In her acceptance speech, Cardi touched on the difficulty of focusing on music in a year that was so out of control, and how the impossible-to-miss musical statement she and Megan Thee Stallion made in August was able to cut through all the noise.
"This year, when it came to music, I had so many things planned," Cardi said. "I had so many projects that I wanted to come out. Unfortunately, due to COVID, I couldn't put out the visuals the way that I wanted, it messed up my creative space. You know, I think everyone this year was just messed up. So I'm just grateful and thankful that the song that I actually did put out this year, which was 'WAP' featuring Megan Thee Stallion, not only was it an amazing song that broke so many records, but it was a conversation that I never thought was going to be so big.
"I mean, it pissed off a whole bunch of Republicans for no reason, you know what I'm saying?" she laughed. "It was just weird."
Cardi also addressed "girls out there that are just like me," encouraging them to work harder than they think is possible to "make your dreams come true" and let the hate fuel their grind.
"You actually gotta put in the work," she urged. "You gotta be ambitious. You gotta network. You gotta become great at what you do. You gotta be able to take criticism -- believe it or not, y'all be saying I don't take criticism, but yes I do. That's why when people be like, 'Oh, you can't do this, you can't do that,' I practice so I can become better and better. There's hope. There's hope for your dreams."
Other women honored at Thursday night's virtual ceremony, hosted by Teyana Taylor, included Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie Reyez, Chloe x Halle and Dolly Parton, as well as Executives of the Year Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas.
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