Cardi B and Offset’s daughter Kulture is celebrating her first birthday this week, and the Bronx rapper marked the occasion by releasing a new song dedicated to her baby. Cardi revealed that she recorded the track during her pregnancy shortly before her album was due, and it features lyrics reflecting on the pressure she faced to complete the project.
On the track, she raps about hiding her pregnancy from the world:
Later on, she spits about dealing with the pressure to finish her album:
When she accepted her Grammy Award for Best Rap Album earlier this year, Cardi reflected on this time in her life. “When I found out I was pregnant my album was not complete,” she said. “We was like, ‘We have to get this album done so I can shoot these videos while I’m still not showing.’ And it was very long nights.”
She also addresses the public commentary on her decision to have a child while rolling out her debut album:
Cardi previously addressed the negative response to her pregnancy in a 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club. “I’m a grown woman, I’m 25 years old. In the most humblest way, I’m a schmillionaire. I’m prepared for this,” she said. “It just really bothers me and it disgusts me because I see a lot of women online like, ‘Oh I feel sorry for you. Oh your career is over.’ It’s like, ‘Why can’t I have both? Why do I have to choose a career or a baby? I want both.’”
Listen to Cardi’s untitled song above, and read all the lyrics to the track here.
