Overview

• Initial industry projections place first-week performance at 125,000–150,000 album-equivalent units, per HITS Daily Double.
• The forecast points to a No. 1 bow on the Billboard 200, which would mark Cardi B’s second consecutive chart-topping album.
• The estimate reflects limited early data that may exclude pure sales, with a fuller picture expected after the complete week.
• The 23-track set features high-profile collaborators and pairs star power with candid lyrics about her 2024 divorce and public feuds.
• Cardi publicly defended writing the diss lines on the JT-targeting track “Magnet,” and she recently announced a pregnancy with NFL player Stefon Diggs on CBS Mornings.