Cardi B Reveals Her Tour Budget Is Over by ‘a Couple of Million’ & She Might Put the Money Up Herself

The countdown is on until Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour begins on Feb. 11. After starting tour rehearsals in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Jan. 6), Cardi hopped on IG Live early Wednesday (Jan. 7) to give fans an update on a few things, including the tour’s budget.

Cardi revealed that even after redoing the budget, she’s still over by a couple of million dollars, and the Bronx rapper needs to find the money elsewhere. The Grammy-winning artist said she could fund it herself to make sure she’s putting on the proper show she wants fans to enjoy.

“I’m over a couple of million on my budget tour,” she said. “We redid the budget, so now it’s just like I gotta go find the f—king money, or I would have to put some of my own money for things that I want because I went over my budget. I feel like we do the budget every other week and s—t.”

Cardi continued: “It’s just, like, a lot. On top of that, it’s a lot of dance moves that I gotta do and I’m just ready to go home. I don’t know what it is about L.A., but I don’t like being in L.A. anymore.”

Even with the budget issues, Cardi calmed the BardiGang’s worries, letting them know she’s working hard and going to put on a show she’s proud of, but don’t expect any Beyoncé-level production.

“I ain’t no damn Beyoncé, so don’t be expecting any of that. I don’t got that production money, but b—h, I’m gonna give it all I got. I’m working hard, I’m popping it,” she added. “This tour is catered to BardiGang, and to people who are not even BardiGang but are some type of fan of mine or just wanna have a good time.”

Palm Desert, Calif., will get the opening show of Cardi’s first headlining North American trek on Feb. 11. She’s scheduled for 36 dates, including stops in Las Vegas, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Baltimore, Philly, Charlotte, Toronto and Atlanta. She will also perform a pair of shows at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.

The Little Miss Drama Tour comes on the heels of Cardi’s sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which topped the Billboard 200 in September with 200,000 equivalent album units earned.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.