5 Things We Want to See From Cardi B’s ‘Am I the Drama?’ Album

The wait is over — almost. Cardi B announced her much-delayed sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, on Monday (June 23). Release day is still just under three months away, with the project slated to arrive on Sept. 19.

Cardi released her fiery “Outside” single to set the tone for the summer on Friday (June 20), and hinted at the album announcement over the weekend.

She made it official while revealing the album’s striking cover art, which finds Cardi sporting a red body suit while holding onto a matching bloody heel, as black birds circle the stormy clouds around her.

It’s been a long, winding road in the seven years since Cardi’s Grammy-winning Invasion of Privacy debut album in 2018. There’s been plenty of starts and stops as she released a handful of singles in the years since, including anthems like “WAP” and “Up,” both of which are set to appear on Am I the Drama?.

“Seven years of love, life and loss,” Cardi said in a voiceover teaser. “Seven years I gave them grace, but now, I give them hell. I learned power is not given, it’s taken. I’m shedding feathers, and no more tears. I’m not back, I’m beyond. The time is here, the time is now.”

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It’s unknown whether she plans to release more singles in the time leading up to Drama’s arrival, but she alluded to the delay being partially due to waiting on verses from guests slated to appear on the LP.

“I really need these f–king features,” she said in late April. “And it’s like I’m not really trying to press or go crazy on these artists because I love them down. But it’s like come on now! I need that! I need that right now! Helloooo! Y’all don’t want to miss this opportunity. I’ll sing this s–t myself! But I really need y’all and I need y’all to hurry up and I love y’all. I feel like nobody want to miss being on this album.”

With Cardi on the release calendar, she has one of the most anticipated albums of 2025. Before we start the countdown clock, here are five things we want to see from Am I the Drama?