Fresh off the release of her new single “WAP” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B graces the September 2020 cover of ELLE.
The Bronx bombshell dazzles in a crystal wig on the cover, while donning a Swarovski crystal veil and Paco Rabanne hood in other images from the stunning Steven Klein shoot.
In the interview, the 27-year-old rapper opens up about her highly-anticipated sophomore album, which she likens to Beyoncé’s Lemonade for its feminist and social justice mantras.
“My music is always going to make a woman feel like a bad bitch. When you make a woman feel like she’s the baddest bitch in the room, to me, that’s female empowerment,” she said. “But this album is going to be really different. Of course, it’s going to have my Lemonade moments, my personal relationship moments.”
Other tracks will explore love and her relationship with Offset. “I don’t really like talking about love much, but I feel like I have to do it, just because I want people to know a little bit,” she said. “There’s always rumors about me and my husband, and I feel like people would rather start rumors because they want me to be heartbroken. They want me to be hurt.”
Her marriage to Offset has been fodder for many headlines. “I do know that my relationship has a lot of drama and everything. But there’s a lot of love there’s a lot of passion, there’s a lot of trust, there’s a big friendship. It’s always us against the world.”
She plans to let fans in on her relationship through her music, which will include a track with her husband. “If you all are so curious to know about my relationship and blah, blah, blah, I’m going to put it in the fu**in’ music, and you can buy it, too,” added Cardi. “I’m not going to give it to you all for free.”