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In self development December 11, 2019 By Editor

CARDI B SHARES HER OPINION ON FEMINISM WITH VOGUE MAGAZINE

Cardi B, who is one of the four stars to cover Vogue magazine’s January 2020 issues, gave her opinion on feminism. She also explained why she got back with Offset after they broke up.

On feminism, Cardi, whose birth name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, said: “Women always want to talk about feminism and supporting everybody, except if it doesn’t fit your category of what to support.

“Certain women that claim they are feminists only think that a certain type of woman should represent that. Like oh, you have to have a college degree, and you have to fu**ing be, practically, like, a senator, or Mother Teresa, or a Christian holy woman. No, you do not.

“Feminism means being equal to a man, and I am.”

On why she got back with Offset after she separated from him for cheating on her last year, she said: “Everybody has issues. I believe in forgiveness. I prayed on it. Me and my husband, we prayed on it. We had priests come to us. And we just came to an understanding like, bro, it’s really us against the world.”

She added: “He has my back for everything, I have his back for everything, so when you cheat, you’re betraying the person that has your back the most. Why would you do that? We have come to a clear understanding. For me, monogamy is the only way. I’ll beat your a– if you cheat on me.

Addressing fans who weren’t in support of her and Offset getting back together, she said: “When me and my husband got into our issues — you know, he cheated and everything — and I decided to stay with him and work together with him, a lot of people were so mad at me; a lot of women felt disappointed in me.

“But it’s real-life sh**. If you love somebody and you stop being with them, and you’re depressed and social media is telling you not to talk to that person because he cheated, you’re not really happy on the inside until you have the conversation. Then, if you get back with them, it’s like, how could you? You let all of us down.”

Cardi shares her Vogue January 2020 cover with Kulture Kiari Cephas, her 1-year-old daughter with Offset.

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In Career Gems September 26, 2019 By Editor

CARDI B REVEALS SHE WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED BY A PHOTOGRAPHER IN NEW DOCUMENTARY

Cardi B in a new episode of an upcoming documentary, “Untold Stories of Hip Hop,” which is going to be aired on WE TV will be sharing with her fans her experience with sexual harassment.

The rapper, mum and wife who has always been open to fans about her personal life in the first episode revealed how she was sexually harassed by a photographer during a photo shoot. According to her, she couldn’t believe that she was been harassed by the said photographer.

“I will never forget how I went to shoot for this magazine and the photographer, he was trying to get close to me like, ‘Yeah, you want to get in this magazine?’ Then he pulled his d**k out! I was so f**king mad,”Cardi revealed. “I was just like, ‘This is crazy.’”

It didn’t end there as she revealed that even though she reported the incident to the editor of the magazine, his response was even more shocking.

“I was like, ‘[You’re] f**king bugging. You know what? I’m out,’” she continued. “You know what’s so crazy? I told the magazine owner and he just looked at me like, ‘So? And?’”

A few months ago, Cardi B was dragged on social media after a clip where she bragged about drugging and robbing men surfaced. She, however, went on to apologise for her decision.

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In Career Gems March 27, 2019 By Editor

#SURVIVINGCARDIB TRENDS GLOBALLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF OLD VIDEOS WHERE CARDI B ADMIT TO DRUGGING MEN TO STEAL FROM THEM

American rapper, Cardi B has come under fire globally following the release of some controversial old videos where she admitted to drugging men and stealing from them.

After the video went viral, the rapper was unapologetic and warned people to stop harassing her.

But as the backlash intensified and people called for her to be arrested for sexual assault, she posted another update addressing the videos.

Now, everyone is reacting to the story and calling for her to face the full force of the law just like R Kelly.

See all the reactions below…

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In lifestyle March 23, 2019 By Editor

CARDI B SETS TO TRADEMARK AND OWN CATCHPHRASE ‘OKURRR’

Cardi B, 26, who made the work “Okurrr” popular, has filed paperwork with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark her “Okurrr” catchphrase for “paper goods, namely paper cups and posters.”

According to records obtained by Page Six, the rapper also plans to put the phrase on “clothing, namely, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, pants, shorts, jackets, footwear, headgear, namely hats and caps, blouses, bodysuits, dresses, jumpsuits, leggings, shirts, sweaters, undergarments.”

Okurrr or Okurr was Cardi’s unique way of saying OK and it soon blew up with a number of people using it. It even featured in the Pepsi advert that Cardi B was in. She now plans to ensure that she owns the name.

Cardi previously described the word as the sound a “cold pigeon in New York City” makes.

