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Rapper Cardi B is willing to get \u201cnasty\u201d when it comes to defending her kids.<\/p>\n
Following the release of her second full-length album \u201cAm I the Drama?\u201d in September, the “I Like It” singer publicly feuded with Nicki Minaj. Both rappers’ children were also pulled into the fracas.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with Paper magazine<\/a>, Cardi B opened up about the combative exchange.<\/p>\n \u201cThis week I showed the world that I will get the most nasty about mine. I never had to get that nasty for my kids. But I did, and I really feel like a lioness,” she said. “This has been one of the moments I got tested the most about being a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n The beef between music’s biggest female rappers has been an ongoing saga dating back to 2017<\/a>. The most recent spat took place on X in late September, when Minaj belittled Cardi B\u2019s record sales. The two proceeded to tear apart each other’s personal and professional lives.<\/p>\n Cardi B called out Minaj for feuding with her on X instead of celebrating her son’s birthday. Minaj called Cardi B’s 7-year-old daughter \u201cugly,\u201d among other mean-spirited names, and started to question her son\u2019s brain development. The spat ended with Cardi B asking to meet up with Minaj \u2014 they have not posted about each other since.<\/p>\n Cardi described her behavior as that of a “mother warrior” and explained the lengths she would go to protect her kin. The 33-year-old performer is currently pregnant with her fourth child, her first with New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The “WAP” performer shares three children \u2014 Kulture, Wave and Blossom \u2014 with rapper Offset.<\/p>\n \u201cAm I the Drama?\u201d is Cardi B’s first full-length project in seven years. The 23-track album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 and hit platinum 10 days after its initial release. Her debut, \u201cInvasion of Privacy,\u201d earned her a Grammy for rap album in 2019 and made her the first solo female artist to win in that category.<\/p>\n While doing press for her newest LP, Cardi B hasn\u2019t strayed away from talking about parenthood. She told Paper that she aims to instill a hardworking mentality in her children.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to hope that your kids have that work ethic in them, and I just pray that they do,\u201d she said. \u201cI don’t want one of them to feel they’re behind their siblings. You just got to work and not think too much. \u2026 Procrastination is what kills you. It\u2019s what slows you. Don’t ask too much questions. Just go and f\u2014 do it.\u201d<\/p>\n