"I’m a very strong believer that if you work hard, you’re going to get what you want"
About this Quote
The line also plays double duty as motivation and provocation. In a music economy that runs on algorithms, gatekeepers, and virality, promising that hard work delivers “what you want” can sound like an oversell. Cardi knows that tension. The quote reads less like an economic thesis and more like a personal operating system: the only reliable lever she can control is effort, and she’s making that lever sacred. It’s self-mythmaking in the best pop tradition, a way of turning biography into doctrine.
Context matters: Cardi B’s public persona is built on bluntness that feels unfiltered but is actually strategic. “Work hard” is a familiar American refrain, but her delivery reclaims it from corporate poster-speak and plants it back in the messy reality of grinding, reinventing, and refusing to be embarrassed by wanting more. The subtext is not that the world is fair; it’s that she won’t wait for fairness to arrive before she moves.
Quote Details
| Topic | Work Ethic |
|---|---|
| Source | Interview, iHeartRadio (Ask Anything Chat), 2018 |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
B, Cardi. (2026, February 8). I’m a very strong believer that if you work hard, you’re going to get what you want. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-strong-believer-that-if-you-work-hard-184968/
Chicago Style
B, Cardi. "I’m a very strong believer that if you work hard, you’re going to get what you want." FixQuotes. February 8, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-strong-believer-that-if-you-work-hard-184968/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I’m a very strong believer that if you work hard, you’re going to get what you want." FixQuotes, 8 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-a-very-strong-believer-that-if-you-work-hard-184968/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








