Cardi B is making it clear she has little interest in kicking anybody whereas they’re down. Throughout a latest reside session on X Areas, the Bronx rapper reacted to the low first-week numbers for BIA’s debut album BIANCA however mentioned she had no plans to mock the state of affairs regardless of their ongoing rigidity.

“I simply came upon BIA’s numbers yesterday,” Cardi mentioned. “I’m not going to select on her due to that. That’s overkill.”

In response to business information, BIANCA moved fewer than 3,000 equal items in its first week and didn’t chart on the Billboard 200. The gross sales numbers stunned many within the business given BIA’s latest on-line visibility and her rising popularity within the rap scene.

Cardi’s response comes on the heels of her personal chart-topping success. Her album Am I The Drama? debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with greater than 200,000 first-week items, marking the largest opening for a feminine rapper in 2025. In a latest interview with PAPER, Cardi mirrored on how she refuses to let numbers outline her artistry. “Individuals will attempt to discourage you about your numbers, however clearly, they don’t discourage me,” she mentioned.

Throughout the identical X Areas dialog, Cardi additionally addressed her critics, together with JT from Metropolis Women, whereas reminding everybody of her confidence and consistency. “You don’t rap higher than me, you’re not prettier than me, you’re not higher than me in any respect,” she declared. “I’ll allow you to suppose you’re higher than me. I’m not afraid of you.”

Whereas others might need seized the possibility to taunt a rival, Cardi’s resolution to step again from the drama reveals that even in a aggressive business, she’s selecting to let her success and her confidence, communicate for itself