Cardi B’s moment of triumph has taken a turn for the worst. Spotify just gave the New Yorker an award in recognition of the unquestionable popularity of her hit singles. Four of Cardi B’s tracks have gotten over a billion plays on the music streaming service to date. These include her 2020 song “WAP,” in which she collaborates with fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion; her 2018 singles “Girls Like You” and “I Like It” with J Balvin and Bad Bunny; and her 2019 song “Taki Taki” featuring DJ Snake, Selena Gomez, and Ozuna.
Spotify honored Cardi B’s accomplishments by sending a silver plaque to the Grammy Award winner for each song that made it into their exclusive Billions Club. Sharing on social media the news of her most major accolades, the 31-year-old wrote,
Unfortunately, discussions over the release date of Cardi B’s much awaited sophomore album slightly overshadowed her exciting moment. The “Please Me” artist’s rollout was discussed further by an X user (previously known as Twitter) who stated,
Famous media personality and blogger KenBarbie, who was standing up for Cardi B, alleged, among other things, that she entered the chat room herself and responded to criticism that she should “pull back” from social media by saying,
Cardi has not spoken further on the situation as of the publication of this article. But KenBarbie did say.