Should you need confirmation that Cardi B's second album is considered a very big deal, you might consider the response of fellow rapper Young Thug to the announcement of its release, seven years on from her debut, Invasion of Privacy. An artist with 30 gold or platinum singles to his name, he nevertheless quickly shifted the release date of a new album he has been promoting for six months, when it became apparent that it would clash with the arrival of Am I the Drama?
It's been a little under a year since her boyfriend, rapper Young Thug, was released from jail following a 2022 arrest on gang-related charges and the longest criminal trial in Georgia history. Through it all, Mariah appeared faithfully by his side, even when others' faith might have wavered, like when Thug's jail call with another woman leaked last Christmas. Matters like these test the heart, and it's this experience and others that helped to fuel Mariah's fourth album, HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY.