So, here we are. After the announcement a few weeks ago
Cardi B would be dropping her new album “Invasion of Privacy” a lot of people
in the music industry and on social media have been arguing back and forth
about if Cardi is a one-hit-wonder, or if she has plenty more in the stash.
Well, I am here to tell you, Bodak Yellow is not the last you will hear of
Cardi.
I have been one of those considered a hater to Cardi, I
never fucked with Bodak Yellow and whenever the song would come on, I would
change the song. As the success of Bodak Yellow grew in America, more and more
Cardi B grew as an artist and the more you would hear her online. The album “Invasion
of Privacy” starts with Cardi rapping her heart out over a piano beat, with the
beat then kicking in. Similar to Meek Mill “Dreams and Nightmare Intro” the
album starts strongly with Cardi going bar for bar with rappers, rapping why
she is the shit and why people who have been hating, should pipe down as she
continues to shine. You know Cardi has worked hard to make it where she is, and
you can tell she is going to keep on grinding for success, definitely putting herself
as the King of NY at the moment.
Whether or not she is writing her own raps, I feel it doesn’t
matter with Cardi B as she has the whole package. Being a success in this
industry, people love to support an underdog which Cardi B represents all her life
and her personality certainly pulled me over to be a fan off hers. On this
album you see the different sides available to Cardi B, she will rap about her
days as a pole dancer, sex talk, her hood talks and even open up to be intimate
with her fans. This is evident on the song “Be Careful” when she talks about
how she wants to get married, but the man she’s with is a piece of shit and not
treating her with the respect she’s due. Over a simplistic beat, and Cardi B
singing the chorus, this song really grabbed my attention, and I hope we get
visuals for this song, as I can imagine Cardi going all out for the video.
Cardi B has enough power in the game to pull in artists to
feature on a debut album, and appearances from Migos, 21 Savage, Kehlani, SZA,
Bad Bunny & J Balvin are excellent additions to the albums and not
overshadowing Cardi B on the album. The best feature for me is the Chance the
Rapper feature on “Best Life” on a song that will be a summer anthem, and definitely
could have the potential to be a new Bodak Yellow. Cardi B is here rapping how
good her life is, and she is living her best life, which is matched with a
chorus by Chance the Rapper, which could easily have fitted in his album “Colouring
Book” this song is just a massive feel-good anthem, and the song that Cardi B
will definitely play top the haters. Let Cardi bask in her success.
This album has a few songs that I personally didn’t like,
but I’m not the normal fan of Cardi B. I would skip on Bodak Yellow, so I can’t
see me being the intended audience for this album. However, I will say that
this album has certified Cardi B in the hip hop industry and has proven she is
here to stay, and definitely has flows in her. Cardi B will demolish any
current female rapper, but she should also be considered against male rappers
as well, as Cardi has certainly held her own on this album.
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