Photo:Cardi B./Twitter (2)
Cardi B./Twitter (2)
It’s important toCardi Bto give her kids the things she didn’t have growing up.In a chat withThe New York Timeslooking back on 50 years of hip-hop, the Bronx rapper, 30, opened up about the “perks of fame.““When I bought my mom a house, that meant a lot to me. When I bought my house with my husband, that meant a lot to me. When I bought another house … damn, I bought a lot of houses,” she reflected.The mom of two — who shares sonWave Set, 22 months, and daughterKulture Kiari, 5, with husbandOffset— continued, “But it also do be the little things, right? I just bought this playground set for my kids and it’s huge. It looks insane. And I spent in the 20 thousands for it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Noting it isn’t her “biggest purchase ever,” Cardi said it was important to her nonetheless because “this is what I work hard for, for my kids.““Overly spending on your kids doesn’t mean that you’re a great parent, but it makes you feel good. It makes you feel like that you’re living your childhood dream,” she concluded.The “I Like It Like That” rapper shared a tour of the playground set in a video shared on her Twitter last month.Cardi B Instagram"I really go dummy for my kids…..Obsessed!!! I love it,” she tweeted alongside the clip.Cardi also helps to parent husbandOffset’s older kids — daughter Kalea, 8, and sons Kody, 8, and Jordan, 13.Despite the extravagant gifts she gives her kids, Cardi has previously shared that she’sstriving to ensure their kids stay humbledespite their parents' means.“They need to know to never feel comfortable. Don’t ever feel like, ‘I’m going to get it because I’m Cardi and Offset’s kid,’ " she toldVogueSingapore. “They are never going to know what struggle feels like, so they might not have that hunger I had to leave the streets.”
It’s important toCardi Bto give her kids the things she didn’t have growing up.
In a chat withThe New York Timeslooking back on 50 years of hip-hop, the Bronx rapper, 30, opened up about the “perks of fame.”
“When I bought my mom a house, that meant a lot to me. When I bought my house with my husband, that meant a lot to me. When I bought another house … damn, I bought a lot of houses,” she reflected.
The mom of two — who shares sonWave Set, 22 months, and daughterKulture Kiari, 5, with husbandOffset— continued, “But it also do be the little things, right? I just bought this playground set for my kids and it’s huge. It looks insane. And I spent in the 20 thousands for it.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Noting it isn’t her “biggest purchase ever,” Cardi said it was important to her nonetheless because “this is what I work hard for, for my kids.”
“Overly spending on your kids doesn’t mean that you’re a great parent, but it makes you feel good. It makes you feel like that you’re living your childhood dream,” she concluded.
The “I Like It Like That” rapper shared a tour of the playground set in a video shared on her Twitter last month.
Cardi B Instagram
“I really go dummy for my kids…..Obsessed!!! I love it,” she tweeted alongside the clip.
Cardi also helps to parent husbandOffset’s older kids — daughter Kalea, 8, and sons Kody, 8, and Jordan, 13.
Despite the extravagant gifts she gives her kids, Cardi has previously shared that she’sstriving to ensure their kids stay humbledespite their parents' means.
“They need to know to never feel comfortable. Don’t ever feel like, ‘I’m going to get it because I’m Cardi and Offset’s kid,’ " she toldVogueSingapore. “They are never going to know what struggle feels like, so they might not have that hunger I had to leave the streets.”
source: people.com
