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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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Everything We Really Know About Cardi B's ‘Am I the Drama?'
After teasing her sophomore album nearly every year since her groundbreaking 2018 debut, Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B finally announced that it will drop on Sept. 19. This week, she revealed the cover art for her next body of work, aptly titled Am I the Drama?, after serving as high-profile gossip fodder for just about as long as she's been making hits (to be fair, she did get her mainstream start on VH1's reality TV drama factory, Love & Hip-Hop). Surrounded by foreboding ravens on the ominous album artwork she shared, Cardi B is happy to play the villain this time around – she's even selling merch that says so. (Avian fun fact: A rep for Cardi B confirms to Rolling Stone that those birds are in fact ravens, not crows, as has been erroneously reported.) In anticipation of Am I the Drama?, we're running down everything we know about this album and the long road that led to it. For her June 2024 Rolling Stone cover story, Cardi B let us watch her work on the long-anticipated album in studios across the country, including Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and New York's iconic Jungle City Studios. She was anxious – and, in New York, feeling sick – but relentless about making the best music she could. 'I take my music so fucking seriously that that's why I don't put it out,' she told us at the time. 'Because if it's not perfect to my ear, if every fucking word doesn't sound like it's pronounced right, if the beat is overpowering the words or the words is overpowering the beat, I don't want to put it out.' More from Rolling Stone Loyle Carner on How Fatherhood and Guitars Opened Up His Musical World Cardi B Finally Announces New Album 'Am I the Drama?,' Shares Release Date and Cover Art Karol G, Cardi B, Lorde, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week It seems that was true for her latest single, 'Outside,' the first new song of Cardi's set to be featured on Am I the Drama? per an incomplete tracklist on Apple Music. It's both a celebration of her independence and a no-holds-barred diss where she says, 'Next time you see your mama, tell her how she raised a bitch.' On Instagram Live, she admitted that she didn't want to release the song after it leaked around the top of the month, but fans clamored for it and her label, Atlantic Records, implored her to put it out. She publicly apologized to Atlantic for being 'very bratty, very mean, very nasty' about this – via a since-deleted post on X, she had even threatened to put the label on blast before the song came out. Here's what else we know: Since the wait for this album has now stretched on for nearly seven years, let's just focus on the last 12 months or so, shall we? Last March on Instagram, Cardi B promised that her sophomore album would be released sometime in 2024, but by mid-May, she backpedaled in a heated online exchange with her followers. 'Anyway NO album this year I don't care I'm relaxing,' she wrote on X. Soon after, she deleted the post and her rep confirmed to Rolling Stone that an album in 2024 was still the plan. Atlantic even reposted Cardi's Rolling Stone cover on X, writing, 'Cardi B's upcoming album is one of the most anticipated this year. We can't wait [to] put it out, even if we have to sneak into her studio and take it! 👀' Meanwhile, Cardi did let us know she was dealing with real-life changes and challenges, though it's not clear what impact those may have had on her shifting release date. Unbeknownst to the public, Cardi was pregnant with her third child with her husband Offset, a daughter named Blossom, whose birth she announced last September. That spring, her marriage was on the rocks, with Cardi telling us she wasn't sure about the future. 'I think it through,' she said. 'We think it through, because we do love each other. It's not even about love. We're best friends. And it's like, 'OK. Well, there was a time that I didn't have a best friend, or I didn't have a support system.' It's not even about 'How do you leave a partner?' How do you stop talking to your best friend?' However, by the end of July, Cardi filed for divorce — which she had done before in 2020 — and the couple appear to still be deeply estranged amidst the proceedings. Working hard while pregnant or with a newborn on her hip isn't new to Cardi, nor is pushing her career forward in the midst of romantic turmoil. If you remember, Cardi's first daughter, Kulture, was born just months after the release of Invasion of Privacy. By May of this year, Cardi was claiming that her album would have been ready if not for delayed features from her collaborators. 'I really need these fucking features,' Cardi said on Instagram Live. '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 need that right now. Y'all don't want to miss this opportunity.' Well, that, we don't know for sure. She had previously teased that the album would have both new and old faces, and she told Rolling Stone the guests would run the gamut of both rappers and singers. One person she told us she's been obsessed with lately is fellow Bronxite Cash Cobain, whose star as both a producer and a rapper has been rising in the horny, laid-back movement known as sexy drill. In March 2024, Cash played Cardi about 30 tracks he had produced, many of which she loved. 'I was like, 'Damn, now I got to make a lot of choices because I don't want my whole album to sound like this,'' she said. After Cardi announced Am I the Drama?, SZA took to her Instagram comments to say, 'Lemme send this verse chile,' foreshadowing a feature on the album. Cardi has collaborated with SZA several times before, like on 'I Do,' from Invasion of Privacy, Flo Milli's 'Never Lose Me' remix, and Summer Walker's extended version of 'No Love.' Since 'WAP' is featured on the new album's 23-song tracklist, Megan Thee Stallion is already a guaranteed feature, but the rest are toss-ups. Rap veteran Busta Rhymes did make a public plea for Cardi B to call on him to collaborate, so it'll be interesting to see if that worked out for him here. Last year, Cardi told us that she was weighing how much of her personal life to share on the album. 'I really want to talk about the life changes that I've been dealing with the past six, seven years,' she said. 'But then it's just like, I feel like people don't deserve to know because people use my pain against me.' She did seem to channel some of that pain into 'Outside,' sharing on Instagram that '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.' In the middle of recording last year (and in between our two interviews), Cardi B began therapy to help her cope with the life stressors that were distracting her. 'It was just too much going on,' Cardi said when I asked about her change of heart, as she had expressed skepticism about therapy prior. 'And when there's too much going on, it fucks up my work.' Her longtime recording engineer Evan LaRay Brunson told us making music involves a 'roller coaster of emotions' for Cardi. 'When we good, we knocking them out. Verse after verse, hook, ad-libs. I'm like, 'You're done quick. You sure?' But when she's going through it, it's going to be a long day.' At the time, she wanted the album to reflect every part of her. '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.' While anything is possible, especially with songs as established as 'Up' and 'WAP' on the album, Cardi did play us some of the music she was hoping to include — just the beats, though. There was a sensual Afro-Caribbean number. There was a track she called 'Better Than You' which was reminiscent of UGK and OutKast's 'Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You),' with a pitched-up vocal sample, rich, violin-like synths, and rolling Southern drums. Cardi noted that its sound — courtesy of the producer Vinylz, whom she's known since her days as a dancer — was brand-new for her. 'I feel like the beat is not a beat you could get rowdy on,' she said. 'It's a real calm beat. And I had two choices, I could do more of an inspirational type of record — 'I used to grind all my life' — but then I decided to be like, 'No, I'm going to shit on you bitches.' ' She played a beat for a song she called 'Pick It Up,' 'meant for pop radio, with high-femme twinkles and chimes and keys that were distorted like a fun-house mirror. Then she played a drill beat in the sexy style of Cash Cobain, but produced by her regular collaborator SwanQo. It was called 'Don't Do Too Much,' and was glittery and animated, with a playful whistle as its through line. Cardi said she gets some jokes off on that track. 'If it was up to me,' she said, 'my whole album would sound like drill.' According to her interviews last year, yes. She was adamant that touring is how she learned to leave an impact on her fans since her mixtape days. At the time, she said she wasn't performing live as much, simply because she didn't have new music. 'If I was doing things for money,' she said, 'I would put out music every month because nothing pays me more than shows. But I care about how my music sound. I care about my quality. I care about giving something special every single time.' 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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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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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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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.'
