Watch Cardi B Bring Boss Energy (and Very Pregnant Belly) to Global Citizen Festival 2025

Cardi B deed the Global Citizen Festival 2025 signifier connected Saturday nighttime (Sep. 27) with full-on brag energy, delivering a occurrence show that was adjacent parts cognition and spectacle. Despite her visibly large belly, which looked acceptable to burst, the Bronx Dominican rapper proved her prima powerfulness is unshakable arsenic she powered done a acceptable afloat of bold bars, caller bangers, and undeniable charisma.

The rap queen kicked disconnected her acceptable with “Outside,” a way from her brand-new medium Am I the Drama? (ErrTime Edition), which dropped earlier this week. Clad successful a brown-and-forest-green leather biker harvest apical that showed disconnected her pregnancy, baggy bluish jeans, and reddish hair, Cardi afloat owned the moment, surrounded by dancers whose electrical choreography amplified the vibe.

Within minutes, though, the vigor of her show besides made her hot. “I’m blistery AF up here… you privation it?,” she said aft the archetypal song, tossing her overgarment into the assemblage successful a flex lone Cardi could propulsion off.

She past launched into “ErrTime,” different way from her caller album, spitting assured bars like, “New container (Bag), caller crystal (Ice)/ Shittin’ connected these b—hes full beingness (Life)/ Fat ass (Ass), privation a bite? (Huh?)” The vigor was palpable, arsenic Cardi commanded the assemblage with adjacent amounts of wit and swagger.

“Who’s been rolling with Cardi B since time one?!?,” she shouted earlier performing her 2017 breakout deed “Bodak Yellow.” The full assemblage screamed along: “I marque wealth moves!” — a reminder of however she shook up the rap satellite astir a decennary ago.

Although her acceptable was quick, wrapping up astatine 8:50 p.m. ET aft conscionable 15 minutes, she ended connected a precocious enactment with her 2018 smash deed “I Like It.” Originally featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, the opus brought the assemblage to a fever pitch, with its precocious vigor and infectious bushed closing retired her acceptable successful existent Cardi style.

Her abbreviated but potent show proved that adjacent portion expecting her 2nd child, she’s unstoppable, continuing to bring her signature blend of humor, power, and flashy charisma to the stage. Watch a conception of her show below.