Cardi B is candid about her plastic surgeries.
The 28-year-old hip-hop star recently chatted with fellow music icon Mariah Carey about her cosmetic procedures for Interview magazine.
The star recalled her childhood in the Bronx and the struggles she had with her body image.
“I am Trini[dadian] and I’m a Dominican, and there are a lot of Dominicans who look a certain way. They have soft, beautifully curly hair. Growing up, guys asked me weird questions like, “If you’re a Dominican, why is your hair so lazy?” ‘, She recalls.’ I dyed my hair, and people said, ‘Oh, your hair is so crunchy. And I would feel so weird. “
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Cardi B revealed that she had cosmetic surgery to boost her confidence. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images)
However, her insecurities went beyond just her hair.
“I was also very thin when I was younger, and the Bronx is all about being fat and an a … so young boys would say, ‘Look at your flat a … You don’t have a – — s, “said the rapper.” And I would feel so ugly and undeveloped. “
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Before reaching it as a musician, Cardi B famously worked as a dancer in a strip club. She revealed during her chat that she used the money from that job to have breast augmentation surgery, melting away “any insecurity I felt about my breasts.”
“When I was 20, I went to the urban strip club, and in the urban strip clubs you had to have a big butt. So I felt insecure about that. It took me back to high school. So I got my a- – done , “Cardi revealed.” And then I felt super confident. “
Cardi B said her plastic surgery has left her feeling “ justified. ” (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder / FilmMagic)
She also noted, “I feel so justified.”
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As for her insecurities around her hair, the rapper just had to spend some time learning how to take good care of it.
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“When I was younger I didn’t really know how to take care of my hair. So now I make my own hair mask and condition my natural hair, and it makes me feel better, just like what people said about me is not true , “she said.” My hair wasn’t bad because it was a diaper. My hair was bad because I didn’t know how to take care of it. “