There are red carpets, and then there are stages where culture gets redefined. The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards is no ordinary pit stop for platinum plaques and polite applause. It is where lyrics become legacy and applause hits like a bass drop. And when Cardi B steps up, you know it is more than fanfare. At this year’s event, she did not just speak; she sparked something seismic.

While the crowd roared like a stadium anthem, Cardi B’s words cut through the noise, setting the stage to rewrite what it really means to own a song.

At the 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, held in Beverly Hills, Cardi B accepted the Voice of the Culture Award with the same gusto she brings to the booth. Her speech? Part confession, part cultural manifesto. “My pen, my mind, my feelings,” she declared — the trifecta behind every track. Shutting down solo-credit snobbery, she fired back at the notion that collaboration waters down authenticity. “Music is a collaboration,” she said, and her hits are living proof.

For Cardi B, writing is not a solo sprint; it is a relay. She spoke of rewrites and revisions, of trading bars and shaping stories until they sing. “I co-write, I rewrite, I speak to what’s true to me,” she reminded the room. It was a rallying cry for teamwork, not just talent, a shoutout to the chorus of voices that help her craft cultural anthems. In a genre often dominated by bravado, Cardi B chose vulnerability, and it hit harder than any bassline.

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As Cardi B’s fiery words echoed through the room, her trophy-stacked legacy stood as undeniable proof that this queen is not just making noise; she is shaping music history.

Being awarded ASCAP’s Voice of the Culture is no fluke in Cardi B’s remarkable career. As a millionaire artist and powerhouse, she is the first woman to win ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year twice, back-to-back. With over 30 ASCAP honors, her trophies mark milestones of undeniable influence. Cardi B’s pen has fueled chart-topping hits and transformed the very heartbeat of pop and hip-hop culture.

With fans buzzing for her sophomore album, Cardi B is already raising the bar. She asked fellow artists to send their verses because she values passion, teamwork, and the power of sharing the pen. As she told the ASCAP crowd, the award belongs to “every writer who helped shape it and make us do something.” For Cardi B, collaboration is never a footnote—it is the main event.

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