Cardi B opened up about elevating three youngsters alone on her personal after splitting with Offset and why her second album took years to complete.

Cardi B revealed that she’s the “solely supplier” for her three kids with Offset, whereas juggling single motherhood and the upcoming launch of her second album, Am I the Drama?, set to reach on September 19.

The Bronx-born rapper filed for divorce from the Migos rapper in July 2024. Only a day later, she introduced she was anticipating their third youngster. The couple shares three kids: 7-year-old daughter Kulture, 4-year-old son Wave and child Blossom, who turns one this week.

In a brand new interview with Billboard, Cardi didn’t maintain again when reflecting on her function as a mom and supplier.

“I do every little thing for my youngsters. I’m the one supplier and you recognize what? Ain’t no complaining about it,” she stated. “I really like them a lot they usually floor me. Generally I be so exhausted and it’s not even about work, it’s simply life. When you suppose while you get wealthy you’re going to cease working, you’re by no means going to cease working.”

The Grammy winner stated motherhood has reshaped her identification, calling it the second she turned a “actual lady.” Regardless of the luxurious her kids are rising up in, Cardi stated she’s dedicated to instilling values of self-discipline and appreciation.

“To today, I nonetheless discuss how exhausting my mother labored. I had a really tough childhood, however my mother all the time made positive we ain’t go to no shelter. I would like my youngsters to be like, ‘My mother made positive I had every little thing that I wished,’” she stated.

Whereas the divorce and custody preparations between Cardi and Offset stay unresolved, she’s additionally been targeted on her long-awaited sophomore album. Her debut album, Invasion of Privateness, dropped in 2018.

“I all the time knew that I used to be going to drop a second album, I simply didn’t have a mission effectively put collectively,” she defined. “My followers be like, ‘Oh, you need to have put a mission collectively when WAP and Up was out,’ however I solely had 4 information that I favored. I didn’t have an album performed round that point. I’m not the form of person who’s going to lock in (for) two months and full an album. I’m very choosy with my music.”

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