On April 6th, Balcalis Almanzar often referred to as Cardi B released her debut album. While it's been quite clear that Cardi is talented from her electric energy on social media and on Love & Hip Hop it's been quite refreshing to see Cardi receive the praise she so rightfully deserves.

Her debut album, Invasion of Privacy is a masterpiece that depicts what it is to be a woman in the 21st century. Listening from start to finish takes you on a joy ride alongside a wide range of emotions. Some of which include: insecurity, jealousy, confidence, and content.

I found it amazingly refreshing to see an artist be so unapologetically transparent. While I can't speak for all women because our experiences all differ, but from a personal account, jealousy is normal and rational feelings can arise in a relationship. Songs such as Thru Your Phone, perfectly articulate the fear women experience while in a relationship.

Additionally, anthems such as "I do", "Drip", "Bickenhead" and "She Bad" perfectly articulate the many trivial thoughts that flow through a woman's head when she is feeling herself. While it's impossible to feel 100% comfortable with oneself at every moment of every day, Cardi through her art articulated to women that these moments are valid and important.

Songs such as "Ring" and "Be Careful" perfectly articulate the questioning that can arise in a women's head over the security of her relationship and whether she even wants to make it work.

Each of these feelings is valid. What's even more valid is she manages to combine all of these different songs articulating a wide range of emotions into a singular album. For most women of color, especially African American women, there are cultural expectations to maintain composure at all time.

Additionally, there are a plethora of problematic tropes that characterize women as slaves to their emotions. These tropes trivialize women to the equivalence of children who are incapable of determining their own agency. Cardi B, maybe intentional or unintentional through her feel good anthems provides a medium where women can assert themselves and argue for their own autonomy of their bodies and emotions.

While music as a medium is often overlooked as a manner in which change can occur, I believe Cardi B is doing great work. Through her platform, she is allowing for women to realize they can be three dimensional and that through their own personal discovery of their own agency they can access the power of choice.