Cardi B Madonna Talks Lil Kim Collab, Reveals 'Real Housewives’ Tagline – Billboard

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Cardi B stopped by Andy Cohen to chop it up See what’s happening live Monday night (Sept. 11), and, as always, the „Bongos” rapper didn’t hold back when it came to everything from his frustration with the work ethic of today’s strippers to whether he’d say yes if he tapped the show. at the SuperBowl and which famous person entered his DMs.

First, during the call-in segment, a fan asked if Cardi would finally collaborate with her hero Lil Kim on her upcoming, as-yet-untitled sophomore album. „I really want one. I’m reading my songs right now,” Cardi said of the long-teased follow-up to 2018’s debut studio album Smash. Invasion of privacy.

„My thing is, everybody’s like, 'If you love each other so much, why don’t you have a relationship yet?'” she said in a mocking voice. In fact, Cardi revealed, she wants a potential team to be so good and undeniable that no one can judge them and be harsh on them. „I want to make sure it’s a great song. But I would love, love, love to do a song with Lil’ Kim.

For the record, Cardi said her next album will be out this year, Released the following year There may also be some male rapper collabs, followed by a tour.

She asked him to dream about what her tagline would be if she joined Cohen Real Housewives Universe, Cardi wasted no time coming up with the perfect, ripped headline: “The only thing I threw Harder than mics he said in reference to throwing a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at him in Las Vegas earlier this summer.

After turning down an offer to perform with the Maroon 5 at the 2019 Super Bowl, the former NFL player wanted to „stand behind” Colin Kaepernick, with one fan asking if Cardi would reconsider if asked again. „Now I’d say yes,” Cardi said. „Things change.”

Cardi — who did time as a sexy dancer before rapping — also weighed in on what she sees as a lack of work ethic among strippers these days. “What I don’t like is when people undress, it feels like dancing A little difficult,” she said. „Like now, women don’t climb the pole.” When Cohen wondered if strippers were calling today, Cardi said, “They’re lazy. They are lazy and I spend like rakes.

The host and guest bonded over their mutual love of Madonna, which Cardi explained was born out of her mom’s love for the pop legend. „Growing up I always listened to Madonna, Madonna, Madonna,” he said. “Actually, I asked Megan [Thee Stallion] What’s her favorite love song… Well, she said she likes to hear your own ass clapping… But mine, when I’m a little drunk and inside, there, I like to hear 'Erotica,’ she said.

Cardi shared her go-to karaoke song: Whitney Houston’s „I’ll Always Love You,” while busting out a few whispers of the iconic ballad and admitting that tennis star Serena Williams is the most popular name in her DMs. .

Some other tips we learned:

– Cardi’s first concert, the only one she attended before becoming famous, was the Bronx-bred bachata group Aventura, which she went to when she was eight years old because her dad knew someone who worked there.

– As Cardi plays „Bleed the Fifth” among her nine Grammy nominations, she feels most robbed of losing Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance to her breakthrough hit „Podak Yellow” at the 2018 60th Anniversary Awards. .

– Since she started Love & Hip-Hop, a fan asked if Cardi would ever do a reality show with husband Offset. „Yeah, I wouldn’t mind, but I’m kind of psyched,” Cardi said. „I feel like I’m getting canceled every day.”

Cardi played a round of „fashion, or trash, hun,” while running through some of her best and worst red carpet looks, while drooling over her weirdest, wildest, and most on-point outfits.

See Cordy WWHL below.