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Cardi B attends the 4th Annual Hollywood Unlocked Influence Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 21, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California
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Key Takeaways:
- Cardi B shocked NYC subway riders by promoting her new album, AM I THE DRAMA?, face-to-face.
- The rapper joked with commuters, offered CDs and vinyls, and had a hilarious run-in with a rat.
- Her subway stunt is a component of a bigger, unconventional rollout that features meet-and-greets and street-level promos.
Cardi B is decided to promote her sophomore album, AM I THE DRAMA?, by any means needed. On Friday (Sept. 12) evening, the rapper posted a video of herself making an attempt to persuade subway riders to purchase her CDs and vinyl copies of the undertaking.
“Good night, all people. I’m out right here tryna promote these CDs. I’m making an attempt to vary my life round. I was knowledgeable ballerina,” she joked, seemingly referring to her stripper days. “However I’m making an attempt to set a greater instance for my youngsters.”
She instructed one commuter the CDs have been going for $9.99, whereas vinyls price “about 20, 30 {dollars}.” The Grammy-winning rapper added, “Please help a mom of three.” At one level, the Cardi freaked out when a big rat scurried previous on the platform. “Oh my God!” she shouted. “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” Towards the very finish, she mentioned, “Get me out of right here.”
AM I THE DRAMA? is lower than every week away from launch. As Cardi humorously captioned her newest video, “Seven extra days till I discover out if I’m going to lose my house.” The rapper has been pulling off all kinds of hilarious antics main as much as the album’s launch, like burning sage whereas promoting copies of her LP outside final Saturday (Sept. 6).
She additionally just lately introduced a meet-and-greet tour, slated to begin the identical day her album comes out on Friday (Sept. 19). Followers can catch the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker in cities like New York, Atlanta, Houston, and Lengthy Island so long as they seize a CD immediately from the retailer internet hosting the occasion.
Within the meantime, songs like “Exterior” and “Imaginary Playerz” can be found to stream. Cardi additionally determined to incorporate previous hits equivalent to “WAP” that includes Megan Thee Stallion and “Up” on the album as a result of she felt they “deserve a house.”