Cardi B acknowledges that her career was paralyzed by fear of social media reaction

The performer expressed her fear of receiving unfavorable comments on the internet.The music business was offered a unique look into the hardships that even its most prominent musicians experience in an eye-opening session with Complex's 360 with Speedy series. Grammy-winning artist Cardi B revealed the worries that stunted her once stratospheric career trajectory.The statement served as a sobering reminder to both critics and admirers of the toll that celebrity can have on one's mental health.“I just feel like I lost myself with everything,” Cardi B confessed, articulating the pressure that stemmed not only from the public but from within the music industry itself. The expectation to continually produce hits and maintain a certain image seemed to have cornered the 31-year-old artist into a state of apprehension. “A lot of music commenters and everything and a lot of people just be like, ‘She’s afraid to drop an album, she’s afraid to drop music,'” she recollected, highlighting the narrative that seemed to follow her throughout 2023.