Cardi B’s Team Speaks Out Over False LAPD Story

Author Autumn Hawkins

March 29th 5:42 PM

Cardi B’s team is clearing up the rapper’s story about the LAPD accusing her of having drugs and having to strip naked in the search. Her management team had to do a bit of damage control.

In case you missed it: the Bronx rapper hopped on Instagram Live earlier this week and recounted the false incident, claiming law enforcement was accusing her of selling drugs until they realized who she was.

“They had all the helicopters in LA,” she said, per HipHopDX. “Yo, I was freaking out. They had me outside for like three hours. They had me getting butt-naked outside. S— was crazy. It was dead— a movie and whatever, but you already know.

That’s when the rapper told law enforcement who she was and threatened to sue due to the whole ordeal.

“I’m about to sue the LAPD. I told them like, ‘Yo, I’m Cardi B. Like, do I look like I gotta sell some s—? Like why would I do that? I would never pull no s— like that.'”

However, explaining who she was didn’t necessarily help as they were unfamiliar with her.

“They didn’t believe me. It was some white cops and they ain’t know who I was,” she concluded. “They was really tough on me and everything. They said somebody gave them a clue. I really feel like it was one of my opps and s—, like they really trying to ruin my life type s—. Like y’all don’t even f—— know. I been going through a lot lately.”

Cardi B’s Team Responds To LAPD Story

However, Cardi B’s team quickly came in and responded to the rapper’s tall tale.

“This IG live was taken out of context and there is no truth to this story. Apologies for any confusion,” the rapper’s team made in a statement to Billboard.

Cardi B Music News

In other Cardi B news, the rapper has been showing out music-wise, giving fans what they’ve been asking for.  The rapper has dropped two solo songs and has been featured on two already in 2024. She first dropped “Like What” earlier this month, which was followed by “Enough (Miami),” which was released last Friday (March 22). This month, she also teamed up with Shakira on “Punteria,” and she was featured on the remix to Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” with SZA. While notably, anxiety has plagued the rapper is releasing her sophomore album, this year feels like Cardi’s year to deliver.  In an Instagram Story earlier this month, the rapper is scrolling through “hundreds of songs,” and she confirmed that her album is dropping this year, so only time will tell.

Cardi B: 12 Times She Looked Like Money

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  Cardi B had a time in Paris this year and her hair and outfit proved it. She wore her hair straight with a mix of blonde and brown which differs from her normal dark hair choice. The dress has a high neck and long sleeves but the mermaid style shows off Cardi's curves making it an "it" dress for the rapper.

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  Cardi B looked stunning in silver for the 2023 VMAs. She wore a strapless silver metallic gown. On her wrist, she accessorized them with the same metal material from her dress. She also wore her hair in a sleek black straight look which made her dress stand out even more.

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  Cardi B loves an accessory and she wears them well. In this particular look she chose a jewel encrusted head piece and it gave her gown an even more classy look. The gown is tight and floor length and plays with the different jewels. Another unique aspect of this dress is the falling icicle-like shape throughout the body of the dress and gorgeous neckline.
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  Please invite Cardi B to every Met Gala. This year the theme was in celebration of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Cardi wore a beautiful black ball gown with a sleeveless dress shirt on top and a tie. She accessorized with black evening gloves and a headband. She also took a hair risk and wore short light blue hair.

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  Just know if Cardi comes out with a sunglasses line, she's taking all of our money. This is a Cardi B accessories appreciation post. The rapper wore oversized purple shades, and a beautiful silver teardrop statement necklace. She elevated her purple catsuit with a headband and sleek side bang ponytail.

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  This all-gold look was another Met Gala masterpiece by Cardi B. The rapper usually wearings her hair straight or wavy down decided to switch it up for a classy updo for her 2022 Met Gala appearance. While we love the change in hair, it's her stunning gold dress that blows us away. The necklace is the definition of a statement piece as it makes her gold dress be more even more pronounced. She looked like royalty with jewels from head to toe in this perfect fitting mermaid gown.
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  Cardi B looked almost unrecognizable in this Pre-Grammy outfit. Starting off with the hair, Cardi decided to do a short cut which hasn't been seen on the rapper in recent years. However, the dress stole everything away. She wore a mermaid style dress complete with brown and black leather patchwork and lace. To top it all off she wore black lace gloves and a thick gold tiered necklace.

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  Cardi B must had known it was going to be a big night for her with the entrance she made in this dress. The rapper looks to have "popped out" of the dress as it has a mermaid base and shell-like top. The inside of the dress is pink, the bottom is black and on her physical body Cardi has on gold. That night Cardi won Best Rap Album for her debut project 'Invasion of Privacy.' She was the first female rapper to win the award as a solo artist.

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  The bright red dress complimented her skin perfectly but what put this dress over the top is the chiffon headpiece and the simple pulled back hair with a swoop on her forehead. For someone who is used to having a lot of accessories on the carpet, this look she pulled back and only wore a diamond bracelet and rings.
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  Here is Cardi's look for the 2021 American Music Awards. She wore a champagne fur hood that had a diamond trim and a matching v-neck dress. The standout piece is the hood that drapes over the top of her dress. She also wore a bright red lipstick and smokey eye to really put the look together.

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  Cardi B stunned the crowd when she went on the red carpet for the 65th Grammy Awards. The blue gown had a cutout at her hip and a deep "V" cut at the top. However, what takes this look to the next level is definitely the exaggerated shoulders where the right side of the dress covers part of her face. This look will go down as one of her best.

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  Last but certainly not least is her look at the 2019 Met Gala. The theme of that year's Met Gala was camp and she certainly hit the nail on the head. Starting off from the top, the rapper's hair is not visible as it is concealed in a tight red headpiece that is connected to the dress. On top of the dress is also some jewels that are seen all over the gown. Moving onto the body of her dress, it has both a 3D-printed top as well as a "puffer" material that expands to a gorgeous train adorned with a feathered trim. This look certainly made her look like money that night.

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