Cardi B hyped her upcoming performance on this weekends episode of Saturday Night Live in a goofy promo videowith host Chadwick Boseman and Leslie Jones.
In the first clip, Jones instructs Boseman to intensify his laid-back intro style. Youre saying it like its no big deal! she shouts. Its a big deal! Chadwick Black Panther Boseman is hosting SNL with Cardi B, yall! Do it again! Yo, Cardi, did you see that? I just directed Chadwick Boseman.
Later, the Bodak Yellow rapper suggests the B in her moniker stands for Boseman and refers to the actor as Black Panther. When Boseman corrects her mistake, Jones fires back, Your name is whatever she calls you! and seeks out a future guest verse on a Cardi B track for her trouble.
The emcees long-awaited debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, is out now. She recently praised the records numerous guest collaborators including Chance the Rapper and SZA in a wide-ranging Beats 1 interview.
Following her SNL gig, Cardi B will serve as both co-host and musical guest on Mondays episode of The Tonight Show.