Cardi B has spoken on her influence in the rap game. The “Press” rapper took to Twitter and defending herself against those who claims she didn’t open the doors for some of her peers. Cardi tweeted, “I didn’t say I pave the way for female rappers but I deff gave the hood and women hope. Ni**as wasn’t collabing with females rappers. Labels where signing female rappers and putting them in a shelf and not focusing on them. Not giving them proper attention.”
She went on to credit herself for helping to provide opportunities for female rappers, who were getting shut out, especially from their male counterparts. She continued, “It seem like it was impossible for it to be more then one female rapper. These male rappers where not even takin Money from female rappers for a feature cause it seem far fetch for another woman to make it.I see so many male artists collabing wit females now even.”
Cardi then said, “And ya can deny it as much as ya want and say I’m crazy or stfuu but how many female rappers before me where getting chances or getting pushed ? They wasn’t believing and now they are ! And for the slow ones again NO ain’t made females want to rap cause b*tches been rapping b*tches been have talent but the music industry wasn’t believing and sh*tting on female rappers .and that’s Big Bentley.”
Shortly after Cardi’s series of tweets, a Twitter user accused her of lying. To that, she replied, “I’m Lying ? So you tell me what rappers was giving features to female rappers? What label was pushing a female rapper? What tv music show was inviting female rappers .Only 2 female rappers for years and one ain’t last to long ……now you tell me! I wanna see something?