Tag: Cardi B

  • Rapper Cardi B to reprise her role as Leysa for ‘Fast and Furious 10’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Rapper Cardi B will reprise her “Fast 9” character in the tenth and final film of the popular action franchise, lead star and producer Vin Diesel has revealed.

    The hip hop star plays Leysa, who has a connection to Diesel’s Dom, in the upcoming film.

    In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Diesel said, “We are very much excited to evolve her (Cardi B) character and to expand it to the finale. She made it just in time. She came in ‘Fast 9’ just in time.”

    “Fast 9” is the second film outing for Cardi B, since her role in the 2019 crime drama “Hustlers”.

    The ninth installment of the action drama franchise also stars previous cast members Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Sung Kang, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren and Kurt Russell, with John Cena and Michael Rooker as the new additions.

  • Cardi B addresses backlash ‘WAP’ received on its release

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON: American rapper-songwriter Cardi B has addressed the backlash that she and fellow collaborator Megan Thee Stallion received after the release of their song ‘WAP’ back in August of 2020.

    According to People magazine, the 28-year-old rapper during a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe said she was “surprised” when people shared negative reactions to the hit record.

    She said, “When ‘WAP’ came out, the people that were criticizing it the most, they were like, ‘This is so nasty, this is so freaky’ — I don’t even think it was religious people, it was really a lot of Republicans.”

    Cardi further clarified that it was the conservatives with social media platforms who came out with criticism and not the elected officials. She said, “Big Republicans, not like senators and s— like that, it was literally like those motherf—— that got blue checks on Twitter, they’re big influencers, and it’s just like out of anything that y’all could have talked about it?”

    She even speculated that the negative backlash might have had been an outcome of her endorsement of Democratic politicians and policies, “I used to endorse Bernie [Sanders] and then Joe Biden, so they were just trying to figure a way out to pick on me.”

    Cardi added, “Like, ‘Oh Joe Biden is this the girl you were doing that interview with? The girl that’s talking about WAP? That’s what you want America to be influenced by?’ ”

    When ‘WAP’ released back in August, it continued to dominate music charts. Cardi defended the song as not overly explicit and within the context of the hip-hop and rap genre, calling out a double standard in the society.

    As per People magazine Cardi, who shares a 2-year-old daughter Kulture Kiari with her rapper husband Offset, said she wouldn’t let her child listen to ‘WAP’, but added that it should go without saying since her music is for grownups.

  • Rapper Cardi B to star in Paramount’s ‘Assisted Living’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: American rapper Cardi B has found her first movie as a lead with Paramount comedy “Assisted Living”.

    Cardi B, known for hit tracks like “Bodak Yellow”, “I Like It” and “WAP”, earlier had a minor appearance in Jennifer Lopez-starrer “Hustlers”.

    Touted as a “raucous comedy” with “tremendous heart”, the new movie is in the same vein as classics such as “Tootsie”, “Sister Act” and “Mrs.

    Doubtfire”, reported Variety.

    Cardi B will essay the role of Amber, a small-time crook who finds herself in over her head when a heist goes wrong.

    “On the run from the cops and her former crew, she struggles to find anywhere to hide.

    Running out of options, Amber disguises herself as an elderly woman and hides out in the one place no one will look — her estranged grandmother’s nursing home,” the official plotline read.

    The movie is based on an original spec script by “This Is Us” scribe Kay Oyegun.

    Temple Hill and Stephen Love are producing.