It’s been over five years since Cardi B’s debut studio album, 2018’s Invasion of Privacy, but fans can finally expect a new album soon.
The 30-year-old rapper (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, the first solo female artist to win the award, and has been busy with successful collaborations like WAP ever since.
Still, fans have been waiting for a new album for the past five wishes, though she revealed that Vogue Mexico the wait will be shorter than you think… and she won’t be releasing any more collaborations with other artists.
“I’m not going to release any more collaborations, I’m going to release my next solo single,” she revealed.
Right now I’m working on the cover art and ideas for the next record, because it’s definitely coming,” she continued, though she didn’t reveal a release date.
New album: It’s been over five years since Cardi B’s debut studio album, 2018’s Invasion of Privacy, but fans can finally expect a new album soon
Grammy winner: The 30-year-old rapper (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, the first female solo artist to win the award, and since then she’s been busy with successful collaborations like WAP
“Everyone always tells me to release the record now, they did when I released Wap (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) and when I released Up, but I always let them know that after all these singles I won’t be waiting long . she clarified.
“So stay tuned because it’s coming out very soon,” she added, teasing companies in other industries as well.
‘I also have plans in the film world. Actually, I have plans to do as much as possible: fashion, branding, I want to do it all, honey,” she said.
One of her latest collaborations was with her husband Offset, a song entitled Jealousy, which she recently started.
“My husband and I wanted to make a song like this after the haters wouldn’t stop talking about us,” she says of the song.
“There are a lot of people who are always telling us things, that they attack us all the time and that we wanted to take all that weight off our shoulders,” she added.
“We were tired of responding to people on the internet and we decided we’d better put it to music,” she clarified.
She also talked about her love for Mexican music, and how it still influences her own work.
Record: ‘Everyone always tells me to release the record now, they did when I released Wap (with Megan Thee Stallion) and when I released Up, but I always let them know that after all these things I won’t be long will wait. singles,’ she clarified
Coming soon: “So stay tuned because it’s coming out soon,” she added, teasing ventures in other industries as well
Husband and Wife: One of her latest collaborations was with husband Offset, a song titled Jealousy, which she recently opened up about
Mexican music has been an important part of my life. I like Ana Gabriel, Luis Miguel and Rocío Durcal, who is not Mexican, but is practically an icon of Mexican music,” she explained.
“They are artists that I love and I love them. There are many Mexican soap operas that I watched when I was young that taught me lessons about love,” she said.
“Mexican music and television have influenced me and many people throughout my life. I love Featherweight, but if I were to make a song like that, it would of course be an Ana Gabriel song. In fact, when this cover comes out, I’m going to do a live video and sing an Ana Gabriel song. I promise,” she said.
It’s currently unclear when more details about Cardi B’s second studio album will be released.