Cardi B Opens Up On Painful Breakup With Offset & Says Female Rapper She Supported Betrayed Her By Sleeping With Him

Cardi B got raw and vulnerable while sitting down with Kelly Rowland, opening up about her split from Offset in a way that showed just how heavy the heartbreak hit.

The Bronx rapper described the breakup not just as emotional, but as a complete physical and psychological collapse. Cardi compared it to going through withdrawal, saying love itself felt like a drug leaving her system.

“It almost felt like withdrawing love,” she admitted. “I’m not even trying to sound exaggerated, but I felt like I was withdrawing.”

She explained how the breakup left her unable to eat, unable to sleep, and even struggling to see her child without crying. Her lowest points had her hiding from the world:

“I don’t want to see daylight. I don’t want to see nothing.”

Still, Cardi made it clear—when love is done, it’s done.

“When you know you’re done, it just dies in you. When it dies, it’s very painful.”

Looking for guidance, Cardi leaned on Shakira, who reminded her that healing only comes with time. That advice gave Cardi perspective, even as she faced the judgment of fans and media.

Offset remains at the center of her heartbreak. Their marriage, filled with highs and lows, now nears its end, leaving Cardi to grieve both the relationship and the version of herself tied to it.

But she didn’t just talk about love. Cardi also opened up about supporting other women in rap. She explained that she often DMs new artists, reminding them that hate doesn’t last forever:

“When I see like a new little bitch coming up… I’m sliding their DMs like, hey, this is temporary.”

Still, Cardi admitted those gestures of support haven’t always gone well.

“I have done that to bitches that done… fuck my man,” she revealed, alluding to Offset’s infidelities.

That betrayal left her rethinking who she chooses to uplift.

“You gotta know who you being nice to.”

Her animated delivery had Kelly Rowland laughing, telling her, “It’s not funny, but it’s how you’re delivering it.” The moment highlighted Cardi’s gift for mixing hard truth with raw humor, even while navigating some of her darkest moments.