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Cardi B Finally Announces New Album ‘Am I the Drama?,' Shares Release Date and Cover Art
Cardi B has announced her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, by revealing its cover art and release date across social media. The follow-up to her Grammy-winning, four-times platinum debut 2018 album Invasion of Privacy has been hotly anticipated in the years since, often stoked by Cardi teasing a completed project herself. She was even hard at work on the album for a 2024 release when Rolling Stone shadowed her at studios last spring for the June cover story. However, she's now made it clear that the real thing is ready, sharing a pre-order link for an album due September 19. The cover art finds Cardi in a striking red body suit surrounded by ravens, with a one large one perched on her massively-heeled shoe. Per Apple Music, the album will have 23 songs, including 'WAP,' 'Up,' and her latest single 'Outside.' More from Rolling Stone Karol G, Cardi B, Lorde, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Cardi B Is Feisty and Ready for Summer on 'Outside' Cardi B Is Getting as Impatient as Her Fans While Waiting on Features to Finish New Album On Sunday, she teased the album announcement with a video of herself framed by fake black birds in a black gown, narrating in a voice over that, 'Seven years and the time has come. Seven years of love, life and loss. Seven years I gave them grace, but now, I give them hell. I learned power is 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.' She's been punctuating the posts with emojis of black birds and feathers, marking a new symbol for the rapper. Similarly, artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Doechii have defined their musical eras with animal avatars as well: leading up to the release of her self-titled third studio album, Megan was into snakes, and Doechii's imagery around her Grammy-winning mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal (which made her the first woman to win the Grammy for Best Rap album since Cardi won for Invasion of Privacy in 2019) has included tons of the swampland creatures. When Rolling Stone spoke to Cardi B about the forthcoming album last year, she was still looking to finalize an intro, at least three more songs, a title, features, and a rollout plan. At the time, she wanted the album to have a wide reach, but also reflect her many moods. 'I'm a different person every single day,' she said. 'When I'm in a good mood and I'm with my friends, [I'm] like, 'Damn, I want my shit to be played in this club.' But then I might be mad with my man, so it's like now I want to do this song. But then I want to do a pop record. I want to do my sing-y shit.' However, she was also balancing pressure from fans and critics, unrelenting travel, and a difficult family life while contemplating the future of her relationship with her now-estranged husband, Offset. She filed for divorce less than two months before she announced the birth of their third child last September. On June 20, Cardi released the raucous single 'Outside,' where she slams certain men and celebrates others, and promises to have a wild time. 'Well, let's go wrong for wrong/let's go lick for lick,' she raps. 'If I can handle that/ let me see you handle this.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
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a day ago
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Cardi B fires back at 'haters' and confirms why WAP is on new album
Cardi B has defended the decision to include WAP and Up on her new album years after they came out. The 32-year-old rapper has is releasing her upcoming record Am I The Drama? on September 19, and she has prompted some backlash that her two singles - which first dropped in 2020 and 2021 respectively - will be part of the new collection, which marks her first LP since 2018 debut Invasion of Privacy. However, she fired back on X: "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.. (sic)" Cardi insisted she caved to "haters" at the time by not putting her X-rated single WAP forward for a Grammy Award, but now she's thinking of her fans. She 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! "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??? Exactly… "Now let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!! (sic)" After warning she will "give them hell" on the new album, Cardi unveiled the title and release date for her next studio effort earlier this week. The Bodak Yellow rapper cautioned those who have done her wrong that she is their "tyrant", ahead of what looks set to be an explosive record. Cardi said in a voiceover shared on Instagram: 'Seven years and the time has come. Seven years of love, life and loss. Seven years I gave them grace, but now, I give them hell. "I learned power is 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 tyrant. The time is here. The time is now."
