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Cardi B<\/a> is back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n The Grammy-winning rapper has finally released her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, and fans are already obsessing over it. It’s been seven years since Cardi B took over the hip-hop scene with her quadruple-platinum breakthrough, Invasion of Privacy, and while most artists couldn’t get away with such a long gap between projects, not all artists are Cardi B. Whether she’s releasing music or not, she demands attention\u2014who else can stop traffic and serve a look while headed to court? Safe to say, she has us fully invested once again.<\/p>\n While Am I The Drama? puts Cardi’s love of New York hip-hop front and center, she still embraces other genres throughout the album. \u201cBodega Baddie\u201d is a merengue-tinged track that pays homage to the star’s Dominican roots (can we get a Bad Bunny<\/a> remix, please?), while \u201cPick It Up\u201d featuring Selena Gomez perfectly blends elements of throwback pop and R&B.<\/p>\n Belcalis has done it again. Ahead, read through our top takeaways from Cardi B’s latest.<\/p>\n The star rapper has said time and time again that she didn’t want to drop a half-baked follow-up to her debut record, Invasion of Privacy. No one was more aware than Cardi herself that the music world would be ready to count her out if her long-awaited return didn’t deliver\u2014but thankfully for Belcalis and her longtime loyal fans, Am I The Drama? does just that. Cardi brings her booming Bronx energy to the forefront of the 23-track long project, waxing poetic on love, loss, and a life of luxury. It wouldn’t be a Cardi project without a few words for her haters; the album is stacked with a number of lethal diss tracks on which she asserts her status as rap’s leading lady (there are plenty of stats to back the claim up). \u201cPretty & Petty\u201d stands out as one of her most scathing moments\u2014we\u2019ll let you decide who it might be about.<\/p>\n If anyone can rally the girls, it’s Cardi B. Am I The Drama? is loaded chock full of collaborations with some of the most exciting women in music today, including Summer Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Tyla, Lourdiz, and more. Cardi has also made history with her sophomore release by being the first woman to have Janet Jackson feature on an album. Sampling Jackson\u2019s 1986 hit \u201cThe Pleasure Principle\u201d on the track \u201cPrincipal,\u201d she injects a dose of \u201880s energy into the project. Cardi also revisits fan favorites, including two of her biggest hits: There are a number of songs on the rapper’s new album that are very clearly about her ongoing divorce from Offset, and Cardi doesn’t hold back. \u201cMan Of Your Word,\u201d \u201cWhat’s Goin’ On,\u201d and \u201cShower Tears\u201d are three of the more vulnerable tracks on the album that peel back the curtain on why she chose to walk away\u2014and return\u2014to Offset a number of times over the years. But Cardi makes it clear that she’s done with the past; she’s moved on and happy with a new man, the NFL star Steffon Diggs. She even dedicates the NSFW track \u201cOn My Back\u201d to just how good he makes her feel. Go off, Cardi!<\/p>\n You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Cardi B is back with a vengeance. The Grammy-winning rapper has finally released her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, and fans are already obsessing over it. 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The features are stacked.<\/h2>\n
\u201cWAP\u201d<\/a> featuring Megan Thee Stallion<\/a> and her 2021 single \u201cUp.\u201d \u201cThose are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time\u2026,\u201d the rapper shared with Billboard<\/a>. \u201cThey deserve a home.\u201d<\/p>\nShe gets real about what went down during her divorce\u2014and sheds light on her new relationship.<\/h2>\n