Cardi B knows firsthand that fame comes with more than money and success. The Grammy-winning rapper is opening up about the pressures that accompany life in the public eye while offering an important piece of advice to people suddenly finding themselves in the spotlight.
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via PEOPLE:
On one hand, fame is a thrill, Cardi told the magazine, and even a kind of gratifying validation. “I have proven a lot of people wrong over and over and over again. It makes me feel good that I achieved things that nobody else did,” she explained.
Yet, in her lifelong dreams of making it big, Cardi didn’t envision the life she’s leading now, she said. There’s a lot of stress and scrutiny that she failed to anticipate.
“That’s why they say to be careful about what you wish for because you just might get it,” Cardi admitted. “Being a celebrity comes with a lot and sometimes I feel I didn’t apply for this.”
“You just gotta find a mechanism that works for you [to help deal with the fame]. But whatever mechanism you decide on, just don’t turn to drugs, okay?” she warned. “I know it’s hard. I know it really is. Being famous is almost like a mental game but whatever you do, just don’t do drugs.”
After years of navigating intense public scrutiny herself, Cardi’s message to the next generation is centered on finding healthy ways to manage the pressures that come with success without allowing the darker side of fame to take control.
