American rapper Cardi B has fired back at BZR WKND promoter Ryan Burke on Monday, revealing that she received US$900,000 of an expected US$1 million 50% deposit for her scheduled performance in Jamaica, but claims the promoters failed to pay the remaining money needed for production before the event was cancelled.

Her response came after Burke threatened to sue her during an interview on CVM TV, prompting the Grammy-winning rapper to publicly challenge his account of what led to the cancellation.

“You sent me a deposit for a million dollars for the show,” Cardi B said. “You send me a deposit anybody when you book me you must send me a deposit.”

She compared the arrangement to paying a deposit for a beauty appointment.

“Is that when you do your eyebrows, right? If your eyebrows lady’s charging you a hundred dollars, she’s gonna tell you to send her a fifty dollars deposit, right?”

Cardi B then clarified the amount she actually received.

“You sent me my deposit money. Everything was cool. You didn’t send it to me all at once but you sent me my deposit and actually you sent me nine hundred thousand. But okay, whatever you send me my deposit.”

According to the rapper, the promoters were required to make another payment by September 17 to cover production expenses, but failed to do so despite repeated communication between their legal representatives.

“And weeks is passing by you’re supposed to send me the other half. You’re supposed to send me the other half. You never send it never send it. We’re waiting,” she said.

“Remember the week that remember the week guys that I canceled. I gave them they were they were supposed to send me September 17 the second half of the deposit so I could pay for production.”

She explained that the production expenses included staging, lighting, screens, dancers, makeup artists, management and other personnel required for her performance.

“When it comes to production. We’re talking about screens lights. Um my production team to make sure that everything is running 16 dancers makeup artists management. It’s about like a 40 50 50 team.”

Cardi B maintained that she waited beyond the agreed payment deadline before announcing the cancellation, insisting that Burke had already been informed through legal channels.

“So the day that I canceled is because I waited all the way remember they were supposed to send me. They were supposed to send me the other side of the deposit on September 17. I waited all the way to the day that y’all hear me announce which you knew about it because we send you a letter.”

“Like I don’t I don’t understand why you acting like everything I dealt with you with lawyers. Every day my lawyers was talking to your lawyers every single day every single day.”

She added: “The day that I canceled. Until that day you still didn’t send me the the the other half of the money. For the production you was expecting me you was expecting me to use my deposit money.”

Cardi B Challenges Ryan Burke to Sue Her

The rapper also took issue with Burke’s reported suggestion that the cancellation was connected to the death of her grandfather, describing the claim as upsetting and disrespectful.

“Bizarre, Ryan. The fact that I let you slide. The fact that I let you slide with your statement. The fact that I let you slide with your statement when you try to when you try to claim that I canceled the show because of my grandfather’s death. I was so fucking pissed off,” she said.

“But I let you slide the fact that you’re getting on national TV and trying to blame shit on me on the reason why I canceled the show is fucked up and it’s distasteful.”

Responding directly to the threat of legal action, Cardi B challenged Burke to proceed with a lawsuit.

“And let me tell you something baby, please. I wish on the brightest star for you to sue me. Please God, I wish I’m I’m praying on the brightest star so I could really get money out of you for real. Because the way you got me fucked up is insane.”

She also defended her professionalism, arguing that she has performed around the world and has rarely cancelled scheduled appearances.

“Let me tell you something about your janky ass one thing about me. You I have done I have done shows throughout the whole entire world.”

“The only time I ever canceled a show was after I gave birth to my daughter. Which was the Bruno Mars show, which I didn’t got a dollar from. I had my first baby. I was like man I can’t do this and there was another time when I when there was a terroristic bomb threat.”

“Other than that, I have never canceled a show whether it rains snows rain when I’m not feeling like it. I’m a very professional person.”

She further stressed that her business arrangements are handled by experienced legal and production professionals.

“I don’t when it comes to my shows I deal with lawyers. Straight up. I have the best lawyer in the game Dina LaPolt.”

“And not only do I deal with Dina LaPolt. I have one of the best production teams that deal with Travis Scott deal with everyone.”

Cardi B Says Vybz Kartel, Spice and Keyshia Cole Were Promised for Festival

Despite the dispute with the promoters, Cardi B made it clear that her frustration was not directed at Jamaica or its people.

“I was saying I want you to record this because people to the country of Jamaica. This have nothing to do with y’all. I love y’all so much. I love y’all dearly,” she said.

“You guys know how much I love your music. I love your country. I love your food. I love your people. I I just I just purely love Jamaica.”

She revealed that when the festival was initially presented to her, promoters told her that Jamaican dancehall stars Vybz Kartel and Spice, along with American R&B singer Keyshia Cole, would also be performing, while she would serve as the headliner.

“When it was presented to me that they wanted me to be um. They wanted me to do a festival in Jamaica I said absolutely they told me that Keyshia Cole was going to be uh, uh, um. One of the artists they told me Vybz Kartel was going to be one of the artists. They told me Spice was going to be one of the artists and I’ma just be a headliner.”

“And I was excited for it. I was excited for it. All right, cool.”

Her comments suggest that the proposed lineup played a role in her enthusiasm about performing at the festival.