If anyone had doubts about Cardi B’s musical or performing talents, she used her Xfinity Mobile Arena tour stop to prove them wrong

Cardi B’s talents aren’t solely defined by her music. The Grammy-winning artist’s larger-than-life personality knows how to grab (and keep) the world’s attention.

But for years, seven to be exact, it appeared to naysayers that Cardi B was resting on her viral personalityinstead of making music since her Grammy-winning debut, Invasion of Privacy.

While she churned out hit singles like “WAP” and “UP” during that span, even her most devoted Bardi Gang members’ patience began to wane. But, 2025’s Am I The Drama?, and her tour stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday night prove that little should be questioned about Cardi B’s musical capabilities or focus.

“I’m just that b—,” she said to the roaring crowd at the South Philly arena. And no one in the audience disagreed.

Cardi B’s stop in Philly for the “Little Miss Drama” tour was defined by her seemingly endless list of rap and Latin-pop hits, striking choreography, awesome costume changes, and the rapper’s hilarious and uninhibited personality.

After DJ Ray G warmed up the crowd, the lights cut to black, and fans aimed their phone cameras and flashlights toward the stage awaiting Cardi’s arrival.

After CGI-images of ravens, mountains and fallen buildings filled the screen on stage, Cardi B walked into a fog-covered stage, donning a Zorro-like cape and a wide-brim fedora.

She kicked off with “Get Up 10″ with flames bursting in the air.

Backed by high-energy dancers, Cardi performed a medley across six acts, each punctuated by elaborate sets and costume changes, ranging from a bedazzled bustier to a floral body suit and sequinned dresses.

The fast-moving switches, and conceptual cut scenes that periodically flashed on the concert screen, ensured no moment felt too still.

In true Cardi form, she was honest about how much the dance sequences were wearing on her.

“Philly, calm down. I can’t waste all my energy. It’s just the beginning,” she joked.

While the Bronx-born rapper mostly rapped with a backing track, and took breaks to catch her breath or strike a pose at an onstage camera, it was her high-energy on songs like “Check Please” and “Press” that kept the momentum going.

In the rare moments Cardi B was alone on stage, she fully embodied the blunt, hilarious persona her fans have fallen deeper in love with over the years.

“I know Ramadan is over. I got something for your hungry a—," Cardi said as the crowd bursted into laughter.

After opening the show with high-tempo hits, Cardi explored emotional-heavy records like “Be Careful” and “Safe,” before delving into“Bodega Baddie” and “Bongos” in her subsequent acts.

She honored Caribbean and Latin American nations around the world, as flags from Puerto Rico to Colombia, Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba filled the stage.

“I make money in English and Spanish” she said.

The fourth act featured more R&B-leaning hits such as the Bruno Mars collab, “Please Me,” and the Janet Jackson-assisted “Principal.”

As she’s done in other tour stops, Cardi B opened up the fifth act with a surprise guest. As the music for “Dreams and Nightmares” blared from the speakers, Meek Mill rose to the stage, with Cardi B performing alongside the North Philly like it was her own song.

“Meek Mill got me out of breathe,” she later said.

It was a moment some news publications and hip-hop fans thought was an apparent jab at Cardi’s adversary, Nicki Minaj, who dated Meek between 2015 to 2016.

But that wasn’t the only big-name appearance at the show.

According to Cardi B, vocalist Jazmine Sullivan and the legendary Patti LaBelle were in attendance. But they weren’t visible on the Jumbotron.

“I cant believe Patti LaBelle is here. I’m gagging,” she said.

But all that’s just talk.

Without a hitch, she returned to form and performed her breakout verses on G-Eazy’s “No Limit” and Blueface’s “Thotianna” before inciting a collective twerk session from atop the stage during “Pretty & Petty.”

As she has done throughout the tour, Cardi B and DJ Ray G invited concertgoers on stage for a twerk-off. But this time, there was a $5,000 award to the best dancer, instead of the $2,000 award given at past stops.

She performed a mix of early records like “Outside” and “Bartier Cardi” before closing the night out with “Bodak Yellow,” which served as a reminder to fans how long it’s been since Cardi rose from reality TV show fame and virality, to becoming one of rap’s biggest stars.

And she’s earned every moment of it.