Cardi B on Grammys: ‘Anxiety, anxiety’
Even though Cardi B has a strong chance of winning her Sunday’s the performance said the promoting The “You potential “best first she rapper can Grammy, is of show. trying her the never of at said new worst.” winning the to really she she’s stay 61st Pepsi is on annual feeling been be an “Okurrr” an so award filled sure,” even Grammy nervous and with keel, commercial, she executing said heading preparing anxiety Awards. while about which into her She for will reason for Cardi album air ... during B my and is nominated mind record the awards has of been the for telecast five year. like Grammys, anxiety, She on also CBS. anxiety.” received competing “For some nods for best and pop rap duo/group album. performance, rap performance
was Before a former the awards stripper last who year, became she had a social high media hopes. She darling and reality star before she turned into a pop culture sensation and earned two Grammy nominations. She walked away empty-handed, but she used the letdown as motivation.
“A lot of people were like, ‘You’re going to win,’ but then I didn’t,” she said. “I was like, ‘I just got to work harder to get one.’ ”
The “Okurrr” commercial — a follow-up to the “More Than OK” Super Bowl ad featuring Steve Carell and Lil Jon — is validation for Cardi B.
“Sometimes I ask myself, ‘Like, am I enough? Am I there yet?’ ” she said. “But when you do these types of commercials, it is like they certify you to the world and to yourself.”