthcoming album. However, a few also expressed their hope that she would include other singles like 2016's 'Finesse,' 2018 single 'Money,' 2019's 'Press,' as well as 'Bongos,' which was released in 2023, and "Enough," which debuted last year. 'WAP' is the rapper's first collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion. Their hit song made history as the first female rap collaboration to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It then went on to spend four weeks at the top of the chart. Meanwhile, "Up" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week. It also scored the rapper a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammys. Along with 'WAP' and 'Up,' Cardi B released "Outside," her third single from Am I the Drama? on Friday, June 20, after debuting it at a Spotify event at Cannes Lions two days prior. She also celebrated the release with a video on Instagram Stories. "If y'all wouldn't have asked for it, I wouldn't have put it out," Cardi said in the video posted on Thursday, June 19. "I made this song a few months ago when I was very, very angry. I had to change some bars because I was angry, honey.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In March, she discussed the forthcoming album during a live X Spaces conversation and specifically addressed the "features" on her new music. 'The features on my album are really good,' she began, noting that she won't have "a lot of features." "I'm working with artists, some that I have worked [with] before and some that I haven't worked [with] before," she said. "And it's such a vibe," Cardi said. "I could tell you this – I'm 100 percent confident with this album. I just don't think what I got is out there." Read the original article on People
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2 days ago
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Cardi B defends decision to include WAP and Up on new album
Cardi B has defended her decision to include two older songs on her upcoming album. Earlier this week, the I Like It rapper announced that she will be releasing her second studio album, Am I the Drama?, on 19 September. However, some fans were quick to express their disappointment over the news that the 23-track project will include 2020's WAP, featuring Megan Thee Stallion, and 2021's Up. Taking to X on Wednesday, Cardi - real name Belcalis Almánzar - explained why she decided to include the tracks on the project. "This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this... WAP and Up are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time... they deserve a home," she wrote, referring to her 2018 debut album, Invasion of Privacy. Cardi went on to note that the inclusion of the songs won't impact her sales. "I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammy's and at this point I'm giving my fans what they want!" the 32-year-old continued. "These two songs don't even count for first week sales so what are yall even crying about??? Do ya say anything when all these artist pull out all their little tricks and ponies to sell out??? let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!! (sic)." Am I the Drama? also includes the newly-released lead single, Outside.
IOL News
2 days ago
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- IOL News
Cardi B fires back: why older hits 'WAP' and 'UP' deserve a spot on her new album
Taking to X, Cardi B has addressed critics who questioned as to why she decided to add songs that are almost five years old to her new sophomore album. Image: Instagram US rapper Cardi B has addressed the backlash she is facing for adding tracks that are three to four years old on her highly anticipated sophomore album 'Am I the Drama'. Fans of the 32-year-old rapper created a buzz on the internet after she made the announcement and also shared the cover of her second album, which is scheduled to drop later this year on September 19. However, the excitement was followed by criticism online after Cardi B added songs such as 'WAP' and 'UP', which many claimed that she added because of how well they did. Both songs surpassed more than a billion streams on all streaming platforms, and online critics expressed that adding the songs was a cheat code to have an album that already had high numbers of streams before its release. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading 'Cardi B is a straight liar, for the fans my a**. It's a cheat code. I personally think no singles older than 2 years should be allowed on your new album,' @Ami_truthteller said. "She really added them 5-year-old songs just so she can have another IOP (Invasion of Privacy) lmaooo. This honestly made me lose respect for her cuz why can't you do it authentically," @Vonbucksss1 commented. The Grammy-award-winning rapper clapped back at critics who questioned her decision to add the songs to the album. 'This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this.. 'WAP' and 'Up' are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time … they deserve a home,' she said. This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this.. WAP and Up are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time… they deserve a home.. I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammy's… — Cardi B (@iamcardib) June 25, 2025 She further added that she did not submit 'WAP' for the Grammy because of what online critics were saying, and this time around, she has added both of the songs on this sophomore album because she is giving her fans what they want. 'These two songs don't even count for first week sales, so what are y'all even crying about??? Do ya say anything when all these artists pull out all of their little tricks and ponies to sell out??? Exactly… Now let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!!'
Vogue
4 days ago
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- Vogue
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs Don Matching Leather Date Night Looks
An album announcement calls for celebration! Last night in Paris, Cardi B celebrated her forthcoming sophomore record, Am I the Drama?, alongside her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. Summer weather be damned, the couple coordinated leather looks for their night out. Cardi opted for an over-the-top plunging leather blazer with strong shoulders and an outsized gold buckle from Balmain's pre-fall 2025 collection. But that's not all, folks! While her distressed mid-rise jeans gave the look a touch of nonchalance, Cardi tipped the scales in favor of sarotrial drama with a quilted black leather Jean Paul Gaultier sailor hat and teetering open-toed platforms. Diggs matched Cardi's energy in a black leather jacket with an olive green racing stripe worn over a white T-shirt. Playing off the stripe on his jacket, the Patriots wide receiver added a pair of olive pants held up by a snakeskin belt. Best Image / BACKGRIDUSA A unified front in their matching outfits, it's safe to say that the lyrics to Cardi B's new diss track 'Outside' (specifically 'Good-for-nothing, low-down dirty dogs, I'm convinced / Next time you see your mama, tell her how she raised a bitch') don't apply to Diggs. But, then again, 'Favorite player from your favorite team, he in my DM' might suggest otherwise…
