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The Revelation of Cardi B

The rapper’s debut album, <em>Invasion of Privacy</em>, insists that individuality can thrive amid trends and social media.
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It’s one of the best things mass entertainment has produced this year: Cardi B’s of “Be Careful” on . As her band turned a loungey and minimal beat into a hushed, tense Latin jazz jam, the 25-year-old rap bornBelcalis Almanzar addressed a cheating partner: “You still stutter after certain questions / You keep in contact with certain exes.” Shot from the waist up, using her jewel-studded nails to alternately clutch the mic and point blame, she seemed to wince with each syllable, yet kept each

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