For Cardi B fans, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t the only lucky thing happening on March 17 in Kansas City. Cardi B filled the T-Mobile Center for her first ever tour, “Little Miss Drama Tour.” The tour began on Feb. 11 in Palm Desert, California, and the final show will be on April 18 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cardi B was born and raised in New York City, where she began her songwriter and rapper career. She became known in 2017 when she released her hit single, “Bodak Yellow,” after leaving “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” In 2019, she was the first solo female rapper to win a Grammy Award for best rap album with her album, “Invasion of Privacy.”
She has now released multiple singles and two albums, including her most recent release, “Am I The Drama?” She has also been featured and collabed with many other artists.
Cardi B’s fame has been rising for more than 10 years and her work has received mixed reviews along the way. According to Album of The Year, a site where listeners can review and upload comments on artists’ albums, many said she has not grown as an artist and her second album showed no improvement from her previous album.
But a few others would say differently, like University Academy freshman Nylah Gregory and senior Jaidah Starr. Gregory started listening to Cardi B eight years ago due to her mom being a big fan.
“The older she gets, the more open and real she gets about herself. She starts incorporating that into her music,” Gregory said.
Starr also began listening to Cardi B thanks to her mom’s influences, and she feels Cardi B’s lyrics and their backstories invoke her emotions.
Gregory said if she met Cardi B, she would tell her how she admires her authenticity.
Along with speaking through her lyrics, Cardi B also has a lot to say with her fashion.
Her creativity has been shown through the creation of the “Little Miss Drama Tour,” as she allowed the fans to pick the tour’s theme and encouraged bold fashion.
Starr said in order to prepare for the concert, she had to do extensive shopping to create her desired fashion mix of preppy and tomboy. She also spent hours on her hair to embrace the fashion culture at the concert.
During the concert, the creative aspect ranged from outfit changes to stage setups and props. Fire was used to emphasize beats and emotions of the songs, and the stage was changed plenty of times to match each song and its vibe.
At one point of the show, Cardi B gave tribute to Hispanic culture through Spanish dancers on stage.
The concert seemed to be an experience for those who went. Gregory said it felt similar to Jhené Aiko’s “The Magic Hour Tour” because they were both hyped, and everyone looked to be having a great time.
Between sets, Cardi B interacted with her fans and was set on being her authentic self. She had the crowd laughing and offered a realistic hangout vibe.
Starr highlighted her favorite part of the concert as the mute challenge, despite Kansas City being eliminated, and Gregory said that her only tip for Cardi B would be giving Kansas City grace for the mute challenge.
The mute challenge originated from Beyonce’s “Renaissance World Tour,” and it was featured in Cardi B’s song “Pretty and Petty,” where the crowd was to remain silent for around five seconds of the song. While performing around the country, the artist then decides which city is the quietest for that set amount of time.
Along with her tour, Cardi B has been busy with her Grow Good Beauty hair growth line, which releases on April 15. The line focuses on repairing damaged hair and promoting growth.
Whether you like Cardi B or don’t, she has been making a name for herself this last decade, and the concert was a huge milestone in her career.
