Cardi B says her recent “medical emergency” forced her to pull out of a music festival in Atlanta this weekend.
The “WAP” and “I Like It” rapper shared the news with her Instagram followers on Wednesday, calling it “sad” and thanking them for their understanding.
“I have been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency for the past few days and will not be able to (sic) perform at ONE MusicFest,” the 32-year-old said in a statement. statement. “It breaks my heart not to be able to see my fans this weekend and I really wish I could be there. Bardi Gang – thank you for your understanding and I will come back better and stronger soon. Don’t worry.”
THE historic Grammy Award winner was to headline the 15th anniversary of A music festival at the Civic Center in Atlanta on Saturday with Earth, Wind & Fire, Nelly, Fantasia, Ari Lennox, Method Man and Redman. Rapper TI is also among the artists of the two days of the festival, winning one of his last shows before retiring.
In a statement Since the festival, event organizers have asked people to pray for Cardi’s full recovery amid her “ongoing health issues” and said they are “working hard to find a replacement at this late date” .
Earlier this week, the “Up” rapper threatened to sue a person behind a prank that led Child Protective Services officials to show up at his gated mansion Monday. The rapper delivered her expletive-laden Instagram Live message from a hospital bed and said she’s been “extremely sick” since the weekend. She did not reveal the nature of her illness.
Reps for Cardi did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for additional comment Thursday.
The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker, who welcomed her third child in September, held an X Spaces session in Los Angeles last week and shared details about his long-gestating sophomore album. (The rapper released her first album, “Invasion of privacy” in 2018.)
“It’s going to be amazing and unique because everything I do has to be amazing and unique,” she said (via Billboard). “I’m sorry for the delay. It won’t be a crazy delay. It’s going to be amazing.
She also gave an update on her personal life, which includes divorce proceedings with her ex-husband, Migos rapper Offset.
“Life has been really weird,” she added. “I’m single and having fun, but I feel like being single and having fun, I need to stop that because I don’t want it to get in the way of my work. I’m paranoid about giving people my time, I’m just having fun right now…I just want peace.
