Cardi B Stuns On The Cover Of 2020's Billboard's Woman Of The Year

BYAron A.23.0K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Cardi B explains the "power of p***y" in her cover story for Billboard's Woman Of The Year issue.

Cardi B was honored with Billboard Woman Of The Year in November which didn't necessarily resonate well with a lot of people. In all fairness, those who were critical of the decision probably didn't like Cardi in the first place. But still, the publication praised Cardi B for the success of the ever-controversial, "WAP" as well as her work in the political sphere. 

In the official story that was released today, Cardi B went into a dive on the events of 2020. She addressed protesters playing "WAP" outside of the White House on election night, especially after the backlash from Republicans who've never even seen WAP! "I just feel like it was such a big victory for me and for Megan," she said. "So many Republicans... were talking so much crap about 'WAP.' So it was just a victory for me seeing people celebrating Biden’s win with my and Megan’s song. Power of the pussy, ya heard?!"

Of course, these political pundits on the right, like Candace Owens, have often benefitted from their Internet squabbles with Cardi. She explains that it played a factor in why she wanted to open her own OnlyFans account.

"There’s certain people I want to curse out, but I don’t want to give them clout. For example, when me and Candace Owens got into an argument, I gave that bitch 2 million followers," she said.

And on the topic of new music, Cardi B revealed that there's one particular song with a mysterious female feature that made her cry in the booth.

"I have one song that is very personal and deep. It’s with another female artist, but even when I was recording it, I had to take a lot of breaks. I was looking at my engineer and he was looking like, 'Yeah, Cardi, I feel you,'" she said. "The only song that has ever made me tear up hasn’t come out, and it was about my daughter. I just felt like, “Can you guys stop looking at me recording this? Matter of fact, stop!” I really wanted to put the song out, but I was pregnant and had a really bad cold, so I didn’t sound right. My nose was just too stuffy. Putting it out now [would just be] weird because I’m not pregnant anymore."

Cardi B unpacks a whole lot. Check out some of her looks from the photoshoot below. 


About The Author
Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
...