NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Cardi B attends the Alexander Wang show during September 2025 New York Fashion Week on September 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
Cardi B’s second album is coming out this week. Did you know that? Do you even care? In terms of both measurable stats (like chart placements for her singles) and intangible vibes (like the deep cloud of apathy hanging over her entire rollout), it seems like Cardi missed her window when it came to following up her world-conquering, Grammy-winning 2018 debut album Invasion Of Privacy. She did score some massive hits in the album’s aftermath, enough that we published a column about her “post-album era” three years ago speculating that maybe she didn’t need to ever release another LP. But she’s finally doing it, and some very famous people are on there.
