The Bronx-bred rap dynamo Cardi B, who was born on May 11, had a few words for the naysayers who weren't exactly excited to see two familiar titles, her chart-topping singles "WAP" and "Up" featured on her anticipated sophomore album, 'Am I the Drama?,' to be released on Sept. 19, 2025.
"This will be my last time addressing this," Cardi wrote bluntly on Twitter ( Now X). With 'WAP' and 'Up' being two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking for me to put it on an album," she continued, "so they deserve a home."
And she's not wrong. "WAP," her unabashedly brash 2020 collab with Megan Thee Stallion, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke streaming records in its first week. It also ignited countless headlines, sparked debates on social media, and elicited much clutching of pearls. A little more than a year later, Cardi followed with "Up," another chart-topper on Billboard that scored her a Grammy nod for her work on Best Rap Performance.
Both songs were inarguable cultural moments. But Cardi also dropped another bomb that caught their attention. She had held off on submitting "WAP" for consideration for the awards. Why? Because she allowed outside noise to seep into her head.
"I let haters get the best of me," she admitted, "Instead of using their energy to uplift me, I used it to believe I'm not the worst." I listened to Mama and my fans. I'm sorry." "And now I'm just giving my fans what they want! These two songs don't even count for first-week sales, so what are y'all even crying for?"
It's classic Cardi, unfiltered, fiery, and laser-focused on her fans. Where some skeptics accused her of padding the album with older hits for the numbers boost, no dice. "You say nothing when all these artists grab everything down to their little dick and balls"? she fired back.
Am I the Drama? comes at a time when expectations are sky high, nearly seven years after her Grammy-winning debut "Invasion of Privacy." The 23-track album will include everything from club-shaking anthems and pop collaborations to raw reflections and some mystery features that fans are already speculating about. In other words, it's Cardi being Cardi loud, proud, and entirely in control of the story being told.
But at the end of the day, she's not here for the critics; Cardi B is here for her fans. And if her fans care about "WAP" and "Up" being on the tracklist, then guess what? They're getting them.
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