Cardi B is rethinking how she approaches her music, and much of that reflection comes from understanding what her listeners connected with most on Am I the Drama?. During an X Spaces conversation on Thursday morning (Dec. 4th), she broke down her realizations about creativity, process, and the kind of sound she feels most at home making.

One topic she expanded on was her natural musical taste versus what she chooses to release. Cardi said she often has to dial her energy back because her instincts lean toward a grittier style. “I like to make music that everybody would like. If I was to make music that I would listen to, it would be super drill music,” she explained. “Baby, I would be sounding like Kay Flock and G Herbo in this motherf****r because that’s just how I am. Or I might go a little bit old school Cam’ron and Fab type of vibe because that’s the type of music I grew up listening to.”

She also addressed the perception that her music focuses heavily on sexual themes. Cardi pushed back strongly on that point. “Most of my songs I’m not even mentioning p***y or f***ing, most of my songs are about things I don’t really brag about, but I brag in my songs and my gangster s**t,” she said. “So I don’t get why people say that. I just really think people pay attention to that when it comes to female rap… Why do people want to ignore when you talking about yourself? … Please y’all just wanna pop that p***y.”

When the discussion shifted to her next project, Cardi made it clear she wants to let go of perfectionism. She acknowledged that the songs requiring the most effort weren’t the ones fans gravitated toward. “One thing I’mma do for my next project or my next song, I kinda just wanna go with something that makes me feel good and makes me happy,” she said. She added, “Next project, I hope that I just release things.”

As for collaborations, she revealed that several features were originally planned but didn’t make the album. “Some people played and some people actually turned in their vocals, but I didn’t feel like they fit,” she said.