Cardi B revealed she confronted Rah Ali in a heated airport conflict in Cannes, France, throwing a speaker at her throughout what she described as long-awaited payback for his or her notorious 2018 New York Fashion Week altercation tied to Nicki Minaj.

The Grammy-winning rapper didn’t maintain again throughout a Thursday night time (July 30) X Spaces chat, detailing how she tracked down Ali in a personal lounge after recognizing her on the airport whereas on the way in which to shoot her album cowl.

“That’s where I’m a pop it off,” Cardi mentioned, explaining she didn’t wish to threat a public run-in that might land them in jail. “If you thought I was going to let that s### fly, you out of your f###### mind.”

The Bronx native mentioned she couldn’t keep away from a confrontation as a result of Ali would possibly later declare Cardi backed down.

“I can’t live and die knowing that somebody did put they hands on me and I never did nothing back,” she mentioned. “B####, I’m from the Bronx, you from the Bronx. You know what’s up.”

Cardi mentioned Ali stared her down within the lounge, prompting Cardi to take motion.

“So that’s when I threw a JBL speaker on her head,” she mentioned. “And she said, ‘You feel better about yourself?’ She’s acting like she’s gonna fight, but she wasn’t really like aggressive.”

Cardi added that her safety stepped in earlier than issues escalated additional, and police shortly arrived to interrupt up the scene.

Cardi B addressing Rah Ali state of affairs on Spaces. pic.twitter.com/jvegVV4Xvj

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The confrontation was the primary time the 2 had crossed paths for the reason that 2018 Harper’s Bazaar Icons occasion, the place Cardi and Nicki Minaj’s feud boiled over right into a viral brawl.

At the time, Minaj claimed Ali had punched Cardi “eight to nine times,” leaving a visual bump on her brow. Cardi disputed that model of occasions.

Rah Ali Recalls Cardi B Airport Run-In

Earlier Thursday, Rah Ali gave her personal account of the Cannes incident throughout an interview, claiming Cardi approached her on the airport and requested, “What’s wrong with you?”

Ali mentioned Cardi started yelling, “You got me f##### up,” and shouted, “You thought I wasn’t going to get my lick back.” She claimed Cardi threw sneakers and luggage at her earlier than airport employees intervened.

Ali mentioned she tried to stay calm however stood up in case issues turned bodily. “You look so stupid,” she recalled telling Cardi. “Grow up.”

“Ultimately the end result was nothing,” Ali mentioned. “She went about her business,” including that Cardi was the “aggressor” identical to in 2018.

#RahAli talks about her current run in w/ #CardiB @ the airport in #Cannes (France). The 2 had not been in shut proximity of one another since their “Alleged” combat again in 2018 on the #HarpersBazaar Icon occasion in #NewYork Take a glance! 😧☕️✈️ 🤬#Bigorecap #Bigolive #Bigousa… pic.twitter.com/v49zEDGPXU

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Cardi’s model of the story painted a unique image. She mentioned Ali’s safety had grabbed her through the 2018 combat and that she had waited years to settle the rating.

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