Cardi B performs onstage at the STAPLES Center Concert Sponsored By Sprite during BET Experience at Staples Center on June 22, 2019 in Los Angeles.
'You gotta prove to them that you got that style. You've got to keep on proving,' the Grammy-winning rapper said of her journey with fashion stylist Kollin Carter.to drop some insider business knowledge between sips of a strawberry margarita.
The event included an exhibition of some of the most epic Cardi B looks, such as her Christian Cowan-designed “Money” watch outfit and an accompanying chain-fringed hat as well as Met Gala looks and various magazine covers. While the musician modestly insisted that she didn’t need to sit front row in a reserved seat, no surprise that Cardi B had the last word, offering five minutes of uninhibited business wisdom for the rising creatives and stylists in the intimate crowd, which included her makeup artist Ericka La’ Pearl and “Money” video director Jora Frantzis. Here are the top five takeaways.“Know your budget, boo. Know your budget!” Cardi said on being reasonable when charging clients.
The audience applauded, as she continued: “Sometimes I be wanting to wear certain type of things but, me and Kollin, we go through our debates and we raise our hands. 'Raise your hands if we all agree that this shoe might go with this hair.'” “There is no ego. [But] we do shoot each other’s visions down sometimes.” “Sometimes you gotta tell your artist, 'Listen, you gotta spend some money,’” Cardi explained about first getting recognition from major designers.
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