We’re on the record as being supporters of Cardi B. Her new album is pretty good! She has a delightful aesthetic, and generally comes across as an engaging and entertaining presence on the pop landscape. Even the annoying attempts to force her into some sort of feud with Nicki Minaj haven’t hurt her profile.
Senator Bernie Sanders is an effortlessly cool dude who is always right about everything, at least far as half of Reddit is concerned (the other half worships a different political idol), and today he once again played to his coolest supporters by hopping on Twitter and saying that he agrees with Cardi B about the…
The notion that Cardi B and Nicki Minaj dislike each other has long felt like the sort of fan speculation typically saved for prestige cable dramas—a notion that, surely, two famous and well-liked female rappers must eventually be pitted against each other, because the world’s most popular genre of music can only…
John Mulaney’s hosting Saturday Night Live this week, a homecoming for a writer who spent almost five years on the program, and to promote this achievement he stopped by The Tonight Show for a few minutes of his characteristic self-effacement. He was aided in these efforts by Cardi B, who just released her excellent…
“Like a fine black wine with abs.”
Part of the fun of “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B’s earth-conquering 2017 hit, was the way it captured that rare moment when you can hear someone make a quantum leap forward on record. Cardi B had released two mixtapes already, proving she was an inspired rapper with preternatural, outsize charisma, but it wasn’t until that…
Cardi B has quickly become one of the new delights of the talk show circuit, coming at late-night with the same enthusiasm and genuine energy that she brought to her breakout hit, “Bodak Yellow.” (Also, sometimes she just makes expressive little sounds instead of actually saying anything, which is pretty fun.) Now—and…
April promises another strong, diverse set of new releases to follow up an excellent March, with albums from favorites like Grouper, Wye Oak, and Flatbush Zombies as well as up-and-comers Saba, No Thank You, and Half Waif. There’s also Janelle Monáe’s third full-length, Kali Uchis’ long-awaited debut, the latest from…
Reigning queen of hip-hop Cardi B has released the first single from her upcoming studio debut Invasion Of Privacy, and it’s as contrary (and tasty) of a blend as chilis and chocolate. On the one hand, “Be Careful” bops along on an easygoing, Latin-influenced beat. On the other, the lyrics of the song go in on a…
John Mulaney has a long and storied history with Saturday Night Live; as the co-creator—and frequent breaker—of Bill Hader’s beloved Weekend Update correspondent Stefon, Mulaney spent six years on the show’s writing staff, filling it with some of its strangest, funniest jokes of the last several years. Outside the…
Cardi B is one of rap’s hottest rising stars—and one if its most record-breaking. She was the first solo female rapper to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with her song “Bodak Yellow” last September, and in January she set another record as the third artist ever—and first hip-hop…
If the Grammys are out of touch, the iHeartRadio awards are almost too in touch, celebrating the most popular of popular music and rejecting stuff that’s unnecessarily hip or cool. It’s a show, in other words, that can award Maroon 5 with Best Duo/Group Of The Year in 2018 even though Migos was also nominated. Of…
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