Cardi B Makes South Africa Proud By Defending Tyla Against Haters

Cardi B Makes South Africa Proud By Defending Tyla Against Haters. For the longest time Tyla has been receiving backlash, mostly from Black Americans. It recently got worse, after she bagged an awards at the VMAs.

The award winning musician has made history by becoming the First Female African Artist and the First South African Artist to win a VMA Award. Tyla has had a major year since the viral release of her hit “Water”. The hit song has seen her bag a Grammy, billboard, BET and VMA award in her debut year.

In her acceptance speech, she said, “The global impact that ‘Water’ has had on the world just proves that African music can be pop music too. I know there’s a tendency to group all African artists under Afrobeats. It’s a thing, and even though Afrobeats has run things and has opened so many doors for us, African music is so diverse. It’s more than just Afrobeats.”

While accepting the VMA award for Best Afrobeats Video, Tyla handed her trophy to Lil Nas X, joking about how heavy it was while delivering her speech. Some fans on social media criticized the move, calling it “rude.”

In true sisterhood style, Cardi B quickly came to Tyla’s defense. During a discussion on X (formerly Twitter) Spaces, Cardi expressed her frustration with the negativity Tyla has been receiving. She calls the reactions online a form of bullying, criticizing how people take a single moment and distort it into something negative.

“Tyla wishes she never won that fcking VMA award. If she would’ve known that that fcking VMA award would’ve brought so much hate, so much criticism, I bet for a fact she’ll be crying tonight. The internet is insufferable.”

Cardi also explained why Tyla needed help with the VMA trophy, pointing out that the award is heavier than it looks. She pointed out that Tyla is small and skinny, weighing about 109 pounds, which makes holding the trophy in heels even harder. She also made it clear that Tyla wasn’t being rude or dismissive, noting that she handed the VMA trophy to Lil Nas X, not Halle Bailey, as some have speculated.

“You gotta worry about motherfkin’ doing a speech, looking good while you’re carrying a motherfkin’ 10-pound fkin’ [award] in your motherfkin’ hand,” she said.

Cardi B defending Tyla is actually cute to see pic.twitter.com/HswDftUZWV

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