Cardi B is speaking out after facing online criticism over how she spent Christmas.
The rapper, 33, responded after fans questioned why she and her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, celebrated the holiday separately. Cardi spent Christmas with their newborn baby boy, while the NFL player spent the day with his two older children from previous relationships.
“Y’all need to calm down. Is y’all cool? Y’all been dragging me for three or four days. Y’all become and y’all been a little bit too mean. I can’t change s–t, I can’t go back in time. I already had a baby. You want me to put my baby back in my p—y? I don’t know. What do you want me to do? You want me to leave my man and f–k yours?”
She continued, “I don’t know what y’all want me to do. We can only go forward now. 2026 is in a couple of days, and I have so much work to do once January starts. That is stressing me out. I’m going to be away from my baby, away from my personal life, my home. I have to rehearse for 10 to 12 hours a day for the tour.”
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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 29, 2025
The “Up” rapper also opened up about the stress she is feeling as she prepares for a 2026 tour, which she said will require time away from her children. Cardi shares Kulture, 7, Wave, 4, and Blossom, 14 months, with estranged husband Offset.
“I’m already super stressed out,” she admitted. “I need my support system, my fans, to love me. I want you to come to my tour and enjoy yourself with me. Don’t be dragging me. It’s enough.”
Despite the criticism, Cardi ended her message on a warm note. “I want good for y’all,” she said. “I want health, money, prosperity and happiness for this new year. Wish me the same thing. All right, leave me alone though.”