Rap artistCardi B, the highest-certified female rapper in the USA, has released the long-anticipated announcement video for her sophomore studio album! Aftera string of hit singles between now and 2018, when her first album,Invasion of Privacy, came out, the rapper is releasing a new album,Am I the Drama?in 2025.
Cardi B took toXto announce the box set of her new album on July 1, explaining that they will arrive with signatures from her, and can be ordered from her website. However,the most exciting part of theAm I the Drama?announcement is in the video, which references an iconic 62-year-old horror movieby one of the genre’s greatest filmmakers.
One of thesingers and rappers in theFast & Furiousmovies,Cardi B has also worked in the film industry.It is fitting that one ofthe best female rappers of all timewould reference Sir Alfred Hitchcock in an announcement video, known for directing some of themost influential horror movies of all time.
Cardi B’s Album Announcement References Hitchcock’s The Birds
It Is One Of The Director’s Best Movies
Cardi B’s announcement video pays tribute to Hitchcock’s cult movieThe Birds,which was released in 1963. Not only has it terrified generations of horror movie fans for its uniquely memorable presentation of crows as dangerous creatures, but it also continues to inspire filmmakers and other artists, 62 years after its release, as Cardi B’s video proves.
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While netizens have been quick to point out that the CGI looks cheap and rushed, the video, while cryptic, effectively communicates the mood to expect from the upcoming album.Cardi B can be seen fleeing from crows that terrifyingly crash into her building and car, only to eventually comfortably lie on her car’s hood while they fly above her.
It’s an iconic horror film, and fans will immediately recognize the tribute.
Cardi B is known for referencing movies and anime in her music videos from time to time, and one wonders if her tribute toThe Birdsis hinting at a song that tells a story similar to the film. It’s an iconic horror film, and fans will immediately recognize the tribute, which inspires both intrigue and anticipation forAm I the Drama?
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The master of suspense directed many a compelling thriller throughout his career, but few have as much of a cult status asThe Birds. While there are other films of his that have more dedicated fandoms,The Birdsremains almost exclusively a cult film that has nonetheless inspired many great horror and thriller filmsover the years.
The announcement video, however, ends with a twist where Cardi B is seen comfortably posing while the crows continue flying around her.The crows may represent the constant criticism she faces as a public figure and a controversial rapper, or inner demons, but the ending suggests the album might be about her accepting and being comfortable with them.
Cardi B’s 2016 single with Bruno Mars, “Finesse,” hasa music video that rips offthe Jim Carrey showIn Living Color.More recently, she paid tribute to theSailor Mooncharacter Usagi Tsukino at the Fat Tuesday Super Bowl event. So, it remains to be seen if she’ll pay further tribute toThe Birdswith songs on the new album.
The Birds
The Birds, released in 1963, is a suspenseful thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film follows a series of unexplained and deadly bird attacks on the residents of a seaside town, as the townspeople struggle to survive in the face of this terrifying avian threat.
