{"id":253626,"date":"2025-09-25T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/253626\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:52:32","slug":"cardi-b-is-the-new-voice-of-mta-subway-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/253626\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B is the new voice of MTA subway announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cardi B took a break from recording music to record train announcements for the MTA.\u00a0The state-run agency announced on Tuesday via social media that the Grammy-winning rapper from the Bronx is the newest voice for its on-board public-service announcements.<\/p>\n

REUTERS\/Adam Gray<\/p>\n

Cardi B<\/a> took a break from recording music to record train announcements for the MTA.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

The state-run agency announced on Tuesday via social media<\/a> that the Grammy-winning rapper from the Bronx is the newest voice for its series of public-service announcements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe teamed up with NYC\u2019s own [Cardi B] on PSAs that will play in subway stations across our system,\u201d the MTA said in the announcement.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Transit officials told amNewYork that \u201cthere was no money involved\u201d in the partnership with the \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d singer. Her voiceovers focus on various subway-related prompts, including a reminder to pay the fare and keep steps clear for straphangers walking by.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One PSA tells New Yorkers to stop subway surfing, an illegal practice where people, often teenagers, ride on top of moving trains. Since 2023, the NYPD has arrested at least 200 people<\/a> for participating in the dangerous activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"womanCardi B in a NYC subway station.Photo by Matt Zaller\/MTA<\/p>\n

\u201cRide safe, keep it cute and keep it moving,\u201d the artist, who once accepted a plea deal of community service<\/a> for assaulting two NYC bartenders in 2018, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The announcement blitz comes as the Bronx-born \u201cWAP\u201d singer is scheduled to appear at Central Park\u2019s 2025 Global Citizen Festival<\/a> on Sept. 27. The annual music fest brings together pop culture performers and other public figures to promote activism. This year\u2019s event focuses on saving rainforests and providing energy and access to education for people around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The MTA did not elaborate on which stations would play the Cardi B announcements. But fans and critics rushed to the agency\u2019s social media pages to share their thoughts on the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be shy! Give us a Cardi B MetroCard,\u201d one person wrote.\n<\/p>\n

Another fan\u2019s message was short and sweet, saying, \u201cShe\u2019s so cute. I love her.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

But not everyone applauded the MTA\u2019s Cardi B collab. One commenter questioned whether the rapper, who is promoting her new album, Am I the Drama, is the answer to fare evasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that means I should pay $2.90 today?,\u201d the commenter said, citing the price of a subway ride.\n<\/p>\n

Another commenter appeared to use sarcasm to address his frustration with the transit agency.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing says collapsing infrastructure like slapping celebrity voices over broken trains,\u201d he wrote.\n<\/p>\n

The Cardi B announcements will run through Dec. 31.<\/p>\n