Cardi B hits back at Candace Owens for her rant about raunchy Grammy performance

Cardi B and political commentator Candace Owens became engaged in a war of words on Twitter over the rapper’s WAP Grammy performance. 

After being criticized by Candace, 31, for contributing to ‘the destruction of American values and American principles’ for her provocative  performance with Megan Thee Stallion, the rapper, 28, initially laughed off the tough talk.

But as criticism between the two has heated up, both are now in a give-and-take mode of personal and professional jabs in a move to get in the last word. 

Candace, who hit headlines last year for slamming dress-wearing Harry Styles’ Vogue cover, vowed to sue the rapper when she shared a tweet about her husband, while Cardi reacted by goading her further with shock claims. 

Rant: The conservative political commentator ays WAP being performed at the Grammy's signifies the 'corrosion' and 'end of an empire'

Flashy exhibition criticized: Cardi, 28, hit back at Owens when she continued her rant about Cardi being a bad influence for kids, women and society as a whole

Talk heating up: Cardi B and Candace Owens are in a war of words on Twitter after the conservative political commentator harshly criticized her raunchy Grammy performance

The fracas started with a segment on Fox News on Monday March 15, when host Tucker Carlson and Owens besieged Cardi’s Grammy performance of WAP for the message it sends to young kids, women and society. 

Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) and Megan sent shockwaves when they were seen straddling each other and writhing on the stage floor while belting out the ultra-raunchy lyrics during the broadcast. 

Speaking on the show, Candace offered: ‘Parents should be terrified that this is the direction that our society is heading towards…

‘Again, we are weakening America…. We are setting the stage, and it feels like we are looking at corrosion, like we are about to see the end of an empire’. 

WAP (Wet A*s P***y) features the two rappers discussing female sexual pleasure using explicit sexual descriptions. Following its release in 2020, the tune was critically-acclaimed and went on to top the Billboard charts for four weeks. 

Laughing it off: Initially, Cardi didn't seem to mind that the performance was a scathing talking point on Fox News with Tucker Carlson. In fact, she celebrated it for the added media exposure

Laughing it off: Initially, Cardi didn’t seem to mind that the performance was a scathing talking point on Fox News with Tucker Carlson. In fact, she celebrated it for the added media exposure

Critical conversation: During Owens's rant about Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar), she referenced where she straddled Megan Thee Stallion while belting out the ultra-raunchy lyrics

Critical conversation: During Owens’s rant about Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar), she referenced where she straddled Megan Thee Stallion while belting out the ultra-raunchy lyrics

Initially, Cardi didn’t seem to mind that the performance was a scathing talking point on Fox News. She celebrated it for the added media exposure.

Sharing a screenshot of Candace’s performance, she penned: ‘Yaaaayyyyyyy WE MADE FOX NEWS GUYS !!! Wap wap wap’.  

But then, after the Grammy broadcast, Cardi poked fun at Owens, referring to her as ‘Candy’, and thanked her for helping boost the number of views of the YouTube video of the Grammys performance.  

‘STREAM UP AND WAP .REMEMBER GROWN PARENTS ONLY YOU CAN MONITOR WHAT YOUR KIDS WATCH NO1 ELSE,’ the rapper tweeted in part.

Personal jabs: Owens returned the favor and called Cardi by her real name after the rapper dubbed her 'Candy' in a tweet

Personal jabs: Owens returned the favor and called Cardi by her real name after the rapper dubbed her ‘Candy’ in a tweet

Any press is good press: After the Grammy broadcast, Cardi poked fun at Owens, referring to her as 'Candy', and thanked her for helping boost the number of views of her Grammys performance on YouTube: 'STREAM UP AND WAP .REMEMBER GROWN PARENTS ONLY YOU CAN MONITOR WHAT YOUR KIDS WATCH NO1 ELSE,' the rapper tweeted

Any press is good press: After the Grammy broadcast, Cardi poked fun at Owens, referring to her as ‘Candy’, and thanked her for helping boost the number of views of her Grammys performance on YouTube: ‘STREAM UP AND WAP .REMEMBER GROWN PARENTS ONLY YOU CAN MONITOR WHAT YOUR KIDS WATCH NO1 ELSE,’ the rapper tweeted

Candace then returned the favor and called Cardi B her real first name. 

‘I don’t work for Fox News, Belcalis, nor do I take issue with you having success. I take issue with you being used to encourage young women to strip themselves of dignity. Men typically treat women how they treat themselves. You know that,’ the political commentator hit back.  

From there, Owens proceeded to elaborate on why she feels the Bodak Yellow star needs to take responsibility for the message she’s sending with her sexual innuendos on live television.

‘We hear so many women complaining about how men treat women. Cardi B begs the question— how do women treat themselves? We can fix black culture, we can’t do it if we keep pretending it’s not broken. That performance was disgusting. Let’s start by calling a spade a spade,’ the Connecticut native wrote. 

‘If you think making your husband a sandwich is a sin, but popping your vagina into another woman’s vagina in front of the world is power— you are a lost soul.’  

More personal jabs: Owens referenced how Cardi loves to point out her husband's skin tone; she's married to George Farmer, a white man who's a UK native

More personal jabs: Owens referenced how Cardi loves to point out her husband’s skin tone; she’s married to George Farmer, a white man who’s a UK native

Taking sides: Owens defending Melania Trump's modeling shots by saying she has since evolved over the last three decades

Taking sides: Owens defending Melania Trump’s modeling shots by saying she has since evolved over the last three decades

Owens then referenced how Cardi loves to point out her husband’s skin tone; she’s married to George Farmer, a white man who’s a UK native.  

