Cardi B Finally Announces Debut Album: 7 Things We Need To Hear
Ever since Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 last year, fans and critics like have been craving for the rapper to finally release her debut album.
Now, two years after her 2016 debut mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and a string of underground favorites, Cardi B has announced the record will drop next month. “New album in April — stay tuned mother f*ckers," she blatantly said during her Best New Artist acceptance speech at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. But when you make history by becoming the first female rapper to reach No. 1 in 19 years and broke Taylor Swift's record for being the longest running woman at the top spot, of course there is going to be expectations for your first album. At this point, Cardi B doesn't have room to fail.
From production to fresh lyricism, here are all the elements we think can make Cardi B's anticipated debut album a memorable one.
1m
20m
2m
2m
10m
1m
1m
2m
21m
57s
1m
2m
1m
45s
56s
14m
1m
1m
4m
1m
7m
34s
21m
23m
14m
1h 25m
5m
30s
1m
21m
18m
45m
44m
2m
2m
1m
2m
22m
23m
21m
2m
34s
3m
2m
1h 38m
1m
3m
5m
1m
2m
3m
1m
16m
45m
46m
20m
1h 43m
1h 16m
21m
23m
20m
2m
1h 21m
20m
2m
45m
22m
1h 21m
46m
41m
20m
20m
41m
20m
2m
56m
1m
2m
44s
1m
6m
1h 39m
8m
6m
20m
12m
20m
21m
1m
1m
41m
6m
14m
6m
5m
49s