Cardi B is ready for hip-hop's #MeToo moment, but the industry darling doesn't think female artists will get their due.
The "Bodak Yellow" rapper spoke out about her corner of the world where women are expected to use their sexuality to get ahead.
"A lot of video vixens have spoke about this and nobody gives a f _ k," the Bronx native told Cosmo.
"When I was trying to be a vixen, people were like, 'You want to be on the cover of this magazine?' Then they pull their d _ ks out. I bet if one of these women stands up and talks about it, people are going to say, 'So what? You're a ho. It don't matter.'"
The 25-year-old rapper, who worked as a stripper to escape an abusive relationship before her career took off, also said the men who have been most outspoken about the recent focus on sexual harassment are covering their own tracks.
"These producers and directors," she said, "they're not woke, they're scared."
The music industry has seen less impact in the #MeToo era than Hollywood, but accusations against Russell Simmons and R. Kelly have both made ripples.
At least a dozen women have accused Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records, of sexual assault, including two who claimed rape.
R. Kelly has been accused of holding women captive in a sex cult in his Atlanta home.
