Cardi B is opening up about the constant drama she faces with fellow female rappers.
The WAP hitmaker, who is set to release her long-awaited second studio album Am I The Drama? on September 19, revealed in a candid interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music that she feels unfairly targeted in the industry.
“It’s like, ‘Damn, does drama chase me? Or am I the drama?’” Cardi B, 32, said. “I just really think I was born with an anointed light. Sometimes the light is great, but it also disturbs people’s peace. It draws people to me, and it’s not always going to be good. That light might bother people … maybe it’s too bright, it’s too loud. It’s always been like this to me.”
Without mentioning names, Cardi B stressed that younger artists should focus on competing with their peers instead of coming for her.
“Even in the industry, there are a lot of different female rappers, but for some reason, it’s something about me that these b***** can’t stand. They can’t f*** with me. Some b******, I feel like they’re on this class right now, they’re sophomores, and I’m a senior. And it’s like, you want to f*** with the senior so bad. You think you’re here with the senior. You’re not even a junior. You need to worry about them other sophomores before you start worrying about the f****** senior.”*
The Grammy winner added that she’s tired of being the constant target.
“It’s something about [me] that it’s like, they can’t even focus on them. They got to focus on me. And they always got to focus on throwing me shots and throwing me slings … and I’m sick of it. It’s like, f** you, f*** everybody.”*
Though she didn’t drop specific names, Cardi B has previously had online spats with fellow rappers including JT of City Girls, Akbar V, and Bia.
