Why Some Cardi B Fans Left Rapper’s Bronx Pop-up Very ‘Disappointed’
Cardi B has a lot going on at the moment. The rapper is in the middle of her successful “Little Miss Drama” tour, is making appearances on magazine covers and late-night television, and just brought a pop-up to fans in her old stomping grounds of the Bronx.
The pop-up event, which promoted Cardi’s new hair care line Grow Good Beauty, took place on March 25 outside New York’s future Hip-Hop Museum and drew large crowds who stood in lines for hours to see the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker. Some even camped out overnight and were so excited to get their hands on a few products from Cardi’s new line, but that’s where the disappointment comes from.
As News 12 reported, what people lined up for was a photo op with the star but no chance to buy her hair and beauty products.
A number of fans spoke to the outlet and said while they were of course happy to see and get a pic with Cardi, they were “disappointed” that they could not purchase anything from her new collection.
“I’m disappointed. I’ve been here since 8:17 in the morning,” one fan shared.
Another added, “That’s the misconception about the post, about everything. That’s why everybody is upset. Everybody is getting off the line. There’s no actual products being sold at this pop-up. I thought that was the whole point of the situation.”
According to Cardi, she will be bringing her pop-up to other cities over the next couple of weeks. The official launch date for her products is April 15.
Grow Good Beauty is inspired by the rap star’s Dominican roots, which is what has Erika Ramirez-Calderon ready to give the products a try, explaining, “As a Hispanic woman, we get a lot of lash on the textures of our hair, and a lot of people are not knowledgeable on the textures of our hair. I love that she knows her hair texture. She’s supporting us together as a Latina woman and how to care for ourselves.”
In other news, the “Hello” artist surprised a few people when she revealed that she has been scaling back on arguing with haters and trolls on X.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on March 24, Cardi told the host, “I would tell myself, ‘Why are you arguing with people on Twitter? Why are you doing that, girl?’ … I don’t know, but it was fun. I had a good time. I reduced the time … Before, I would argue for like 13 hours.”
The mom of four also talked to Fallon about her tour and why she decided to fly above the crowd while performing Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You (Remix)” even though she’s scared of heights.
“Now, we’ve discussed this: You have a fear of heights … Cardi, why are you doing this?” Fallon asked.
“For the plot,” she replied. “I be like, ‘Oh my God, this is going to gag. This is going to gag them.’ You just have to do it.”
