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Cardi B Apologizes for Album Push After Seeing Bronx Rents, Urges Policy Relief

Realtor.com reports a New York City median asking rent of $3,397 in Q1 2025.

Overview

  • During an Instagram Live, she told fans she was sorry for asking them to buy Am I the Drama? given how hard rent and daily costs have become.
  • She said she discovered steep Bronx listings while helping a friend search on StreetEasy and questioned how people are getting by.
  • She criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, saying officials would tell people to “suck it up.”
  • She proposed expanded housing vouchers and easier access to food assistance as ways to help struggling renters and workers.
  • Coverage noted broader rent pressures, including reported increases in cities such as Newark and Cleveland and limits to New York’s rent-stabilization reach, and it highlighted her decision to skip an Instagram video for her BIA diss to avoid feeling like a bully.