Cardi B broke down the emotional price of her divorce from Offset throughout a uncooked dialog with Kelly Rowland, revealing how the ache left her unable to document music and even take a look at her youngsters with out crying.
The Grammy-winning rapper opened up throughout Spotify’s “Countdown To” collection whereas selling her upcoming album Am I the Drama?, due out Friday (September 19).
The 32-year-old stated her psychological well being took a critical hit after her cut up from Offset, and it derailed her capability to work.
Cardi defined that she flew to Los Angeles to complete her album after dropping the one “Sufficient,” however the periods had been scrapped.
“I got here to LA and I used to be supposed to complete my album after Sufficient,” she stated. “I had two months, and we needed to cancel all the things as a result of I used to be so depressed that I couldn’t document. We was out right here for like two weeks, and I simply couldn’t document. I barely recorded something as a result of I couldn’t even cease crying.”
The “WAP” rapper described how the grief consumed her each time she stepped into the studio.
“Each time I see a mic, I begin crying. My emotions and my coronary heart actually cripple me.”
Cardi B Says Divorce Felt Like “Withdrawing From Love”
She additionally spoke in regards to the emotional toll the breakup took on her sense of affection and belief.
“I’ve been harm and I’ve been disenchanted and I’ve been disrespected,” she stated. “I felt like I used to be withdrawing from love.”
The Bronx native stated the despair seeped into her day-to-day life, particularly when it got here to her youngsters — Kulture, Wave and Blossom.
“I can’t even take a look at my children’ faces as a result of I simply wish to cry once I see them,” she added.
Cardi and Offset married in 2017, however their relationship was riddled with dishonest scandals, public fallouts and reconciliations.
She filed for divorce in July 2024, the second time she’s taken authorized steps to finish the wedding.
After the cut up, Cardi dropped “Outdoors” in 2025, a monitor that celebrated her independence and hinted at her new romance with Stefon Diggs.
The rapper and the NFL star had been first seen collectively in October 2024 at a New York Metropolis nightclub. They later made their relationship public at a Knicks recreation in Might, and Cardi confirmed it on Instagram the next month.
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