Cardi B pulled 1000’s to a Houston Walmart the place individuals waited for hours in brutal warmth simply to snap a pic and seize her new album.
Cardi B pulled as much as a Houston-area Walmart and triggered full-blown mayhem as over 1,000 individuals lined up within the Texas warmth—some since 3 A.M.—simply to get a photograph along with her and snag a signed copy of her new album Am I the Drama?
The mega-pop star hit the Cypress Walmart on Fry Highway on September 23 and the scene was something however chill.
Of us have been passing out from the warmth, medics have been on deck, and safety was working tight checks on baggage and something sketchy. This wasn’t your common album signing—it felt extra like a survival problem with a celeb cameo.
To even get within the photograph line, individuals had to purchase a pre-signed CD inside the shop.
Gross sales began at 1 P.M., and the meet-and-greet kicked off an hour later. It ran till 10 P.M., however not everybody who purchased the album made it to the entrance of the road.
It was first-come, first-served, and spots have been restricted. No telephones have been allowed for pics both—solely the occasion’s photographer snapped photographs, and followers bought a personal hyperlink afterward to obtain their solo second with Cardi.
Sme have been on the market melting within the Texas solar as over 50 individuals wanted medical consideration for heat-related points. Walmart had cooling zones and med groups arrange, however the warmth nonetheless took a toll on the gang.
This Walmart occasion was one cease on Cardi’s mini promo tour for Am I the Drama?, which dropped September 19. She’s been going all out with a wild rollout, ditching the standard press run formulation and preserving all the pieces unpredictable.
In New York, she actually hit the streets promoting her CDs like a bootlegger, incense burning and Bob Marley enjoying within the background. She even hopped on the subway, pitching her album to riders with jokes about needing to pay her payments and save her home.
She additionally dropped a “Courtroom Version” of the album, utilizing actual pics of her from her civil trial, wigs and all, turning her authorized drama into advertising and marketing gold.
She’s even used drones and DoorDash to ship albums. And in true Cardi trend, she recorded some MTA public service bulletins for the NYC subway, giving her voice to tens of millions of riders.
Her official “Little Miss Drama” tour kicks off in 2026 at Houston’s Toyota Heart, after she offers delivery to her youngster with Stefon Diggs, which shall be her fourth child.