‘… So let me ask— what color are the people that are encouraging you to strip in front of the world? Who owns your record labels? Who owns CBS and the GRAMMY’s? Who made the most money off of your WAP? You sold it to who?’ 

The conversation then turned to Melania Trump, as Cardi posted a series of the former First Lady’s racy modelling shots, while staunch Trump supporter Candace hit back about her ‘obsession’ with the family. 

Hitting hard: Cardi seemed to outrage Owens when she posted a seemingly tweeted-and-deleted meme about her husband cheating on her with her brother from last November

Hitting hard: Cardi seemed to outrage Owens when she posted a seemingly tweeted-and-deleted meme about her husband cheating on her with her brother from last November

Cardi shot back: ‘I don’t know why candy is so bothered by WAP.I was just inspired by our former First Lady [Melania Trump]. Anyways congrats on your new show I hope you speak more about WAP I need it to reach a new Audience to go 6x platinum.Any exposure will help .Love you candy STREAM UP.’

Owens replied: ‘What is your obsession with the Trump family? You are digging up modeling shots from our former First Lady from 3 decades ago. She has evolved, you have not. What you did at the Grammy’s was disgusting. Own it.’

Again Cardi tried to have the last word writing: ‘I’m obsessed she’s my idol! She showed me I can be naked perform wap and still be a First Lady one day….

‘Wait so only White women can be naked and show their sexuality and evolve in their 30s but I can’t ? Wow America is soo unfair .To think this was the land of the free.’ 

The lyrics for WAP features the two female rappers discussing how they want men to please them by using explicit sexual descriptions

The lyrics for WAP features the two female rappers discussing how they want men to please them by using explicit sexual descriptions

As the two waged on with their war on Twitter, they both suggested their fight could end up in the courts over a defamation lawsuit.

The legal action threats began when Cardi referenced Owens’ seemingly tweeted-and-deleted meme about her husband cheating on her with her brother last November.

‘Yes. Just spoke with my family. I am 100% suing Cardi for that nonsense. You can’t just start throwing out wild lies against private members of my family because you’re upset someone called your out on your degenerate performance. I’ll keep you all posted,’ The Daily Wire writer tweeted.      

Cardi hit back: ‘Of course your family going to tell you to sue since you tweeted your brother and husband beat box on d***s .It’s everywhere you can even Google it .Even random people dates they saw you tweet and delete .I DIDNT MADE IT UP.’ 

Legal action threat: As the two waged on with their war on Twitter, they both suggested their fight could end up in the courts over a defamation lawsuit

Legal action threat: As the two waged on with their war on Twitter, they both suggested their fight could end up in the courts over a defamation lawsuit

Her own legal threat: After Owens threatened to take legal action, Cardi followed up saying she would sue the commentator for claiming she photoshopped a seemingly deleted meme about her husband cheating on her with her brother last November.

Her own legal threat: After Owens threatened to take legal action, Cardi followed up saying she would sue the commentator for claiming she photoshopped a seemingly deleted meme about her husband cheating on her with her brother last November.

Their beef continued on with Owens sharing about how her new show, which drops on Friday, is already ‘a #1 trending topic in the country.’ 

She also asked fans and followers to be sure ‘to send a thank you note to Cardi’ for her work as her hype man.

The insults continued when the rapper shot back: ‘I’m not your hype man I’m your MOTHER. You look for me when you need help on your career not the other way around. YOU NEED ME I DON’T NEED YOU. Now say thank you mommy Belcalis.’

Owens would again threaten legal action when she added, ‘I’m thinking me and you in a courtroom debating defamation law is what’s around the corner.’   

Who needs who: Cardi maintained Owens has singled her out to 'help on her career... Now say thank you mommy Belcalis'

Who needs who: Cardi maintained Owens has singled her out to ‘help on her career… Now say thank you mommy Belcalis’

Building up attention: The pair also battled over Owens' assertion that her upcoming new show is already 'the #1 trending topic in the country'

Building up attention: The pair also battled over Owens’ assertion that her upcoming new show is already ‘the #1 trending topic in the country’

More defamation talk: Owens again threatened legal action when she said she envisions them 'debating defamation law' soon enough

More defamation talk: Owens again threatened legal action when she said she envisions them ‘debating defamation law’ soon enough

Things heated up further when Cardi discussed critics slamming her daughter Kulture, two, who she shares with rapper Offset before she deleted the messages. 

She then specified it was not Candace who mentioned Kulture. 

In November, Candace hit headlines again for blasting the Harry and the ‘steady feminization of our men’, calling for society to ‘bring back manly men’. 

The conservative commentator took umbrage to the star’s shoot, writing on Twitter: ‘There is no society that can survive without strong men.

Specified: She then specified it was not Candace who mentioned Kulture

Specified: She then specified it was not Candace who mentioned Kulture

‘The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.’ 

Concluding her fiery tweet, the right wing media personality, a vocal supporter of US President Donald Trump, asserted: ‘It is an outright attack. Bring back manly men.’ 

Responding to the tweet, Olivia Wilde – who announced her engagement with Jason Sudeikis had ended this weekend – simply wrote: ‘You’re pathetic.’

Candace then directly referenced Olivia’s recent split when she shockingly hit back: ‘You’re single for a reason.’ The tweet was subsequently deleted.  

Comments: In November, Candace hit headlines again for blasting the Harry and the 'steady feminization of our men', calling for society to 'bring back manly men'

Comments: In November, Candace hit headlines again for blasting the Harry and the ‘steady feminization of our men’, calling for society to ‘bring back manly men’

source: dailymail.co.uk