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2 days ago
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Cardi B mentions Stefon Diggs, A'ja Wilson on new song ‘Outside'
The post Cardi B mentions Stefon Diggs, A'ja Wilson on new song 'Outside' appeared first on ClutchPoints. Cardi B is back. The rapper released her new song 'Outside' on Friday, June 20, and she makes mention of her ex, Offset, as well as her new romance with New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The first possible sub at her ex is during the chorus where Cardi raps, 'I been cuffed up too long (Side), let me remind n*****s (Yeah).' Cardi and Offset got married in 2017, and she later filed for divorce in 2024 after claims of infidelity. Since their separation, the Bronx native has been enjoying her time getting to know Diggs, so while this line doesn't call out Offset by name, it's clear that Cardi is reminding her ex what he's been missing. The first line of the first verse can also be interpreted as Cardi throwing a shot at her ex, who she has been speaking publicly about, 'Well, let's go wrong for wrong (What?), let's go lick for lick (Let's go).' Lastly, Cardi seemingly addresses Offset's collaboration with Chlöe Bailey on 'Princess Cut.' Chlöe sings the line, 'Know I'm the king, baby, bow to me.' While the R&B singer is speaking about herself, Cardi uses it as an opportunity to shade Offset and mentions the real 'king' who she refers to as NBA legend, LeBron James. 'I like him too, so, baby, let me meet LeBron (Let me meet LeBron),' she raps and gives a shoutout to Savannah James, 'I love Savannah, let me see what she be on.' LeBron wasn't the only athlete Cardi mentioned in her song of the summer contender. She also gave a shoutout to her boyfriend and Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson. 'Heard them Patriots got them n****s, let me in the locker room/And some ladies out in Vegas, A'ja Wil', what's poppin', boo?' she rapped. Diggs and Cardi hard launched their romance earlier this month with one another appearing in one another's Instagram photo dumps. The Bronx native also shared with her followers on X, how frustrated she was in her past relationship with the Migos rapper. 'I don't think people understand how tired I was. How tired, how mentally drained I was,' she told her fans on X earlier this month. 'Drained, drained, drained. Couldn't eat. I was getting frequent headaches. I was literally losing my mind.' Cardi and Offset share three children: Kulture, 7, Wave, 3, and Blossom, 10 months. She shared that the relationship with Offset was not in a good place and had thoughts of becoming violent towards him if she continued to be with him. 'I was going to end up going to jail, 'cause I was going to end up killing them,' she continued. 'Seriously, with my own bare hands. 'Cause it was just getting so … it was just getting too much.' The new romance with Diggs is a new experience for her and that she has come along way since the ending of her relationship with Offset. 'Dating is new to me,' and 'it took a long time for me to open up to somebody,' she said. 'I went through a lot of f—ing trauma,' the rapper said. 'And I had to learn myself. Before I even got with somebody, I had to learn myself. I had to come at peace with myself, and I had to shed a lot of f—ing tears so I could finally be like, 'Yeah, I'm feeling good.' And I'm sharing that.' Related: Angel Reese drops 'Mebound' clothing line amid online backlash Related: Released WWE star 'hopeful' they can orchestrate AJ Lee return
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2 days ago
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Cardi B shares Stefon Diggs-inspired manicure
The post Cardi B shares Stefon Diggs-inspired manicure appeared first on ClutchPoints. Cardi B is showing love to her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs. The New England Patriots' wide receiver shared a screenshot of his lockscreen that showed off Cardi's orange and white pinstriped nails. However, there was an added detail — the NFL star's name etched in a black cursive font — that personalized the look. Diggs loved the little shoutout from Cardi that he made it his lockscreen and then shared the screenshot on his Instagram Story on Friday (June 20), writing, 'Let em know that you mine you should post more @iamcardib.' 'The song he chose, her nails, the caption the tagging her… LOVE THIS FOR HER!!! Especially after being with that ugla** cheater & Stefon fine fine !!!!' one fan wrote in support for the new couple. 'The lyrics to that song. They're in it BAD!' another fan reacted as Diggs soundtracked the post to 'Okayy' by Nasg Chaz. 'I wasn't 'pose to fall in love again/I'm breaking the code for her,' Nasg Chaz says in the song's chorus. 'I like her, I might just purpose to her/I love her, I duck out my bros for her,' Nasg continues. The couple hard launched their relationship at the beginning of the month with Cardi sharing a photo of them on a yacht. They also made a public appearance together at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Diggs has also shown signs of wanting to impress Cardi with his latest post on Instagram 'Trying find a balance between family and work but it seems like work is taking precedence over everything else,' he captioned the post. Cardi hopped in the comment section to share what her favorite slide was. 