{"id":12886,"date":"2026-07-21T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12886"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:30:02","slug":"cardi-b-calls-herself-hip-hops-britney-spears-in-new-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12886","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B Calls Herself &#8216;Hip-Hop&#8217;s Britney Spears&#8217; In New Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<section class=\"ione-key-points\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cardi B sees herself as the &#8216;Britney Spears of hip-hop&#8217; due to public scrutiny of her personal life.<\/li>\n<li>Cardi&#8217;s ex-boyfriend Maduka Okoye&#8217;s ex-partner accused him of neglecting their son, sparking Cardi&#8217;s &#8216;drama&#8217; comments.<\/li>\n<li>Cardi has not directly addressed her relationship with Maduka Okoye, but her comments suggest she understands the challenges of public attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cardi B\u2019s album title, <em>Am I The Drama?<\/em>, has become a rhetorical question for the rapper, who always seems to be making headlines no matter what she does.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"493\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?w=683&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Rahul Mishra - Photocall - Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2026\/2027\" class=\"wp-image-4605066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=80 683w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 300w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=180%2C130&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=139%2C100&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 139w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=277%2C200&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 277w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=69%2C50&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 69w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=665%2C480&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 665w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=450%2C325&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 450w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=600%2C433&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 600w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=250%2C180&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 250w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=204%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 204w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=245%2C177&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=119%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 119w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=144%2C104&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/07\/17846456754323-e1784645807895.jpg?resize=50%2C36&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Dominique Charriau \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rapper took to X on Sunday, July 20, with a cryptic message, simply writing: \u201cJust know \u2026I understand Britney Spears.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This message caught <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4604818\/cardi-b-maduka-okoye-spotted-together-again\/\">a wave of reactions from fans<\/a> wondering what she was talking about, but she didn\u2019t keep folks guessing for too long. Later that same day, she posted a video of herself talking to the camera, explaining why she feels like \u201chip-hop\u2019s Britney Spears.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m really hip-hop\u2019s Britney Spears. I am out here, feeling like m*****f***ing Britney, because let me tell you something right,\u201d she began in her video. \u201cI got all the tea on these celebrities, like I know who f***ing who and what they\u2019re doing, all that s**t. But guess what? Nobody reports about it. You want to know why? Because no body gives a f**k.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut when it comes to me, the Brim, I can\u2019t even p*** in a m*****f***ing cup, b***h,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou gotta take the good with the bad \u2013 it is what it is. People pay for this type of talk. Bringing the m*****f***ing drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This rant from Cardi comes shortly after she was <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4604818\/cardi-b-maduka-okoye-spotted-together-again\/\">seen having dinner<\/a> with 26-year-old Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye in Venice, Italy. The pair was photographed dining at Gio\u2019s restaurant inside the luxurious St. Regis Hotel, which comes shortly after they were spotted together earlier this summer during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the recent reports about their dinner together, Okoye\u2019s ex, Jelicia Westhoff, took to Instagram to post-and-delete a Story directed at the athlete, calling him out for not taking care of their son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImagine I shut my f***ing mouth, lied about what YOU did to me, so you could continue YOUR career and all you do is embarrassing US,\u201d Westhoff wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She went on to write, \u201cYOU DON\u2019T TAKE CARE OF YOUR 1 and only SON! BECAUSE I DON\u2019T WANT TO BE WITH YOU, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Westhoff alleged that Okoye rarely calls their 3-year-old son, Isaiah Emil Jr. Okoye, and even claims he did not see the child while he was hospitalized in December 2025. She also accused the athlete of being unfaithful during their relationship and alleged he was physically abusive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement to <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/20\/celebrity-news\/cardi-b-dines-with-soccer-star-maduka-okoye-as-his-ex-labels-him-an-absent-father\/\">Page Six<\/a><\/em> following her post, Westhoff clarified that her frustration was not directed at Cardi, only her ex.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She insisted that she has \u201cnothing against\u201d the rapper and explained that her anger was rooted in \u201cgoing out with any woman in public knowing that you don\u2019t take care of your child.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cardi has yet to comment directly on her relationship with Okoye. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ione-see-also\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"ione-see-also__title\">SEE ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4604765\/funniest-tweets-memes-videos-the-odyssey-premiere-weekend\/?itm_source=bossip.com&amp;itm_medium=in_post&amp;itm_campaign=see_also_section&amp;itm_content=well\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGods, Monsters &amp; BEGGARS! 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