ALBAWABA - Cardi B exclusively told "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday that she is having her fourth child.
The Grammy winner confirmed that she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs. This put an end to weeks of rumors about her personal life. Her first stadium tour, called "Little Miss Drama," starts in February, and she said the baby would be here before then.
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter said she is "excited" and "happy" as she gets ready to share new music and take care of her young children.
"I feel like I'm in a good space. I feel very strong. I feel very powerful that I'm doing all this work. "While I am creating a baby, I am also doing all this work, and my partner and I are very supportive of each other," she said.
NFL Player Stefon Diggs (R) and rapper Cardi B (L) (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The singer Cardi B said that she and Diggs both want to be "the greatest" at what they do. She also said that Diggs made her feel more stable as she works on her next record, "Am I The Drama?," which has a song called "Safe."
"And he just makes me feel safe and very confident and very strong," she said. "I mean, like, two weeks ago I was literally having a panic attack. I was crying repeatedly because I was feeling very nervous about the entire album rollout. People were coming at me very hard. You know, sometimes people love you, and people hate you. And people were just saying very mean things about me."
She expressed that receiving harsh feedback sometimes causes her to reconsider releasing new music.
"And I'm like, see, this is why I don't put music out, because it's like, this is my art, and this is something that I put a lot of love and time into. Sometimes, when people just tear it apart, it hurts and crushes you," she said.
Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, said that Diggs' support keeps her going.
"He makes me feel very sure of myself... You feel like you could take over the world when you do it.
She also said that she didn't tell anyone about the baby until she could "close some deals first." She also said she hasn't told her parents yet because, as she joked, she's "scared of them."
Cardi B and rapper Offset have three kids together. She said she would rather not fall in love again because of their public split. Diggs had told her, "Let me heal you," though. "Give me a chance to heal you."
Now that it's official, Cardi B is pregnant. She used her famous sense of humor to ask fans to buy her new album: "Now you could buy my album so I can buy Pampers, diapers, and all that kind of stuff." I told you. "Now go buy my album, because I have four kids now."
Cate Blanchett says her second record is "complete."
"I feel like it touches every little thing that I want to touch. I think it's something that isn't out there yet.
The album "Am I The Drama?" is set to come out on September 19. Watch more of King's chat with Cardi B on "CBS Mornings" on Thursday, September 18, at 7 a.m. ET. The rapper opens up about her recent court case and her viral album promotion on the street.
