Cardi B Fires Back At BBL Smell Rumors In No-Filter Rant

Cardi B shut down viral gossip about her body in a no-holds-barred Twitter Spaces rant Friday (July 11) after rumors swirled that her Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) had a foul odor and allegedly drove a wedge between her and boyfriend Stefon Diggs.

“First of all, I don’t know who made that up,” Cardi said during the X (Twitter) Spaces chat. “But b####, that’s you … That’s on you, b####. That could never be me.”

The speculation kicked off earlier the week after Cardi wiped Diggs from her Instagram, prompting online chatter that the NFL star dumped her over what some posts called a “BBL smell.”

Some of the more viral claims quoted Diggs as saying her body “smelled like a trash bag” or “garbage truck juice.” Diggs, however, publicly denied ever saying anything of the sort, calling the rumors “cap.”

Cardi didn’t hold back as she addressed the claims head-on, reminding listeners of her past and her hygiene standards.

“B####, I was a f###### stripper; you had to smell good all the time,” she said. “I was raised by women, like please.”

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The Bronx-born rapper is also in the middle of a major rollout for her long-awaited sophomore album, Am I the Drama? which drops September 19 via Atlantic Records.

The project marks her first full-length release since 2018’s Grammy-winning Invasion of Privacy.

The campaign kicked off June 22 with a teaser video showing Cardi in a black gown surrounded by crows. The next day, she revealed the album’s cover art and release date with a theatrical voiceover.

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Am I the Drama? will include 23 tracks, including previously released hits “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion, “Up” and the new single “Outside.”

The album arrives Friday (September 19).