BY ELIZABETH
VALENTIN
Arts Editor
Cardi B is claiming that while staying at a hotel in Albany hotel, she and her team were kicked out because of the racist hotel staff.
Cardi B claimed in a since deleted Instagram video that everyone on her floor was “Caucasian.” She also said that the hotel staff singled out her group because of the apparent smell of marijuana. She said that this happened with no search of her room for any marijuana.
The “Love and Hip Hop” star mentions that she does not smoke and that she would be willing to take a drug test to prove that she was not the one smoking in the hotel. In the video, she said “Albany is known for being racist and I really experienced that yesterday.”
In the video, she went on to say “Now if you know me, I don’t even talk about smoking weed.” She said that she is a paranoid person and avoids using the substance.
The hotel admitted that there was another rap artist that had been staying at the hotel who had been smoking. Cardi B denied any association with this artist. The hotel’s assumption that Cardi B and her team were the ones smoking based on the fact that she is a rapper is claimed to be based on the stereotype that all rappers smoke.
It has been reported that after investigations, there was no evidence that could conclude that the smell of marijuana was coming from Cardi B’s room. Her group left the hotel despite this.The hotel has yet to respond.
Albany Police Department has conducted an investigation and has made a statement where they claim that there is no evidence of racism in this case.
