Cardi B’s Album Has an Actual Release Date

Cardi B is a woman of her word. When the rapper announced during the iHeartRadio Music Awards earlier this month that her “album will be coming in April, stay tuned motherf—ker!,” the world very much obliged. On Monday night, Cardi announced that her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, will be out on April 6. She also shared the colorful, 80s-style artwork that would no doubt make her idol Madonna proud.

The world has been impatiently waiting for Cardi B’s debut album since her breakout 2017 single “Bodak Yellow” became a surprise number-one hit last summer. She’s since been part of an album’s worth of collaborations, including “Motorsport” with Migos and Nicki Minaj, and “No Limit” with G-Eazy and A$AP Rocky. She also got engaged to Migos’s Offset and announced her plans to join Bruno Mars’s “24k Magic” tour.

There’s a lot at stake for Invasion of Privacy to deliver, with fans, critics, and the charts. Though “Bodak Yellow” was indeed world-conquering, Cardi is still a relatively new force on the mainstream-music scene. With the anticipation of her full-length album growing with every appearance, award show, and single drop since the summer, the expectations for the album are high.

Cardi B had teased potential release dates for the album, but also told fans in November about some of its holdups. “I have a lot of pressure on me. I have songs stashed up. I just don’t think they qualified for my album,” she tweeted. “Sometimes I think is ready sometimes I think it’s not so I’m going to take my time till it’s right.”

The surprise announcement came at a perfect time for Cardi. She’ll make her Saturday Night Live debut when Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman hosts on April 7.

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