<p id=”par-1_56″>Cardi B’s rise to fame was explosive. She <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-b-said-stripping-saved-getting-kicked-quitting-school-getting-fired.html/”>went from stripper</a> to social media star to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-b-appeared-on-1-other-reality-show-before-love-hip-hop.html/#:~:text=Cardi%20B%20made%20an%20unforgettable,behavior%20toward%20his%20two%20exes.”>reality television scene-stealer</a>. Once she started releasing music, she became a household name. While Cardi was happy to achieve fame, she admitted there were some pitfalls to it. She realized that she couldn’t implicitly trust the people around her anymore. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-cardi-b-said-fame-made-her-unable-to-trust-people”>Cardi B said fame made her unable to trust people</h2>
<p id=”par-2_37″>Cardi admitted that after she made her stratospheric <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-b-said-meeting-offset-blessing-career.html/”>rise to success</a>, she began to feel a sense of paranoia. She couldn’t tell if people wanted to be around her or simply in proximity to wealth and fame.</p>
<p id=”par-3_37″>“When I was broke, I ain’t really have nobody,” she told <a href=”https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/22/cardi-b-cover-story-interview” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Fader</a> in 2017. “Now I have so many people that support me. Do people like me ‘cause of me? Or do they just like Cardi B?”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_27″>She wasn’t sure she could trust the people coming into her life post-fame. She also noted that many people from her past conveniently resurfaced after her success.</p>
<p id=”par-5_63″>“I have a lot of n****s that I used to date, and they used to give me a hard time, and now it’s like all of a sudden y’all love me,” she said. “What makes you out of nowhere love me now? I’m still the same person, I still suck dick the same way, my attitude is still the same, so, why now?”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-cardi-b-said-she-preferred-spending-time-with-the-people-she-knew-before-fame”>Cardi B said she preferred spending time with the people she knew before fame</h2>
<p id=”par-6_28″>When Cardi was home in New York, she preferred to spend time with the people in her life before fame. She felt she could be herself around them.</p>
<p id=”par-7_32″>“You see how my managers and my publicist and people from the label, they around me 24/7?” she asked. “Sometimes I wanna be with people that remind me of who I am.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_16″>They didn’t treat her like a celebrity; instead, they allowed her to be a normal person.</p>
<p id=”par-9_26″>“If I tell my friends I want some soda or I want a beer, they will tell me, ‘Alright b****, go downstairs and get it yourself!’”</p>
<p id=”par-10_19″>Even after years of fame, Cardi admitted that she still doesn’t spend all that much <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-b-shared-want-meet-celebrities.html/”>time with other celebrities</a>. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-felt-grateful-for-certain-aspects-of-her-celebrity-life”>She felt grateful for certain aspects of her celebrity life</h2>
<p id=”par-11_34″>Though fame could be stress-inducing, it also allowed her to give back to those who have always been by her side. She appreciated the way she <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-b-revealed-believes-god-blessed-wealth.html/”>could use her wealth</a> to help family members.</p>
<p id=”par-12_57″>“My mom’s side of the family, we’re dealing with a certain situation right now that’s very difficult,” she told <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyJGPd4rfc” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Complex</a>. “But, I’m so grateful. I feel like God blessed me to help what’s going on in my family. I mean, I’m the one that everybody calls when there’s something real serious, or it’s like, motherf***ers just playing.”</p>
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<p id=”par-13_16″>She felt that the reason <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/cardi-bs-upcoming-tour-will-out-earn-stefon-diggs-2026-nfl-paycheck.html/”>she had money</a> at all was to help her loved ones. </p>
<p id=”par-14_41″>“But, there are certain situations — like, right now, what me and my family are going through — it’s like, very serious,” Cardi said. “It’s a lot. But, this is why God blessed me with money, for this type of situation.”</p>
<p id=”par-15_22″>Cardi has noted that her family members have given her a great deal of help over the years, including with her children.</p>