Cardi B Apologizes For 'Girls' And States She Had No 'Bad Intentions'

The controversy surrounding Rita Ora's "Girls," featuring Cardi B, Charli XCX, and Bebe Rexha doesn't seem to be dying down. The song's lyrics — "Red wine, I just wanna kiss females, ladies, females — have come under heavy scrutiny from fans, critics, and other artists. Hayley Kiyoko released a statement about the song's "dangerous message," while Kehlani called the track's lyrics "awkward." In the face of mounting disdain for the song's message, Cardi B shared an apology on Twitter.


"We never attempt to cause harm or had bad intentions with the song," Cardi mentioned. "I personally myself had experiences with other woman, shiieeett with plenty of [women]! I though the song was a good song and I remember my experience."


The Invasion of Privacy rapper later described her journey becoming a higher end ally to the LGBTQ+ community by recognizing her past mistakes.


"I know I have [used] words before that I wasn’t aware that they are offensive to the LGBT community," Cardi continued. "I apologize for that. Not everybody understands the right 'terms' to use. I learned and I stopped using it."


Cardi isn't the initial artist to apologize for how ladies was obtained. On Monday (May 14), Rita issued a statement and explained that the song was written about her romantic experience with a woman.


ladies was written to symbolize my truth and is an accurate account of a very real and straightforward experience in my life," Ora wrote. "I have had romantic relationships with females and males during my life and this is my personalized journey. I am sorry how I expressed myself in my song has hurt anyone. I would never intentionally cause damage to other LGBTQ+ people or anyone."