'It's the newlyweds dancing bachata for me,' she wrote. 'Necesito aprender,' Diggs replied, meaning 'I need to learn.' Diggs also recently got a nod from Cardi on her latest release of her new song 'Outside' that dropped on Friday (June 20). 'Heard them Patriots got them n****s, let me in the locker room/And some ladies out in Vegas, A'ja Wil', what's poppin', boo?' she rapped. Prior to her relationship with Diggs, she was married to Migos rapper, Offset. The two tied the knot in 2017 and have three children together: Kulture, 7, Wave, 3, and Blossom, 10 months. She filed for divorce from Offset for the second time in July 2024 — she previously filed in September 2020 but withdrew it. It's uncertain when Cardi and Diggs officially began dating but the two started 'Dating is new to me,' and 'it took a long time for me to open up to somebody,' she told her followers on X's Spaces earlier this month. 'I went through a lot of f—ing trauma,' the rapper said seemingly referencing her relationship with Offset. 'And I had to learn myself. Before I even got with somebody, I had to learn myself. I had to come at peace with myself, and I had to shed a lot of f—ing tears so I could finally be like, 'Yeah, I'm feeling good.' And I'm sharing that.' Related: How Riley Gaines wants to move forward with Simone Biles amid feud Related: Kate Upton, Justin Verlander welcome their second child
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2 days ago
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Cardi B makes shocking Offset claim amid Stefon Diggs romance
The post Cardi B makes shocking Offset claim amid Stefon Diggs romance appeared first on ClutchPoints. Cardi B got brutally honest about why she needed a divorce from Offset. The 'WAP' rapper shared on X Spaces on Tuesday, June 3, that she would 'end up killing' him if she had stayed in the relationship. 'I don't think people understand how tired I was. How tired, how mentally drained I was,' she told her followers, seemingly referring to her former relationship with Offset. 'Drained, drained, drained. Couldn't eat. I was getting frequent headaches. I was literally losing my mind.' Cardi and Offset got married in 2017 and filed for separation for the first time in 2020. They eventually got back together, but after cheating allegations from the Migos rapper, Cardi filed for divorce again in August 2024. The former pair share three children: a daughter, Kulture, born in 2018, a son, Wave, born in 2021, and a daughter, Blossom, born in September 2024. 'I was literally losing my mind,' Cardi repeated. 'And I gave it chances after chances after chances after chances after chances after chances.' She shared that if she were still in that relationship, 'I was going to end up going to jail, 'cause I was going to end up killing them. Seriously, with my own bare hands. 'Cause it was just getting so … it was just getting too much.' Their split has been very public and Cardi added that she's aware of how people might not agree with her decision to leave because of infidelity but she said it was more than just that. It was the 'constant lies, the gaslighting … It was really messing up with my head,' the Invasion of Privacy rapper stated. During this period, her team was worried about her and suggested that she would go to therapy to talk about she and Offset's relationship. 'I did therapy and I tried and I fell back in love again and I decided to have my baby and everything, and it's just like, when it's the end of something it's literally the end of something,' she told fans. 'And I don't know what people wanted me to do.' However, Cardi says that since dating Diggs, she senses a change and is healing from her past relationship. Cardi hard launched her relationship with the New England Patriots star on Monday, June 2. 'I'm in a place right now that I'm very happy and I feel like I'm crawling. It's like I'm learning how to do things,' Cardi told fans. She admitted that being with Diggs is a new territory that she has not been in a while. Before her relationship with Offset, Cardi dated King Yella in 2015 before moving onto Tommy Geez whom she dated for the rest of 2015 before their breakup in 2016. 'Dating is new to me,' and 'it took a long time for me to open up to somebody,' she said. 'I went through a lot of f—ing trauma,' the rapper said seemingly referencing her relationship with Offset. 'And I had to learn myself. Before I even got with somebody, I had to learn myself. I had to come at peace with myself, and I had to shed a lot of f—ing tears so I could finally be like, 'Yeah, I'm feeling good.' And I'm sharing that.' The mom of three noticed that men having been calling her derogatory names online for moving on to a new relationship but Cardi finished her message on Spaces with a note to everyone judging her. 'Let me share that because this is really my life, that everybody having a f—ing opinion on,' she concluded. 'So shut the f— up.'
