Cardi B has addressed falling asleep during her courtroom battle this summer.

The rapper was quizzed on viral footage of her dozing off during the trial as she appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show, in an episode aired on Monday. Cardi insisted she did everything she could to stay awake, and even tried a breathing exercise.

"I'm not even going to lie, I was," Cardi replied when asked if she was asleep in the clip. "I had a long night! I'm in the middle of an album rollout. I was so sleepy, I was trying to fight it."

Cardi went on to win the trial, in which she was accused of assaulting a security guard during an argument in 2018.

When host Hudson asked how she was feeling after the verdict, the Bodak Yellow star admitted the experience had left her feeling stressed out.

"I'm so overwhelmed," the mother-of-three continued. "I'm in the middle of an album rollout, and I have to go to court. And then, when I get to court, I realise that it's going to be on national TV, being televised. It's like, 'You've got to be kidding me' ... I missed my kids' first day of school."

The 32-year-old star is set to release her new album, titled Am I the Drama?, on 19th September.

She has confirmed the record will feature collaborations with an array of stars including Janet Jackson, Selena Gomez, Tyla, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo and Kehlani.