Cardi B says female rappers are put under ‘mad pressure’ from music fans: ‘I feel like it’s not fair’
‘I didn’t put out songs for nine months and it’s like, “Oh, she’s irrelevant,”’ rapper said
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Cardi B has discussed the “mad pressure” placed on female rappers to be constantly producing music.
The rapper recently smashed records across the world with her single “WAP”, which topped the charts in the UK and US for multiple weeks.
However, Cardi, who collaborated with fellow female performer Megan Thee Stallion on the explicit track, claimed that unfair demands are placed on women in the rap industry.
“Female rappers, y’all, they are always in mad pressure,” she told SiriusXM. “If you don’t have a super crazy smash, it’s like, ‘Oh, you flop, flop, flop.’ The song could be like two-times platinum and it’s still flop, flop, flop. You’re always under pressure, and I feel like it’s not fair.
“I feel like there’s male artists who go two years without putting a f***ing song out and they don’t go, ‘Oh, you’re irrelevant. It’s over for you.’”
Comparing her own break between the release of “Press” in 2019 and “WAP”, she continued: “Me, I didn’t put out songs for nine months and it’s like, ‘Oh, she’s irrelevant. She’s over. She’s a flop. We told you that.’”
Despite “WAP” reaching commercial success with, the song was widely criticised by conservative pundits, leading to Cardi to respond that the song was “for adults”.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments