Cardi B has spoken out to support South African award-winning star Tyla, who has faced significant backlash in recent months. The “Water” hitmaker has been criticized for various reasons, from discussions about her race and her Grammy win to her dance with Usher and most recently, her 2024 VMAs victory.
One moment from the VMAs that sparked conversation was when Tyla handed her award to Lil Nas X, saying it was too heavy. The gesture quickly became a talking point, with people offering different interpretations of the incident.
Addressing the situation in a recent Twitter Space, Cardi B explained the importance of Tyla asking for help, emphasizing the practicality behind the singer’s request to lighten the load.
“You gotta worry about motherf**kin’ doing a speech, looking good while you’re carrying a motherf**king’ 10-pound f**kin’ [award] in your motherf**kin’ hand. So I just don’t think you understand how f**king heavy those f**kin’ awards are,” the rap star said.
“Also I met Tyla in person. I’m 5’3″, so I’m already short, and she’s shorter than me,” the Invasion Of Privacy rapper continued. “No lie, she’s shaped really beautifully, but she’s very very skinny. Skinny like, Mariah-type skinny. She has to weigh like 109 pounds. So imagine you’re 109 pounds and you gotta carry a 10 f**king award with heels.”
“She literally asked Lil Nas X. Y’all are trying to make this into an, ‘Oh, how rude is she? She asked another female artist to hold her award like she’s the help.’ I love Halle but she didn’t even ask Halle to hold the award! She asked Lil Nas X, a man, to hold it.”
Cardi B also addressed the ‘Uppity Africans’ comment made by Joe Budden while criticizing the 22-year-old Afro-Pop singer.
Cardi B defending Tyla is actually cute to see pic.twitter.com/HswDftUZWV
— Vampz (@Hybrid_Ola) September 16, 2024
