Cardi B has come to the defence of South African Afrobeats star Tyla regarding the events that occurred at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Cardi B, noticing the criticism directed at the South African star, stepped in to defend her.
The moment that drew attention occurred when Tyla took the stage to accept the award for Best Afrobeats Video. As she prepared to give her acceptance speech, she handed her trophy to Lil Nas X to hold, a gesture that sparked widespread discussion.
“You guys know me and holding awards, I’m not strong enough. Please, Please.” Halle Bailey and the “Old Town Road” artist were the two who presented the award.
Individuals expressed their disapproval regarding the viral incident, labelling Tyla’s expectation for someone else to hold her award as “rude.”
Nevertheless, the Bronx rapper shared her perspective in a recent X Spaces session, offering deeper insight into the reality of such moments when experienced in person.
“You gotta worry about motherf**kin’ doing a speech, looking good while you’re carrying a motherf**king’ 10-pound f**kin’ [award] in your motherf**kin’ hand. So I just don’t think you understand how f**king heavy those f**kin’ awards are,” the new mom of three stated.
Cardi B revealed that she had the opportunity to meet Tyla in person and remarked that while she stands at 5’3″, Tyla is even shorter.
Cardi characterized Tyla as very slender, likening her physique to that of Mariah Carey and estimating her weight to be approximately 109 pounds.
She highlighted the challenge Tyla would face in carrying a 10-pound award while wearing heels.
Cardi noted that Tyla had asked Lil Nas X to hold the award and criticized the notion that this request was impolite or dismissive.
She emphasized that Tyla’s request was directed towards a male artist, Lil Nas X, rather than another female artist.
“Also I met Tyla in person. I’m 5’3″, so I’m already short, and she’s shorter than me,” the Invasion Of Privacy rapper continued. “No lie, she’s shaped really beautifully, but she’s very very skinny.
“Skinny like, Mariah-type skinny. She has to weigh like 109 pounds. So imagine you’re 109 pounds and you gotta carry a 10 f**king award with heels.
“She literally asked Lil Nas X. Y’all are trying to make this into an, ‘Oh, how rude is she? She asked another female artist to hold her award like she’s the help.’ I love Halle but she didn’t even ask Halle to hold the award! She asked Lil Nas X, a man, to hold it.”
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