Cardi B Announces Sophomore Album Is Finally On The Way

Cardi B followers will not have to attend for much longer for her long-awaited sophomore album.

On Monday, June 23, the “WAP” rapper and mom of two shared that her second LP, titled “Am I the Drama?” is ready to be launched on September 19, 2025, and followers cannot comprise their pleasure.

Earlier than asserting the discharge date of her second album, which comes seven years after her first mission, “Invasion of Privateness,” Cardi B teased her followers on Instagram with a cryptic video.

“Seven years and the time has come. Seven years of affection, mild, and loss,” she stated within the video. “Seven years I gave them grace, however now I give them hell.”

The “Bodak Yellow” rapper continued, “I discovered energy’s not giving, it is taking. I am shedding feathers and no extra tears.”

“I am not again,” she added, “I am past. I am not your villain, I am your karma. The time is right here. The time is now.”

Followers instantly flocked to Cardi B’s Instagram remark part to share their pleasure about her new mission.

“They’re shaking, I worry!” a person wrote. “Y’all thought she was shelved! She’s again!! Oh, she’s TAKING IT! Maintain your foot on their necks!! Please embrace ‘WAP,’ ‘UP’ & ‘Bongos’ as bonuses so it sells even increased!! It is preordered!!”

One other commenter posted, “We used to hope for instances like this.”

WNBA star Angel Reese additionally weighed in on the dialogue, writing, “Thank yaaaaa! Cannot waittt.”

The announcement follows feedback Cardi B made in Might 2025, when she expressed frustration with artists who had been gradual to ship of their featured vocals for the 23-track album.

“I actually need these f-cking options,” she stated on-line. “And it is like I am not likely making an attempt to press or go loopy on these artists as a result of I really like them down.”

She added, “Nevertheless it’s like, come on now! I want that! I want that proper now! Helloooo! Y’all do not need to miss this chance. I will sing this sh-t myself! However I actually need y’all, and I want y’all to rush up, and I really like y’all. I really feel like no one need to miss being on this album.”

In a earlier interview, coated by The Blast, Cardi B teased the mission’s identify, saying it represents her effectively as a result of she’s a “messy queen.”

“I really feel prefer it’s surprising, and I really feel prefer it’s one thing that is not likely out proper now,” she continued. “It is gonna be issues that folks do count on me and plenty of issues individuals do not count on from me.”

On Friday, June 20, Cardi B launched a brand new tune, “Exterior,” after performing it two days earlier than in the course of the Cannes Lions Spotify occasion.

In response to PEOPLE, Cardi B instructed her social media followers that she launched the tune largely because of their persistence earlier than sharing what impressed the snappy observe.

“I made this tune a number of months in the past once I was very, very indignant. I needed to change some bars as a result of I used to be angry, honey,” she stated.