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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 7 april 2018
Cardi B caps breakthrough

year with debut album release

By MESFIN FEKADU her one of three females to tered.
AP Music Writer top the pop charts with a Bartenders and waitresses
NEW YORK (AP) — The an- song last year. at Common Ground mim-
ticipation around Cardi When that Grammy-nomi- icked Cardi B's style: They
B's debut album has been nated song came up during dressed in the short, green
scorching hot, so when the listening, she skipped it: wig and black-and-white
breakthrough artist finally "I know you heard it 1,000 plaid shirt Cardi B sports on
debuted the full album at times. I put it on my album her new album cover.
a party late Thursday, she because that's the song "Isn't it funny? This is the spot In this March 11, 2018, file photo, Cardi B performs during the
told the DJ to make sure that made me rich ... That I first met my man at," said 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Ca-
the sound level was per- song changed my life." Cardi B, referring to her fi- lif.
fect. The next track, "Be Care- ance Offset of the multi- Associated Press
"DJ, make it a little loud ful," was released last week platinum rap trio Migos.
'cause I don't feel it in and was met with contro- "Thank you everybody for
my bones," she said after versy when an older ver- coming out. I worked so
the second track played, sion of the song by rapper hard on this album ... This
while the DJ worked on the Pardison appeared online. music industry (stuff) is a
sound. Some of the lyrics were di- roller coaster, an emotional
That's when Cardi B's silly rectly used on Cardi B's roller coaster. It's more cra-
and likable personality — song and some wrote that zier than the streets," she
which has helped her sky- she stole the song, though said.
rocket on social media and Pardison was listed as a co- "Invasion of Privacy" also
the pop charts — shined writer on the track. includes the hit "Bartier Car-
brightly. She went into kara- "I don't know where Pardi- di," while Chance the Rap-
oke-mode, singing some of son is at, but Pardison is a per, SZA, J. Balvin, Bad Bun-
Whitney Houston's "I Will Al- big part of the song. You ny, Kehlani and YG make
ways Love You," even get- know, I heard the record guest appearances. Cardi
ting the audience of music and I was like, '...I want B, who developed a follow-
industry players in New York that record for me. So, ing on social media after
City to participate. you know, I flipped it and I stripping and appeared on
But the DJ needed two made it into a girl version," the reality show "Love and
more minutes. she said. Hip Hop," has also had ma-
"Two minutes? What the "I don't give (expletive), jor success with the songs
(heck) I'm supposed to do ghostwriter, co-writer, "Finesse" with Bruno Mars,
with two minutes? I'm run- (people), I don't give a (ex- "No Limit" with G-Eazy," and
ning out of jokes. I'm run- pletive)," she said. "What MotorSport" with Migos and
ning out of entertainment," you need to do is ask your Nicki Minaj.
she said, then reminding favorite rappers about their "In barely a year this wom-
the crowd that she's per- ghostwriters." an has broken so many
forming on "Saturday Night Thursday's event was tight- records. This girl has so
Live" this weekend. ly packed, as attendees many Hot 100 (hits) ... She's
Cardi B, the 25-year-old bumped shoulder to shoul- worked her (butt) off," said
Bronx rapper, released her der while dancing to Cardi Julie Greenwald, the chair-
major-label debut album, B's new songs and drinking man and COO of Atlan-
"Invasion of Privacy," on out of large red cups. The tic Records, home to Ed
Friday. It comes 10 months scene outside was similar as Sheeran, Missy Elliott, Kelly
after she dropped "Bodak people waited in the cold Clarkson, Coldplay and Sia.
Yellow (Money Moves)," the to get inside the white-hot "We are so proud of this al-
ubiquitous rap song that event, met with the heavy bum," she added before
topped Billboard's Hot 100 smell of marijuana as the calling Cardi B "the first lady
chart in October, making door opened as some en- of Atlantic Records."q
Cecil Taylor, pioneer of free-

jazz movement, dead at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — Cecil Press by phone Friday. No album, "Jazz Advance," in
Taylor, the visionary pia- more details were pro- 1956. He was also known as
nist who revolutionized jazz vided. Taylor, born in New a poet and would recite his
by launching the free-jazz York on March 25, 1929, poems at live shows. "Cecil
movement in the late '50s, was known as one of the had a magical touch on
died Thursday at his home pioneers of the free jazz the keys and was a genius
in Brooklyn. He was 89. Tay- movement, and was seen at the arts. "He will always
lor's legal guardian, Adam as both a grounding break- be remembered in the his-
C. Wilner, confirmed the ing and uncompromising tory of Jazz for his free-form
death to The Associated artist. Taylor released his first improvisational notes.q