Cardi B Wins Best Rap Album At The Grammys and Pays Tribute To Mac Miller
Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy beat out Mac Miller’s Swimming, Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap, Pusha T’s Daytona, and Travis Scott’s Astroworld to win Best Rap album at the just concluded 2019 Grammys.
After accepting the award from presenters Chloe x Halle, a teary-eyed Cardi B walked up to the stage with husband Offset as audience members chanted her name. She thanked record execs and collaborators by name, then shouted out her daughter while explaining the challenge of completing the album while pregnant.
“I want to thank my daughter. I’m not just saying thank you because she’s my daughter. When I found out I was pregnant, my album was not complete,” Cardi revealed. I had three songs that I was for sure having. We was like, we have to get this album done so I can shoot these videos while I’m still not showing. It was very long nights.”
While Cardi B’s onstage acceptance speech was cut short by the wrap-it-up music, she gave an uncensored speech with her sister Hennessy Carolina, Quality Control Founder Pee Thomas, and Offset. She thanked friends, family, fans, and mentioned Mac Miller, who died in September 2018.
“I read an article that said that Mac Miller’s family said that if he don’t win, they want me to win, so I’m sharing this Grammy with you. Rest in peace!” she shouted.