Cardi B Defends Tyla Over VMAs Moment With Halle Bailey: ‘I Don’t Think Y’all Understand How Heavy Those Awards Are’

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards took place last week, honoring talented musicians from around the world. However, Tyla’s presence at the event has sparked some debate. In response to the discussions surrounding the South African artist, Cardi B has stepped in to support her.

The highlight that has captured everyone’s attention occurred when Tyla took the stage to claim her award for Best Afrobeats Video. As she prepared to deliver her acceptance speech, she entrusted her trophy to Lil Nas X, stating,  “You guys know me and holding awards, I’m not strong enough. Please, Please.”

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The viral incident sparked mixed reactions, with some viewers labeling Tyla’s request for someone else to hold her award as “rude.” In light of this, the Bronx rapper took to a recent X Spaces session to share her perspective and offer deeper insight into the reality of such situations when experienced live.

“You gotta worry about motherf**kin’ doing a speech, looking good while you’re carrying a motherf**king’ 10-pound f**kin’ [award] in your motherf**kin’ hand. So I just don’t think you understand how f**king heavy those f**kin’ awards are,” Cardi B stated.

Cardi also weighed in on the discussion regarding Tyla’s height, suggesting that the trophy could have been “too heavy” for someone of her stature to manage comfortably.

“Also I met Tyla in person. I’m 5’3″, so I’m already short, and she’s shorter than me,” the Invasion Of Privacy rapper continued. “No lie, she’s shaped really beautifully, but she’s very very skinny. Skinny like, Mariah-type skinny. She has to weigh like 109 pounds. So imagine you’re 109 pounds and you gotta carry a 10 f**king award with heels. She literally asked Lil Nas X. Y’all are trying to make this into an, ‘Oh, how rude is she? She asked another female artist to hold her award like she’s the help.’ I love Halle but she didn’t even ask Halle to hold the award! She asked Lil Nas X, a man, to hold it.”

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Cardi concluded her remarks by expressing her views on the personalities of Caribbean and African women, highlighting their unique traits and strengths.

“The thing about her, too, that y’all think she acts ‘uppity,’ let me tell y’all something,” she added, before bringing up her older sister “Nicky Nicky.” “A lot of Caribbean people and a lot of African people, especially girls… My sister has always been overly confident… over jumpy, over smiley.”