"Is this a compliment?" — Internet confused over Cardi B's reaction to a young woman recreating her Met Gala 2023 dress

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Netizens confused Cardi B's reaction to a young woman recreateing 2023 Met dress (Image via Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV)

Cardi B is known to be interactive with her fans, and in a recent instance of the same, the rapper reacted to a young woman recreating her 2023 Met Gala outfit. Cardi had sported four different outfits at the 2023 Met, wherein her first ensemble, while leaving the hotel, was a pink tulle column gown by Miss Sohee.

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The rapper's fan recreated the pink outfit, which was reposted by one of her fan pages. Reposting and responding to the same, Cardi wrote:

"Ugh she sickening ….How yall be so young and c*nt ?….I wasn’t this c*nt when I was a teenage bug."
Cardi's cryptic response to fan recreating 2023 Met Gala outfit (Image via X/@iamcardib)
Cardi's cryptic response to fan recreating 2023 Met Gala outfit (Image via X/@iamcardib)

Netizens took to X to express their opinions on Cardi's comment, wherein an X user expressed confusion and tweeted:

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"Is this a compliment?"
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"@grok please break down Cardi B’s response about being young and the c word? Is it a compliment of some sort?" an X user asked xAI's conversational chatbot.
"Now I may be getting old, but wtf does ‘young and c*nt’ even mean?!!!" another X user questioned.
"That’s sad that you don’t appreciate when someone admires you and for a woman on your platform to use it degrade this young woman is disgusting," an internet user commented.
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On the other hand, fans of the rapper inquired about the release of her next album.

"Girl announce the album or don’t post at all," an X user tweeted.
"Where is the album cardi," a netizen mentioned.
"WOMAN, RELEASE THE F*CKIN ALBUM!" another netizen remarked.

Cardi B hints at features with other artists being the reason for delay behind sophomore album

On March 31, 2025, Cardi B shed some light on her long-awaited sophomore album via an X Spaces session, hinting at the features on her album. She mentioned that she was working with a mix of artists whom she had and hadn't collaborated with before.

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Additionally, during an Instagram session in May 2025, Cardi expressed her frustration over the features, stating she "really" needed them. Expanding on why she was pissed, the WAP rapper said:

"And it’s like I’m not really trying to press or go crazy on these artists because I love them down. But it’s like come on now! I need that! I need that right now!"
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Addressing the artists she's collaborating with, Cardi said:

"Helloooo! Y’all don’t want to miss this opportunity. I’ll sing this s–t myself! But I really need y’all and I need y’all to hurry up and I love y’all. I feel like nobody want to miss being on this album.”

The rapper also praised her upcoming album during the Instagram Live session, calling the project "iconic" and "so good." Cardi B said that her team almost cried listening to the album and that there were "no skips" on it.

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Emphasizing how hard she had worked on the project, Cardi said:

“I put my whole p*ssy on it! I rapped with the bottom of my p*ssy! So hurry up!”

While Cardi B has hinted at multiple features on her sophomore album and what is causing the holdup behind its release, the rapper is yet to drop a name for the project or announce a timeline for the same.

Edited by Somava
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