Cardi B’s tweet about an $88K purse lead to backlash from fans, and also to the rapper donating to various worthy causes.
The 28-year-old rapper (real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) tweeted on Sunday afternoon, ‘Should I spend 88K for this damn purse ? Omggg it’s tempting.’
It didn’t take long for fans to drag her on Twitter for talking about spending an exorbitant amount of money on a purse during a global pandemic, but the rapper literally put her money where her mouth is, donating to some worthy causes and clapping back at the haters.
Backlash: Cardi B’s tweet about an $88K purse lead to backlash from fans, and also to the rapper donating to various worthy causes
Tempting: The 28-year-old rapper (real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) tweeted on Sunday afternoon, ‘Should I spend 88K for this damn purse ? Omggg it’s tempting’
The initial tweet got over 7,800 responses, many from fans asking to pay them through CashApp or other means.
Others asked her to donate that money to any number of worthy causes, and it turns out the rapper did both, but not before letting fans know how much she has already donated.
She shared a screengrab of an article headline that reveals she donated $1 million to COVID-19 relief.
Fans: The initial tweet got over 7,800 responses, many from fans asking to pay them through CashApp or other means
Charity: Others asked her to donate that money to any number of worthy causes, and it turns out the rapper did both, but not before letting fans know how much she has already donated
She also added in another tweet, ‘Also I donated a million dollars to fans thru cashapp 2 months ago.’
The Bodak Yellow rapper also shared the headline of an April article from Variety that revealed she donated 20,000 meal supplements to New York medical staffers.
The rapper also revealed in another tweet, ‘Also I got 7 uncles an 3 aunts on my daddy side,9 aunts and 3 uncles on my momma side a whole bunch of cousins I had to help cause of the pandemic ….If I want to splurge I can with out yall asking for hand outs like me and my husband don’t do so.Thank you.’
Cashapp: She shared a screengrab of an article headline that reveals she donated $1 million to COVID-19 relief
Donated: The Bodak Yellow rapper also shared the headline of an April article from Variety that revealed she donated 20,000 meal supplements to New York medical staffers
Family: The rapper also revealed in another tweet, ‘Also I got 7 uncles an 3 aunts on my daddy side,9 aunts and 3 uncles on my momma side a whole bunch of cousins I had to help cause of the pandemic ….If I want to splurge I can with out yall asking for hand outs like me and my husband don’t do so.Thank you’
She then started responding to fans through quote retweets, first to a fan who suggested she donate the $88K to a charity.
Her response was, ‘I already donated 2 million dollars this year and I’m doing something very special in a another country that will be done with next year.What have you donated ?’
Another fan suggested that she ask her celebrity friends about the $88K purse, and not tweeting about it in a time where so many are struggling.
Charity: Her response was, ‘I already donated 2 million dollars this year and I’m doing something very special in a another country that will be done with next year.What have you donated?’
‘The issue is I really don’t have celeb friends. My only celeb friend is my hubby. My real fans be giving me advice & I mostly go by with it. Its not my fault BARDIGANG are my friends. I’m on twitter for THEM not for YOU!’ she added.
She then posted a challenge for her fans, asking them to post receipts of what they have donated, and she will match their donations.
‘Okay let’s do this challenge! Since ya want to tell me to donate soo much …Drop receipts on what YOU have donated too.I will match it and donate to a organization you have donate as well.LETS START NOW!’ she said.
Challenge: ‘Okay let’s do this challenge! Since ya want to tell me to donate soo much …Drop receipts on what YOU have donated too.I will match it and donate to a organization you have donate as well.LETS START NOW!’ she said
She added, ‘Any charity or foundation drop your receipts under the comment I will match what you donated and match your donation to that same charity or foundation.Lets match energy.’
The rapper showed screengrabs of a few matching donations she sent, before responding to a fan who said her tweet felt like a ‘drop kick to many who are hurting right now.’
‘Soo now ya wanna gatekeep what people tweet ? ommmmggg this is insane,’ Cardi B responded.
Energy: She added, ‘Any charity or foundation drop your receipts under the comment I will match what you donated and match your donation to that same charity or foundation.Lets match energy’
Donations: The rapper showed screengrabs of a few matching donations she sent, before responding to a fan who said her tweet felt like a ‘drop kick to many who are hurting right now’
Gatekeep: ‘Soo now ya wanna gatekeep what people tweet ? ommmmggg this is insane,’ Cardi B responded
She also responded to New York Post journalist Yashar Ali, who said, ‘It doesn’t matter how much money you give away, tweeting about buying an $88,000 purse in the midst of a pandemic where people are skipping meals and terrified that they’ll be evicted, is deeply insensitive and unnecessary. She chose to tweet it out.’
The rapper responded, ‘Go cry about it.I never seen u tweet about me when I donated a million dollar twice now you here. I didn’t offended no body,didn’t do nothing illegal .Im not going to apologize because I work my ass off and I ask MY FANS! Which ARE MY FRIENDS A QUESTION!Ya want to be hurt so bad.’
She would ultimately apologize in a tweet minutes later, stating, ‘Ok guys I apologize.There you happy ?! I don’t see ya askin trump for a apology when he out here missing COVID meetings to play golf.’
Go cry: The rapper responded, ‘Go cry about it.I never seen u tweet about me when I donated a million dollar twice now you here. I didn’t offended no body,didn’t do nothing illegal .Im not going to apologize because I work my ass off and I ask MY FANS! Which ARE MY FRIENDS A QUESTION!Ya want to be hurt so bad’
Apology: She would ultimately apologize in a tweet minutes later, stating, ‘Ok guys I apologize.There you happy ?! I don’t see ya askin trump for a apology when he out here missing COVID meetings to play golf’