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In Interviews&profile February 15, 2019 By Editor

FROM MAKING BEATS IN HER DORM ROOM TO WRITING GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SONGS FOR CARDI B AND BEYONCE, 21-YEAR-OLD NIJA CHARLES INSPIRES

The 2015 Union Township High School graduate wrote the hooks for several Cardi B hits, including“Ring” with Kehlani, and equally wrote two songs for Jay Z and Beyonce’s Grammy-winning album“Everything Is Love”

Nija Charles, was born on October 20, 1997. She began her professional music career in 2017 writing songs for Beyonce and Jay-Z, Cardi B and Kehlani, Jason Derulo and Chris Brown.

She is signed to Universal Music Publishing Group of Music at NYU, producers were sending her music to write to.

Nija started out making beats from her dorm room and has written for Beyoncé and Cardi B and works with some of the top producers in the game.

Watch her share her story below:

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In self development February 8, 2019 By Editor

CARDI B OPENS UP ON HER ORIGINAL DECISION TO LEAVE OFFSET IN HARPER’S BAZAAR’S LATEST ISSUE

26-year-old rapper, Cardi B is on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar‘s March 2019 issue and she talks about dealing with post-partum depression, her original decision to leave husband Offset after his cheating scandal, motherhood, where she is in her life and so much more.

Read excerpts below.

On where her life is today: “I feel like my life is a fairy tale and I’m a princess— rags to riches, people trying to sabotage. Before, I cared about everything—relationship, gossip. Now I don’t feel like I have the time to please people. I don’t care about anything anymore—just my career and my kid. Well, I care about my career because of my money.”

On her post-partum depression: “I thought I was going to avoid it. When I gave birth, the doctor told me about post-partum, and I was like, ‘Well, I’m doing good right now, I don’t think that’s going to happen.’ But out of nowhere, the world was heavy on my shoulders.”

On her original decision to leave Offset: “I decided on my own. Nobody makes my decisions about my life but me. I didn’t want to go to marriage counseling. He suggested it, but it’s like, ‘I don’t want to go.’ There’s no counselor or nothing that could make me change my mind.”

On how she feels about sex and relationships: “If you think Imma automatically hop onto you after a marriage, that just means you think I’m a sleaze. And I’m not. I have a kid— I have to show an example…Just because I’m out there and very sexual doesn’t mean that I have to be whorish. I like to have sex. That doesn’t mean I have to have it with everybody. Not that I judge women who want to have sex with the world.”

On motherhood: “I just wanna be home all the time. I don’t care about going out anymore. The things that I thought matter, it didn’t really matter. I’m just so focused on my kid. I don’t be sad for long because whenever I’m with my baby, it’s like, ‘Yeah, whatever. F*ck everybody.’”

On distancing herself from social media: “Some people, they always think that I’m trying to do something [on social media] for publicity and I don’t even like the publicity. I don’t like the drama. I don’t like the bullshit …and I don’t need it. I really don’t need it. I feel like my music sells on its own. People think they need it to sell records. I don’t think so. Look at somebody like Post Malone. He’s never on social media.”

For more from Cardi, visit HarpersBazaar.com.

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In self development December 12, 2018 By Editor

CARDI B SHARES HER GRASS TO GRACE STORY IN NEW DOCUMENTARY

In a new documentary, CBS Sunday Morning talked to rapper Cardi B and her rise to the top of the music industry.

From being kicked out of her home at 17, to getting fired from a grocery store and then working as a stripper, Cardi B shared her story with Maurice DuBois, talking about her very public persona, her social media presence, and the challenges she’s had to face in her career.

“It’s been an extraordinary year for Cardi B, the woman who keeps beating the odds,” the platform said of Cardi.

Watch below:

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In Career Gems December 5, 2018 By Editor

CARDI B ENDS MARRIAGE WITH OFFSET

The rapper shared the sad news on her Instagram page on Tuesday, November 4, 2018. According to her, they had fallen out of love, hence the decision to call it quits.

”I have been trying to work things out with my baby father and we are really good friends and business partners and we’ve got a lot of love for each other…things haven’t been working out between us for a long time and it’s nobody’s fault. I don’t know it might take time to get a divorce and I am always going to love him forever because he is my daughter’s father,” she said.

Cardi B and Offset got married in 2017 and have a daughter together.

In Career Gems October 1, 2018 By Editor

JANET JACKSON, LOLA OGUNNAIKE, NAOMI CAMPELL ATTEND THE 2018 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL

The 2018 Global Citizen Festival held on Saturday night (September 29) at the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City.

The event was attended by Bonang Matheba, Lola Ogunnaike, Pearl Thusi, Naomi Campbell, Maps Maponaye, Al Sharpton, Nomzamo Mbatha, Ava DuVernay, Cynthia Erivo, Danai Gurira, Katie Holmes, Robert De Niro, and more.

Performers included John Legend, Shawn Mendes, Janet Jackson, Janelle Monae, Chris Martin, Cardi B, The Weeknd and more.

Global Citizen Co-founder and CEO Hugh Evans was also in attendance.

See the photos below: