{"id":2057896,"date":"2025-09-29T17:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2057896"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:21:45","slug":"here-are-the-first-week-numbers-for-new-cardi-b-album-am-i-the-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/here-are-the-first-week-numbers-for-new-cardi-b-album-am-i-the-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are the First Week Numbers for New Cardi B Album &#8216;Am I the Drama?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/cardi-b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cardi B;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Cardi B<\/a> returned to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard 200;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Billboard 200<\/a> in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seven years after the release of Cardi&#8217;s debut album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/peter-a-berry\/classics-cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Invasion of Privacy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Invasion of Privacy<\/a>, the rapper&#8217;s long-awaited sophomore album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/cardi-b-returns-long-awaited-040643876.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Am I the Drama?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">Am I the Drama?<\/a> landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 205,000 in album-equivalent units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singles that were included on the LP but released in previous years, like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jose-martinez\/cardi-b-responds-to-backlash-over-including-wap-up-on-new-album\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;WAP&quot; and &quot;Up,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">&#8220;WAP&#8221; and &#8220;Up,&#8221;<\/a> were ineligible to be counted towards first-week sales, although their past success helped the album receive an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/cardi-bs-am-drama-already-173624925.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:RIAA platinum certification;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">RIAA platinum certification<\/a> upon release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cardi&#8217;s first-week sales can, of course, be attributed to heavy anticipation for her long-awaited new LP. In addition, it was initially discounted on iTunes for $4.99, and the artist made high-profile <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/instores.cardib.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in-store appearances in multiple cities;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in-store appearances in multiple cities<\/a>. The trek ended with the Grammy winner visiting record store Fingerprints in Long Beach, California, on Thursday (Sept. 25).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. 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Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Am I the Drama? features <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/summer-walker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Summer Walker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Summer Walker<\/a> (&#8220;Dead,&#8221; &#8220;Shower Tears&#8221;), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/selena-gomez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Selena Gomez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Selena Gomez<\/a> (&#8220;Pick It Up&#8221;), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kehlani\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kehlani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kehlani <\/a>(&#8220;Safe&#8221;), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/lizzo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lizzo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Lizzo<\/a> (&#8220;What&#8217;s Goin&#8217; On&#8221;), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/cash-cobain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cash Cobain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Cash Cobain<\/a> (&#8220;Better Than You&#8221;), and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next February, Cardi will embark on her first headlining tour, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/cardi-b-announces-little-miss-141852095.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Little Miss Drama Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">Little Miss Drama Tour<\/a>, presumably after the birth of her fourth child, the artist&#8217;s first with NFL player <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/stefon-diggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stefon Diggs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Stefon Diggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ComplexCon returns to Las Vegas on October 25\u201326, 2025, with over 300 brands and live performances by Young Thug, YEAT &amp; Friends, Peso Pluma, Central Cee, Ken Carson, and more.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tixr.com\/groups\/complexcon\/events\/complexcon-las-vegas-2025-138594\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Get your tickets now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Get your tickets now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/j-rose\/the-cardi-b-and-bia-beef-explained\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bia performing on stage with long braided hair, wearing a stylish green outfit. Cardi B at another performance, hair styled in loose curls, wearing a fitted dress\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3mTCSfnt4Un4TxQGcwJbBw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/9c289a46406bc4010c814d6f0ef8ee20\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Cardi B and Bia Beef, Explained<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/cardi-b-jt-beef-explained-195647451.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cardi B in a red dress with purple gloves, and JT in a black Chanel outfit, both at an event.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/187hvMl0Fae8jGqj5obhEA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/2fac6d1f4212ea68ad80751092e63cb6\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Cardi B and JT Beef, Explained<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/cardi-b-claims-woman-gave-004453113.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cardi B\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XBHOfOHelUiiiTxn_DfneA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/c76ac9ca97b76928ce1cf14a5b475dba\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Cardi B Claims Woman Gave Her Flowers and Then Slept With Her Man<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/coi-leray-slams-reports-shes-195459038.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coi Leray Slams Reports She's Upset with Cardi B Over Bia Diss Namedrop: \u2018Get a Life!!';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Coi Leray Slams Reports She&#8217;s Upset with Cardi B Over Bia Diss Namedrop: \u2018Get a Life!!&#8217;<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/d4vd-towed-tesla-investigation-why-150709212.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:D4vd Towed Tesla Investigation: Why Has No One Been Charged in Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">D4vd Towed Tesla Investigation: Why Has No One Been Charged in Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez?<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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