Cardi B is out here making major money moves, but don’t expect to see her flying coast-to-coast on private jets these days.
The Bronx native joined Skims cofounder Emma Grede’s Aspire podcast on Tuesday (March 31), where she gave a rare look inside the business surrounding Cardi B.
More from Billboard
The Grammy-winning rapper admitted at this point, she’d rather give back to her roots and make it rain dollars at the strip club than blow five figures on a private plane.
“One thing about it: I do not care to get on a nice, good Delta first class. I don’t give a f–k. One thing I hate is spending money,” she began. “I rather spend the money on the strip club than spend it on a f–king jet. That’s one thing that I do not like.”
Cardi continued: “Sometimes when I see the spending on it, I be like, ‘That was so just f–king stupid. Sometimes I do take jets, but it really has to make sense. It has been times I would be like, ‘I want to take a jet because I don’t want to go through security.’”
The “Bodak Yellow” rapper also cited how the prices of jets have nearly doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Why are you spending $35,000 — around 2020 — to go to New York from L.A.? Now it’s probably like $60,000,” Cardi added. “The jet prices doubled, honey. That ain’t no more. $35,000 is more like New York to Miami. That was something I definitely cut back on.”
Cardi B is raking in the dollars on her lucrative Little Miss Drama Tour, which continues on the East Coast this week with shows in Boston; Hartford, Conn.; and Baltimore.
Watch the full Cardi B interview below. Talk about cutting back on private jets takes place around 51 minutes.
Billboard VIP Pass
Best of Billboard
Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
