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Cardi B, Kicked Out of Hotel Over Weed, Claims Cops Were Racist
Cardi B and her crew were in Albany, N.Y., over the weekend, and she says that the Hilton Albany Hotel where they were staying kicked them out over accusations of marijuana smoke. Early Sunday morning, after receiving complaints about the smell of weed, hotel employees told the rapper everyone had to leave, but Cardi says…
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Cardi B Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
In a move that proves she actually doesn’t dance no more because she is too busy making money moves, rapper, reality star and our crazy cousin from the Bronx, N.Y., has announced that she has signed a record deal with Sony/ATV. In an Instagram post Tuesday, the “Bodak Yellow” writer (although I continue to believe…
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‘Bodak Yellow’ Continues to Win and Is Coming for Taylor Swift’s Record
Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” continues to do what it do. And it be winning. The catchy rap diddy, released by the Bronx, N.Y.-bred rapper born Belcalis Almanzar, first made waves after surging to Billboard’s No. 1 spot in September, a feat not seen by a female rapper since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in…
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Judge of Characters: Clapback for the D
Clapbacks are having the best week ever! There’s no one better than Rihanna when you’re talking clapbacks. Ms. Fenty has clapbacks down to a simple and sophisticated science that leaves all of your edges on the floor. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty took the world and women of color by storm, selling out almost everywhere within the…
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Cardi B Explains Her NYPD Choke Hold Allegation With the Most Beautiful, Ghetto-Fabulous Story of All Time
The national treasure of beauty and philosophical guru-level, wisdom-filled ghetto-fabulousness known as Cardi B recently revealed how she was reportedly put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer in one of the greatest, most hood-tastic stories ever told. Black America’s crazy cousin from the Bronx tweeted a story last week (now…
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Whether You Love It or Hate It, ‘Bodak Yellow’ Is Now the No. 1 Song in the Country
Honestly, I’m glad “Bodak Yellow” is finally the No. 1 song in the country, because now maybe people will stop writing think pieces about it and the “greatness” that is Cardi B. Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” officially hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and, in the process, gave Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made…
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This Acoustic Cover of ‘Bodak Yellow’ Is the Whitest Thing That Ever Happened
Like many children, when I was growing up, I received my share of spankings. Although they were very sporadic, they were not the apex of punishment in my mother’s household. If I did something extremely outrageous stupid (like the time she caught me and my cousin holding a Zippo lighter over a gas stove because…
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Cardi B Alleges NYPD Officer Put Her in a Choke Hold
Whether or not you agree that “Bodak Yellow” is the greatest song in recent times, we can all agree that Cardi B’s star power is soaring like a phoenix. But that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the everyday struggles people of color face, especially at the hands of the police. In a series of now-deleted…
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‘Bodak Yellow’ Is Trash, and if You Like It, Your Taste in Music Is Trash
I love Cardi B. I love everything about her. I love that she is aggressively real. I love that she is aggressively beautiful. I love that she is aggressively Cardi. I had a sister who was killed a few years ago. She was Cardi B before Cardi B was Cardi B. Her name was Robin,…
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Cardi B, Yay or Nay: GMG Staffers Share Their ‘Unpopular Opinions’ on America’s Unconventional Sweetheart
This is Unpopular Opinions, a romp through our staff’s personal Slack conversations that boldly reveals scandalous opinions that many would deem unpopular. So basically, it’s a conversation that proclaims, “We schaid what we schaid.” And this week’s topic of conversation is a woman whose name won’t stay off our tongues. Move over, *insert mediocre white…