Cardi B is living the life she always dreamed about.

The rapper accepted the 2025 Billboard impact of the year award at the R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event in Brooklyn on Thursday, September 4. During her acceptance speech, the former Love & Hip Hop star touched on her love for the genre and her desire to build a lasting legacy.

“Hip-Hop is a feeling,” she began, per Billboard. “When I was growing up, I didn’t want to be the Shakiras, the J-Los, and the R&B artists; I wanted to be like Trina and Lil Kim. I wanted to be like them.”

She went on to speak on the desire to fulfill her passions for hip-hop as a child growing up, scared that reality would end up shattering her dreams and aspirations.

“I’m just so happy that I’m a part of something that I love. I always dreamed about this ca

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