Be careful with what you tweet at Cardi B.
While 2022 Grammys ceremony was taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, the rapper was busy shutting things down on social media. Not only did she delete her Twitter account after several users criticized her for not attending the awards show, but she also appeared on Instagram Live to defend her absence.
According to Cardi, she received several Twitter messages from "fans talking s--t" about her choice to skip the event, including some that took aim at her two kids with husband Offset.
"Why would I go to the awards for?" she asked in an eight-minute video addressing the hateful comments. "Do I have any new music? Why would I show up with one nomination?"
Cardi—whose song "Up" was nominated for Best Rap Performance but lost to Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar's "Family Ties" before the Grammys telecast—went on to blast those who dragged her family into the drama, saying, "That s--t really piss the f--k out of me."
Cardi added that she skipped the Grammys because she was working on new music, telling viewers, "I gotta prep today and I gotta prep tomorrow. So Tuesday, I'm going far away and f--king finish the motherf--king album."
"I'm doing a red carpet soon and it's gonna be great, but I don't like it when motherf--kers attack me to do some s--t and then call me lazy because I'm not doing it," she said. "One thing I hate is when people call me lazy because I work so motherf--king much. And that's why I'm f--king mad."
Cardi attended her very first Grammy Awards in 2019, when she made history as the first female solo winner to take home the trophy for Best Rap Album. The following year, she and Offset, who tied the knot in 2017, made a glamorous albeit fashionably late appearance to the awards ceremony.
The Invasion of Privacy artist was also at last year's Grammys, performing her hit song "WAP" with Megan Thee Stallion.
But Cardi or no Cardi, the show must go on! Check out the red carpet at the 64th annual Grammy Awards below.
Doja Cat
In Atelier Versace
Sofia Carson
In Valentino
Billie Eilish
In Rick Owens
Kelsea Ballerini
In Raissa Vanessa
Olivia Rodrigo
In Vivienne Westwood
Lady Gaga
In Armani Privé with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Jared Leto
In Gucci
SZA
In Jean Paul Gaultier
Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker
Kourtney in Et Ochs; Travis in Givenchy with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Giveon
In Chanel
Chloe Bailey
In Valentino with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Avril Lavigne
Allison Russell
Joni Mitchell
Jon Baptiste
In Dolce & Gabbana with Maison Boucheron jewelry
Hailey Bieber
In Saint Laurent with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Justin Bieber
In Balenciaga
Halsey
In Pressiat with Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Emonee Larussa
Ty Dolla $ign
Trevor Noah
In Gucci with Maison Boucheron jewelry
Bella Harris
Jack Harlow
In Givenchy
Dua Lipa
In Versace
Marshmello
Tinashe
In GCDS with Coperni bag
Leslie Odom Jr.
In Dior Men
Cynthia Erivo
In Louis Vuitton with Maison Boucheron jewelry
Lil Nas X
In Balmain
Lenny Kravitz
In Natalia Fedner