Cardi B is firing back at accusations made by Nicki Minaj that she rose to fame thanks to “sympathy and payola,” saying she’s had fans since her “Love & Hip Hop” days and worked hard to get where she is now.

 

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7/29/2016! NO LABEL ,NO RADIO PLAY,FRESH OUT OF LOVE AND HIP HOP,ONLY 200K IN MY BANK ACCOUNT ,MY FIRST TOUR !!!nobody can make you feel like you cheated yourself or you don’t deserve to be where you at when you KNOW YOU WORKED YOURSELF TO THE TOP !!! THANK YOU BARDIGANG !YOU BEEN HERE SINCE THE GET GO!

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