Cardi B Fires Back at Madonna After Being Mentioned in Star’s ‘Sex’ Book Reflection: ‘Don’t Insult Me’ - Billboard

Update: As of Sunday precocious morning, it appears that Cardi B and Madonna person made amends. Cardi wrote connected Twitter that she had a “beautiful” speech with Madonna. And the Queen of Pop tweeted, “I emotion you @iamcardib!! Always person and ever will.” Cardi has besides deleted her reactionary tweets.

Cardi B is feeling disrespected aft being mentioned successful Madonna‘s reflection connected the 30th day of her Sex java array book.

The superstar rapper took to societal media connected Sunday (Oct. 23) to occurrence backmost astatine the Queen of Pop pursuing an Instagram Post astir however the iconic singer’s then-scandalous publication — released successful conjunction with her 1992 album, Erotica — helped pave the mode for different pistillate artists expressing their sexuality.

“30 years agone I published a publication called S.E.X. In summation to photos of maine bare determination were photos of Men kissing Men, Woman kissing Woman and Me kissing everyone,” Madonna wrote connected Saturday night, noting that she faced a large woody of disapproval astatine the time. “Now Cardi B tin sing astir her WAP. Kim Kardashian tin grace the screen of immoderate mag with her bare ass and Miley Cyrus tin travel successful similar a wrecking ball.”

She closed with, You’re invited b—-es,” alongside a clown look emoji.

In a bid of since-deleted tweets the adjacent morning, Cardi wrote that she felt disrespected by the post, particularly Madonna’s usage of the clown emoji.

“I virtually payed this pistillate homage truthful galore times origin I grew up listening to her …she tin marque her constituent without putting clown emojis and getting slick retired the mouth,” the rapper wrote alongside a screenshot of a 2018 Billboard article successful which she praises Madonna. “These icons truly go disappointments erstwhile u marque it successful the manufacture that’s wherefore I support to myself.”

Some Twitter users wrote that Cardi failed to comprehend Madonna’s point, noting that Madge was saying she “paved the mode for intersexual songs to go mainstream” and that the vocalist wasn’t trying to insult the rapper.

“I cognize precisely what she said and I understand,” Cardi replied, “but it’s astir THE TONE …Calling maine b—-es and putting clown emojis ? The f—!”

In a akin reaction, the rapper wrote, “EXACTLY SAY WAT YOU WANT TO SAY BUT DONT INSULT ME THE F— …nobody gonna lil miss maine (specially a achromatic woman).”

In 2018, Cardi gushed aft gathering her “idol” Madonna astatine an Oscars afterparty, wherever she posed for pictures alongside the vocalist and Kardashian.

“I met my existent beingness IDOL Madonna. I can’t adjacent judge I performed astatine her lawsuit and it was the astir meaningful show ever,” Cardi wrote connected Instagram astatine the time. “I grew up with my ma listening to Madonna for hours. I performed ‘Material Girl’ freshman twelvemonth successful High school, perceive to her connected each my photograph shoots to person ace assurance and ever mentioned her successful my interviews. The champion portion astir it is she was everything one thought she would beryllium a Liberal Kick ass feminist bitch. I’m soo happy.”