Cardi B Has An Epic Response To The Haters After Billboard's Woman Of The Year Backlash
We can always count on Cardi B to tell it like it is, whether she's warning us about "CoronaVIRUS!" or apologizing for unknowingly participating in a controversial ad campaign. It's been a weird year all round, but nothing can keep Cardi down, which the rap icon proved by breaking the internet with her hit song "WAP," on which fellow superstar Megan Thee Stallion also featured. When it came time to name their Woman of the Year, Billboard clearly had no other choice, choosing the proud Bronx native for the esteemed honor.
The publication notes, "to wrap up a successful 2020, the rapper will be named Woman of the Year at Billboard's Women in Music event on Dec. 10," which will naturally be projected virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. Jennifer Lopez, Dua Lipa, Dolly Parton, Chloe x Halle, and Jessie Reyez are all slated to be honored too. And yet, the only recipient fans seem to have an issue with is Cardi who apparently didn't release enough music this year to justify her win. Thankfully, as the hip hop star has proven on many occasions, she's not one to take such criticism lying down.
Cardi B has had an incredibly successful year
Cardi took to Instagram, the platform that originally made her famous for being hilariously outspoken, to call out her haters. Sharing a clip in which the Bronx rapper looks stunningly makeup-free in a silk robe and hair wrap, she argued, "For you cry babies like, 'What? She only got one song.' Yeah, I got THAT song, bitch. You know the one that sold the most, the one that streamed the most. The one that had Republicans crying on Fox News about it." Driving the point home further, Cardi captioned her post, "Thank you Billboard! Now I can bring up the stats but that will take me all day."
During the 2020 election, the hip hop star was instrumental in spreading awareness and encouraging fans to vote, which was also something she pointed out in her response, noting, "I've been informing y'all about y'all's senators. I've been informing y'all about districts. Midterm elections. Using my own money to meet up with these candidates like Bernie [Sanders]. ...I represent America. Okay. And I wanted a change and that's exactly what the f*** I did." Billboard acknowledged Cardi's activism, too. On this evidence, how could anybody claim she doesn't deserve the award?