Cardi B responded to fans who cried foul after she turned off her mega-hit single “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion because her daughter Kulture entered the room.
The 28-year-old responded to critics with a powerful and succinct message via Twitter.
“Ya needs to stop with this already! I’m not Jojo Siwa! I don’t make music for kids. I make music for adults. Parents are responsible on what their children listen to or see. I’m a very sexual person but not around my child just like every other parent should be,” she wrote.
Ya needs to stop with this already ! I’m not jojosiwa ! I don’t make music for kids I make music for adults.Parents are responsible on what their children listen too or see.I I’m a very sexual person but not around my child just like every other parent should be. https://t.co/LRH3APdp9A
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) January 5, 2021
It was all fun and games as the Bronx rapper, with a glass of wine in tow, flirtatiously mouthed the lyrics to the sexually-explicit song. In a video making its rounds on social media, the mom cut her impromptu lip-sync performance short when her 2-year-old adorably skipped into the room.
“No, no, no, no, no,” Cardi exclaimed as she scrambled to pause the song as her toddler strolled up. She then took a sip of wine before ending the hilarious video.
Fans were quick to call out the rapper on Twitter.
One person questioned why she would make music her child couldn’t listen to.
Why would you make something you never want your daughter to consume?? Whose daughters are supposed to?
— Mandimi (@EzranOdinga) January 4, 2021
In a weird flex, another person insinuated Cardi was a hypocrite.
But its ok for our kids!? ???? yea.
— Prez 0hgeez (@RealPrez) January 5, 2021
One person threw the responsibility ball back into the rapper’s court.
No u need to understand that nowadays everybody can hear your music the smallest child if it has a phone so u are responsible for the children who listen to it cause u delivered it yeah the parents too but also you
— SoundCloud:Darixx17/Julian (@DarixXx17) January 5, 2021
Some Twitter users sided with Cardi.
Honestly, lazy parents expect the Internet to raise their kids, celebrities are not responsible for your kids you as a parent should provide boundaries and show them what’s right or what’s wrong but of course everyone wants to just have a baby but not actually take care of it…
— juventina (@juventinaa1) January 5, 2021
Another person agreed that it wasn’t the rapper’s job to raise her fans’ children.
Exactly! No one is forcing you to play that music in front of your kids, you are playing it by yourselves. @iamcardib Knows that her music is not age appropriate and that's why she isn't playing it around her daughter. I don't understand the problem you have with Cardi?
— Xya Laree (@XyaLaree) January 5, 2021
god i actually don't know why @iamcardib is getting this hate. it's not like the apparently "responsible adults" didn't know about R rated stuff when they were our age. i'm a teen too and i'm telling this from our perspective, we have our space, LEAVE US ALONE. don't get into it.
— Aakriti Singh (@Aakriti10294557) January 5, 2021
Ultimately, Cardi reiterated that a woman's sexuality and sexual choices are her own but what children watch and listen to is up to the parents to monitor.
