Cardi B has by no means been one to cover how she feels or cower in worry of her haters. In a brand new interview with The Spout Podcast, the Grammy-winning “Up” rapper opens up about her method to dealing with haters, and the place she takes cues from Beyoncé’s instance.
“Surprisingly, I’ve held myself again rather a lot … from a variety of issues,” Cardi B shared. “You see how Beyoncé addresses her issues — she doesn’t tackle them in any respect. I really feel like each artist ought to do what works for them and what’s good for they psychological well being as a result of I really feel like, if addressing issues to Beyoncé impacts her psychological well being, then don’t do it.”
From political spats with Candace Owens to beefs with fellow rappers resembling Nicki Minaj, Cardi has at all times spoken her thoughts. Nonetheless, she understands that that method doesn’t work for everybody.
“However me, bottling issues inside and let individuals, like, entrance sure narratives of me, it can hassle me inside. So, I’d fairly simply let it out,” she defined. “So, I really feel like all people ought to, like, tackle their points nevertheless they really feel like they’re going to be comfy in doing. That’s how I really feel, like, all people is totally different.”
Within the new interview, Cardi additionally touched on the discharge of “Bongos” and her friendship with Megan Thee Stallion, saying, “I do know what it seems like while you really feel like all people, like, turned your again. Don’t ever assume it’s since you did one thing fallacious. You didn’t do something fallacious. Individuals simply love one thing to debate about.”
The pair carried out “Bongos” — their first collaboration since 2020’s seismic “WAP” — on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday (Sept. 12).
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