Cardi B Accepts 2025 Billboard Impact of the Year Award: ‘I Want to Be a Legacy’

Cardi B And More Honored At 2025 Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Power Players Event

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Cardi B Accepts 2025 Billboard Impact of the Year Award: ‘I Want to Be a Legacy’

On Thursday (Sep. 4), Cardi B accepted the 2025 Billboard impact of the year award at the R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event in Brooklyn. Presented by the senior director of R&B / Hip-Hop, Carl Lamarre, Cardi delivered a rousing speech, highlighting her love for hip-hop and building a long-lasting legacy. “Hip-Hop is a feeling. When I was growing up, I didn’t want to be the Shakiras, the J-Los, and the R&B artists; I wanted to be like Trina and…

Cardi B's Beehive Updo Made Her an Entire Foot Taller

To accept the Impact Award at the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players, rapper Cardi B wore her hair in a super-tall, towering curled updo with face-framing tendrils, plus a black manicure.

Cardi B receives Billboard Impact Award

Cardi B receives Billboard Impact Award Cardi B stood tall—literally and metaphorically—on Thursday night as she accepted the Impact of the Year Award at the 2025 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Event. Hosted in the heart of Brooklyn, the celebration wasn’t just another awards ceremony—it was a moment of cultural significance. The Power Players event is known for honoring excellence, influence, and growth within hip-hop and R&B. But this yea…