{"id":176513,"date":"2026-03-26T21:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176513\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:32:10","slug":"cardi-bs-little-miss-drama-new-york-city-tour-stop-7-best-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/176513\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B’s ‘Little Miss Drama’ New York City Tour Stop: 7 Best Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCardi B<\/a> brought her blockbuster Little Miss Drama tour to her hometown of New York City on Wednesday night (March 25), marking the first of two nights at the iconic Manhattan arena. Naturally, Bardi put on a special show for her city, stacked with special guests, a relentless setlist, and her trademark energy and charisma.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs the lights dimmed over a crowd diligently decked out according to the 35-date trek\u2019s \u201cschoolgirl\u201d dress code, the opening seconds of \u201cGet Up 10\u201d blared through the speakers, setting the stage for an equally celebratory and cinematic night. But this show was deeper than that; last night was also a homecoming moment for one of the most incredible hip-hop come-up stories of the late 2010s. Just under a decade since she exploded onto the scene with \u201cBodak Yellow,\u201d Cardi returned to the city that gifted her the roots and the tools to become a Grammy-winning rapper who\u2019s also the only female MC to have her first two albums \u2014 2018\u2019s Invasion of Privacy and 2025\u2019s Am I the Drama?<\/a> \u2014 debut atop the Billboard 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd those roots were meticulously honored throughout the show. From the Highbridge-indebted grit and bravado that anchored her searing opening run of solo rap anthems, to the Afro-Latin-Caribbean colors and rhythms that grounded the party-rocking third act, nearly every corner of New York City got some love at the Little Miss Drama Tour. She even paid tribute to her strip club days by turning the night\u2019s fifth act into a booty-clapping bonanza, soundtracked by steam cuts like \u201cOn Dat Money,\u201d \u201cThotiana\u201d and, of course, \u201cWAP.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDrama songs comprised the bulk of the set list, with Invasion of Privacy and her enviable collection of standalone singles and classic guest verses making up the rest. While Megan Thee Stallion was in town for her Moulin Rouge! Broadway stint, the Hot Girl Coach did not pop out for a surprise performance of \u201cWAP\u201d and \u201cBongos.\u201d Nonetheless, Bardi treated her hometown to Bed-Stuy-bred female rap legend Lil\u2019 Kim and new-school Bronx star Cash Cobain. She also ceded some stage time to Natalie Nunn of Zeus Network\u2019s Baddies franchise \u2014 which, in a way, called back to her own pre-\u201cBodak Yellow\u201d reality TV days.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are the seven best moments of the first NYC stop of Cardi B\u2019s Little Miss Drama Tour at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n


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\tLil\u2019 Kim Struts to \u201cQuiet Storm\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t want y\u2019all to think I wanted to be dramatic,\u201d Lil\u2019 Kim quipped after she took the stage and strutted down the runway to the opening notes of her timeless \u201cQuiet Storm\u201d remix. \u201cCardi dressed me!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Brooklyn-bred, Grammy-winning rap icon popped out in a steamy black leotard, black thigh-high boots, and a grand black overcoat that complemented the one Cardi wore. Though Kim\u2019s mic appeared to have some issues \u2014 and she did more strutting than rapping \u2014 the brief cameo avoided complete awkwardness by landing as a notable moment in rap history. Bardi is the first female rapper to sell out back-to-back nights at The Garden, so for her to share that space with Kim, a pioneer in the field, made for a welcome display of NYC female rap unity.<\/p>\n

\tLighting Design<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi has spoken about Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s recent stadium-conquering Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours, which inspired her own trek, and that much was clear at last night\u2019s show. Dan Norman, the lighting and production designer for the Little Miss Drama Tour, understood exactly what piqued Cardi\u2019s interest about Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s light design. Queen Bey & Co. design each aspect of the show to make every vantage point feel like a front row seat.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the Little Miss Drama Tour, the lighting design functions as a second show, extending the color palettes and transitions of her video interludes into projections that turned every section of The Garden into an extension of the stage. <\/p>\n

\tCash Cobain Reps The Bronx\u2019s New Class<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough Cash Cobain appeared on a particularly strong cut from Am I the Drama? (\u201cBetter Than You\u201d), the slizzy god pulled out an old reliable cut for his surprise appearance last night: \u201cFisherrr\u201d is a forever-certified banger, especially in NYC. Still, the real treat was watching Cash rap as his older Bronx sister acted as hypewoman, twerking, running and ad-libbing in circles around him.<\/p>\n

\tNatalie Nunn Hosts Impromptu \u2018Baddies\u2019 Takeover<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s highly unlikely that any of last night\u2019s attendees expected a $5,000 twerk contest that was really a Trojan horse for a Baddies segment \u2014 but in New York, anything can happen! Reality television personality Natalie Nunn has been making inroads in the music industry for the past few months, and Cardi allowed her to perform \u201cDoin\u2019 What I Want,\u201d an August 2025 single that\u2019s still making the rounds across social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough in-ear issues appeared to trip her up in the beginning, Natalie eventually caught the beat and made it through the song in front of a sold-out MSG crowd. Given that the world watched Cardi graduate from reality TV to Diamond-certified records, this was a sweet moment that showed how she holds the door open for those coming up behind her. <\/p>\n

\tMusic Direction<\/p>\n

\n\tLittle Miss Drama Tour musical director Mitch Cohn was tasked with weaving a coherent narrative across two stacked studio albums and a catalog boasting an incredible range of heavy-hitters. And he pulled it off.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter keeping things rooted in the Drama era with scathing cuts like \u201cHello,\u201d \u201cMagnet\u201d and \u201cCheck Please,\u201d Cardi transitioned into a more introspective and emotional segment \u2014\u00a0one that found her revisiting more relationship-minded songs like \u201cBe Careful,\u201d \u201cThru Your Phone\u201d and a snippet of Kehlani\u2019s \u201cFolded\u201d that bridged the Oakland R&B singer\u2019s beloved Cardi duets (\u201cRing\u201d and \u201cSafe\u201d).<\/p>\n

\n\tFrom there, she brought The Garden to The Heights, blasting through the tropical rhythms of songs like \u201cI Like It\u201d and \u201cTaki Taki,\u201d before returning her attention to her latest album in the fourth act, with cuts like the Selena Gomez-assisted \u201cPick It Up,\u201d which found Cardi trying her hand at vogue-esque hand performance. For the fifth act, the final segment before the rapid-fire round of hits that properly closes the show, Cardi took the arena to the strip club, tearing through numbers like \u201cErrTime\u201d and \u201cPretty & Petty\u201d while on a revolving platform peppered with stripper poles.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnder Cohn\u2019s musical direction, Cardi delivered a show that transported the audience through her personal history, while still honoring the city that made her and primarily promoting the album she\u2019s on tour for. Even more impressively, they made it look pretty damn easy.<\/p>\n

\tHome Sweet Home<\/p>\n

\n\tNothing hits like a hometown show, and Bardi was clearly giddy to be back in New York City. At the top of the show, she quipped that when it comes to New Yorkers, nobody\u2019s special and \u201cwe\u2019re all celebrities.\u201d As funny (and true) as that statement was, it also doubled as a subliminal promise from Cardi that she was going to especially turn up for her hometown show \u2014 and that she did.<\/p>\n

\n\tNot only was her energy on 10 the whole night, but she also clearly got a kick out of highlighting all the beautiful cultures and ethnicities that make the city such a melting pot. Moreover, she frequently shouted out her parents \u2014 who were both in attendance \u2014 and even brought out her two eldest children (Kulture, 7, and Wave, 4) to walk the runway with her and gaze at the sold-out crowd.<\/p>\n

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