Cardi B went “missing” all over the world before blacking out her social media, and fans are convinced her comeback album is coming soon.
Believe it or not, it’s been six very long years since Cardi B released a full-length album. Invasion of Privacy, her label debut, saw the rapper planting her flag in the genre with spitting lyrics and a style all her own.
But the Cardi B dry spell seems to be over as the rapperwent “missing”on February 24 and has sinceblacked outher social media pages. Many artists wipe their pages clean as a way to restart for a newmusicalera, so it’s safe to assume the rapper’s comeback is imminent.
On Twitter/X, Cardi B fans have been following the clues to piece together what exactly has been going on and see if they can predict when a lead single and album might be coming.
Cardi B readies comeback album
The new era began when Cardi B’s official fan account posted a short clip of someone pulling a fire alarm on Twitter/X. “Wanna play a game?” the accountcaptioned.
Wanna play a game? 👀👀#WhereIsCardipic.twitter.com/Tw3X2uxo7S
On February 24, the same account posteda Where’s Waldo puzzle. In tandem, “missing” person posters popped up in cities all over the world, fromMiamito somewhere inFrance.
🚨| Posters are being put up around Miami in search of rapper Cardi B.#WhereIsCardipic.twitter.com/RpuJF4pYdp
Speculation escalated on February 27 as “Where is Cardi” trended on Twitter/X. Even billboardsappearedin Times Square, claiming the search for the rapper was an “open investigation.” The rapper then blacked out her social media pages, essentially confirming an album is on the way.
CardiBAllAccess also shareda cryptic videoof Azalea Banks, in which the rapper asks, “How could you not say c*nt?” According to the fan account, the clip is a teaser to the whereabouts of Cardi B, or rather an indication of the rapper’s forthcoming sophomore effort.
A separate fan thenspeculatedthat the rapper’s new album could arrive onApril 18.
Bee is a former music writer at Dexerto. Bee has been working in the digital media space for a decade. Their work can be found in American Songwriter, Billboard, and Grammy.com.
