Cardi B Has Given Birth to a Baby Girl—and Her Name Is a Tribute to Offset
Cardi B, record-breaking rapper and relatable fashion icon, just confirmed the birth of her daughter via Instagram this morning (July 11).
According to TMZ, the little girl was born last night, on July 10, in an Atlanta hospital. Cardi’s husband, Offset, was by her side. Fans started to become suspicious that Cardi was in labor after the star—who is usually very active on social media—went conspicuously absent. As one user wrote on Twitter, “I bet cardi b is having her baby because she hasn’t been on social media all day ?.”
So naturally, Cardi turned to social media when it was time to announce her daughter’s arrival via an image of her while pregnant and surrounded by flowers. While she didn’t post a photo of the little one yet, she did reveal her daughter’s name: Kulture Kiari Cephus.
It seems Cardi and Offset, who were secretly married in September, were thinking of family with the choice. Offset’s given name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus. It’s possible the name is also a tribute to Offset’s rap trio Migos, who released two successful albums titled Culture and Culture II.
The rapper confirmed her pregnancy in true Cardi style during a live performance on Saturday Night Live in a custom Christian Siriano dress that showed off her baby bump. Since then, we’ve watched her hit the Met Gala red carpet, become the first female rapper to have two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and clap back at people who said her career was over because she was having a baby. Just the day before Kulture was born, she was showing off baby gifts on her Instagram Stories.
Fans are celebrating Kulture’s arrival on social media—and analyzing her name, of course.
“Lissen, Cardi B’s name is Belcalis Marlenis Almanza and Offset’s name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus,” wrote one user. “They couldn’t just name their baby Jennifer. I’m here for extra spicy, Hogwarts spell-ass names. Welcome to the world, Kulture!”
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Another commented, “I guess they’re really doing it for the culture now.”
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While some are already ready for Baby #2.
Big congrats to Cardi and Offset! Now we wait for baby Kulture’s public debut—knowing Cardi, it’ll be iconic.