And the Grammy winner is no stranger to indulging in the finer things in life, often showing off her opulent style.
She clapped back at racist trolls Sunday, after they argued that Hermès’ notoriously exclusive line of Birkin bags have ‘lost their value’ because of Black women buying them up.
Shutting down racists: Cardi B clapped back at racist trolls Sunday, after they argued that Hermès’ notoriously exclusive line of Birkin bags have ‘lost their value’ because of Black women buying them up
Access to luxury: Offset also chimed in on his own Instagram, writing: ‘Black people having access to luxury shouldn’t be a debate…by the way hip hop starts the trends !’
Making money moves: Offset later shared an Instagram Story of Cardi’s receipt which revealed that she had spent nearly $130K at the luxury store
The 28-year-old posted a video Sunday to IGTV, responding to a tweet that criticized her collection of the pricey bags (which have ranged in price from $9,000 to $500,000).
Offset later shared an Instagram Story of Cardi’s receipt which revealed that she had spent nearly $130K at the luxury store.
She said: ‘I’ve been seeing this tweet, right? It had me and it had other female rappers on it. They were talking about if we could get Birkins from the Hermés store and they was also saying how we depreciate the value of a Hermés Birkin bag.
‘And I find that really interesting because, first thing first, I definitely could get a bag. Actually, I got four bags today from the Hermés store. I don’t wanna brag, but it’s like,
Cardi went on to explain that white celebrities don’t exactly go through the same scrutiny.
Depreciating value: She said: ‘I’ve been seeing this tweet, right? It had me and it had other female rappers on it. They were talking about if we could get Birkins from the Hermés store and they was also saying how we depreciate the value of a Hermés Birkin bag’
Four more: ‘And I find that really interesting because, first thing first, I definitely could get a bag. Actually, I got four bags today from the Hermés store. I don’t wanna brag, but it’s like, don’t even try it’
Impressive collection: The 28-year-old posted a video Sunday to IGTV, responding to a tweet that criticized her collection of the pricey bags (which have ranged in price from $9,000 to $500,000)
She said: ‘Second of all, why is it that yall asking female rappers if they could get a bag from the Hermes store. Yall dont do this to these white celebrities… So why is it that y’all gotta be asking us?
‘What the f***? It just makes you want to brag like, “B**** do you know who the f*** you’re talking to?” But no, I’m not even going to take it there.
‘Another thing is that they’re saying we’re depreciating the value. Actually, we add value because when we mention brands in hip-hop, their s*** go up.’
She referenced her 2017 breakout single Bodak Yellow, which sparked a 217 percent spike in searches for Christian Louboutin shoes, according to Business of Fashion.
The WAP artist said: ‘And another thing is, why when a Black girl, why when a Hispanic girl have a bag you have to question it? “Oh is it fake?” or “she’s a scammer” or “she’s f***ing a n***** for it.” There’s a lot of boss-a** b****es out here.’
It came after she took to her Instagram Story with a video of herself and husband Offset, 28, at an Hermés store, before showing off her latest purchase.
Offset also chimed in on his own Instagram, writing: ‘Stop letting people on the internet tell ya’ll who can get a Birkin at the store, and how many Birkin’s you can get.Black people having access to luxury shouldn’t be a debate…by the way hip hop starts the trends !’