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Fashion Forward: Cardi B Performs at Grammys in 8kg Outfit

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 9:35 AM by Sibusisiwe Lwandle

- American rapper Cardi B recently revealed that her Grammy outfit weighed a whooping 8kg

- The WAP hitmaker said that she did it all for the love of fashion, much to her fans amusement

- Cardi B performed her hit song, featuring Megan Thee Stallion while she was wearing the now-famous bronze ensemble

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Cardi B loves fashion and always does the most when it comes to her looks. The stunning rapper recently left many jaws on the floor with her live performance of WAP along with Megan Thee Stallion.

Cardi revealed that the outfit she wore for the lit performance weighed a massive 18.4 pounds (8.3kg).

The gorgeous bronze ensemble barely covered the starlet’s body and one can only imagine how difficult it was for her to move around the stage in the heavy outfit.

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A social media user pointed this out and said:

“Cardi performed in a 18.4 pound outfit and she STILL BODIED that sh*t? A LEGEND.”

Cardi saw the post and responded:

“All for the name of fashion.”

Social media users shared their thoughts. Twitter user Naijabardi said:

“The way this look will go down in history.”

Zvenom_priv said:

“A performer! U never disappoint.”

Bardigangupdate said:

“A mf performer!!! Who’s doing it like you??”

Efuru4you said:

“You should’ve thought more about the performance then the fashion girl but you still did good.”

Uroyalheinus said:

“And she and Megan bodied that performance!!”

Fashion forward: Cardi B performs at Grammys in 8kg outfit — Cardi B performed at the Grammys in an outfit that weighed 8kg. Image: @iamcardib
Source: Instagram

Meanwhile Briefly.co.za previously reported that Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion made music history on Sunday night, 14 March during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards.

Jay-Z's wife and the US rapper became the first female artists to win the Best Rap Performance category at the prestigious awards. Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion took the category with their smash hit, Savage Remix.

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Guinness World Records took to Twitter to announce Queen B and Tina Snow's good news. The organisation wrote:

"@theestallion and @Beyonce HAVE OFFICIALLY MADE MUSIC HISTORY! The powerhouse artists are officially the FIRST female artists to ever win the category for Best Rap Performance at the @RecordingAcad - thanks to their hit 'Savage Remix'. Congratulations!"

The two talented artists fans took to Twitter to congratulate them for making music history. Check out some of the comments below:

@stallitheebarbi wrote:

"My girls made history."

@bhurd675 said:

"Ah!! That's dope. Y'all did that."

@b4ehive commented:

"EVEN A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. I'M SO PROUD OF MY FAVES @Beyonce @theestallion."

@mrmcoolaid said:

"Congratulations to both ladies but no lie I never thought I’d see Beyoncé winning a Grammy for rap."

@buzzz928 wrote:

"Let's gooooo babyyyyyy @theestallion you did that! Keep it up... congrats."

@salsaking254 said:

"Amazing."

@iniguga2021 wrote:

"Beyoncé I love you."