Cardi B. might not have any new music out proper now however she’s nonetheless grabbing people’ consideration due to a brand new TikTok video. And as soon as we let you know what she reveals in it, you’ll perceive why.
Over the weekend, the “Up” rapper gave her followers a behind the scenes take a look at her hair appointment in Brooklyn, the place she went to lastly to go get a silk press and a brand new shade on her pure hair. And whereas that sounds all effective and dandy, what stood to be the shock of the second was when followers realized her blown-out hair was means kinkier than they realized. For what it’s price, Cardi identifies as an Afro-Latina citing the truth that her father is Dominican and her mom Trinidadian with African and Spanish roots.
Describing to followers that it took her three hours to undo the braids she’d been sporting beneath her wigs and to scrub and blow it out, Cardi then took us into the following day the place she went to paint it copper purple. This course of resulted in her hair curling as much as a level, which the shocked “Bongos” rapper as she shared that her hair doesn’t actually revert again to curls as a lot as they used to any extra.
Nonetheless, the top consequence was one stuffed with shine and luster as Cardi stood as much as admire her new look and revealed practically waist-long, purple hair.
Naturally within the feedback part on her TikTok, followers have been admiring the brand new ‘do (and asking for a haircare line) however some couldn’t assist however word her kinky textured hair and used that as a bounce off level to begin inquiring about whether or not she’s really Black or not.
“Your the one celeb I might belief to do a haircare model,” wrote one consumer.
“You’ve had among the best hair journey I’ve ever seen,” mentioned one other.
“I cannot be shopping for haircare from Beyonce or Rihanna. I might be shopping for from YOUUUU. You went from quick hair rising as much as lengthy wholesome hair. Seeing your hair journey…PLEASE GIRL GIVE US THE TEA,” one other mentioned.
Nevertheless, not all feedback have been optimistic.
“She’s not Black,” wrote one consumer in a separate video.
“I wouldn’t take into account her Black,” mentioned one other.
“She’s a foreigner with melinated pores and skin,” one different consumer wrote.
All of the negativity prompted TikTok consumer Chef Juicy J to submit a response video to folks arguing in regards to the “Sufficient” rapper’s race and ethnicity.
“On the root of all of it, she’s a Black girl. Her roots tie again to Africa, which is why her hair seems like that…we are available in all shades and sizes and hair textures too,” she mentioned partly. “However on the finish of all of it, regardless of how a lot you wish to hate and refute it— we’re Black on the root of it. We’re Black.”