In 2018, Cardi B<\/a> aced just about every aspect of her first career album rollout. Invasion of Privacy was released to rave reviews, spawned another immediate smash in the J Balvin and Bad Bunny collab \u201cI Like It,\u201d debuted atop the Billboard 200 and eventually won a Grammy for best rap album. Her videos were iconic, as were her interviews, and the deep cuts on the album were just as rewarding as the big hits, all of which fit together perfectly. It was a borderline-perfect album era \u2014 one that, perhaps unsurprisingly, took her seven years to even attempt to follow up.<\/p>\n With this\u00a0Rollout Report Card<\/a>\u00a0episode, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by\u00a0Billboard\u00a0staffers Kyle Denis and Emily Fuentes as we look at everything surrounding Am I the Drama? \u2014 both in the seven years that separated it and Invasion, and now the three months since its actual announcement. We attempt to grade all aspects of the rollout, and whether or not the longest-anticipated album in recent pop or hip-hop memory (and Cardi\u2019s tireless promotion of it) managed to live up to our expectations.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n As we hand out our letter grades for all the most important factors in Cardi\u2019s Am I the Drama rollout \u2014 from the live performances and music videos to the new songs and overall \u201calbuminess\u201d \u2014\u00a0, we answer all the most pressing questions about the Drama: Did Cardi need a bigger budget for some of her music videos? Which of the album\u2019s advance singles deserved a better reception than they got? Why didn\u2019t we get any official live performances on this album cycle? Should Kelly Rowland have her own talk show? Is it possibly to have an album-y 23-track LP that ends with two half-decade-old singles? How do we feel about Lizzo doing 4 Non Blondes\u2019 \u201cWhat\u2019s Up\u201d karaoke? And perhaps most importantly: After seven years, does it feel like Cardi B is officially, properly back?<\/p>\n Check it out above \u2014 along with a YouTube playlist of some of the most important moments from this fascinating album campaign, all of which are discussed in the podcast \u2014 and subscribe to the\u00a0Greatest Pop Stars podcast<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0(or wherever you get your\u00a0podcasts<\/a>) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom!<\/p>\n And as we say in every one of these GPS podcast posts \u2014 if you have the time and money to spare, please consider donating to any of these causes in the fight for trans rights:<\/p>\n Transgender Law Center<\/a><\/p>\n Trans Lifeline<\/a><\/p>\n Destination Tomorrow<\/a><\/p>\n Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe<\/a><\/p>\n Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on\u00a05Calls.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/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":" In 2018, Cardi B aced just about every aspect of her first career album rollout. Invasion of Privacy was released to rave reviews, spawned another immediate smash in the J Balvin and Bad Bunny collab \u201cI Like It,\u201d debuted atop the Billboard 200 and eventually won a Grammy for best rap album. 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