Cardi B hypes second album release: ‘The time is now'

Cardi B just warned her fans that she would "give them hell" via her second studio album.

The Bodak Yellow rapper will be releasing her long-delayed follow-up to her 2018 album, Invasion of Privacy on June 23, 2026.

“Seven years and the time has come. Seven years of love, life and loss. Seven years I gave them grace, but now, I give them hell,” Cardi B said.

The WAP rapper continued, “I learned power is not given, it’s taken. I’m shedding feathers and no more tears. I’m not back, I’m beyond. I’m not your villain, I’m your tyrant. The time is here. The time is now.”

This comes after Cardi B dropped her highly fierce track, Outside, which seems to be a dig at her ex-husband, Offset and also mentions her current NFL beau, Stefon Diggs.

Back in May, the iconic artist explained to her fans the reason behind her album’s release being delayed, revealing on Instagram Live, “I really need these f**king features.”

“And it’s like I’m not really trying to press or go crazy on these artists because I love them down. But it’s like, come on now! I need that! I need that right now! Helloooo! Y’all don’t want to miss this opportunity. I’ll sing this s**t myself! But I really need y’all and I need y’all to hurry up and I love y’all. I feel like nobody want to miss being on this album,” she said in the video.

Cardi B, in the past has collaborated with stars like likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Bruno Mars, Lizzo and Migos in the past, and mentioned in her video that fans can expect the artists to return along with some new faces as well.