--- description: In a new interview, "Bodak Yellow" singer Cardi B recalled the time she met Beyoncé — and her surprising reaction to the moment. title: Cardi B Admits Meeting Beyoncé Was Basically Traumatizing image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47dbee8a4f9595c5/69892d2ebc6cfccb933e59bc/cardi-b-snl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Cardi B Described Meeting Beyoncé as Basically Traumatizing  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2018 5:02 PM CUT  Musical Guest Cardi B Performs "Be Careful" in Studio 8H on Saturday, April 7, 2018 . Musical Guest Cardi B Performs "Be Careful" in Studio 8H on Saturday, April 7, 2018 .NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2018 5:02 PM CUT For many, meeting [Beyoncé](http://time.com/5216849/who-bit-beyonce-face-internet-chrissy-teigen-search-for-actress/ "undefined") is a lifelong dream. For others, it’s a terrifying reality. That’s how it was [for Cardi B](http://time.com/5231034/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-48/item/i-like-it-cardi-b-bad-bunny-and-j-balvin/ "undefined"), artist of the moment and current music superstar. (Her new debut album _Invasion of Privacy_ came out last week, following up her summer 2017 hit “Bodak Yellow.”) In a [new interview with _GQ_](https://www.gq.com/story/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-profile "undefined"), the outspoken Cardi B actually defined herself as “too shy” in her interactions with other celebrities. And as for Beyoncé? Doesn’t sound like she’ll be hanging out casually with Queen Bey any time soon. “When I met Beyoncé, people be like, ‘How that felt? I bet you was mad happy,’ ” Cardi recalled in the interview. “It’s like, ‘Actually, I wanted to s–t on myself.’ It was a very scary thing. All she was doing was like, ‘Hi. I love your music.’ And I was like — UHHHN!” (The writer describes the noise Cardi made at this juncture as a “miserable, voice-cracking wail.”) Cardi, who made further headlines recently with a _Saturday Night Live_ performance and pregnancy announcement, is known for being a [candid and larger-than-life](http://time.com/5195926/cardi-b-iheart-radio-acceptance-speech-confirms-album-release-date/ "undefined") personality. So it’s refreshing to hear that she, too, has her limits when it comes to her comfort with newfound stardom. After all, she’s just a [“regular, degular, shmegular”](http://time.com/5004551/cardi-b-interview/ "undefined") girl from the Bronx who has found herself in the very center of the limelight. It may take some time for her to get adjusted to the Beyoncé appearances around her. But if the warm response to her album is any indication, she’ll have plenty of time to get settled in among her newfound A-list peers: everyone from [Rihanna](https://www.instagram.com/p/BhUujfpBxBE/?taken-by=iamcardib "undefined") to Green Day to [Oprah](https://www.instagram.com/p/BhRnWwZh2E9/?taken-by=iamcardib "undefined") to [Sam Smith](https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWy7o9BkNW/?taken-by=iamcardib "undefined") has showed themselves to be a fan. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5233256/cardi-b-meeting-beyonce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5233256/cardi-b-meeting-beyonce/"},"headline":"Cardi B Described Meeting Beyoncé as Basically Traumatizing","datePublished":"2018-04-09T17:02:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:57.637Z","description":"When Cardi B met Queen Bey","url":"https://time.com/5233256/cardi-b-meeting-beyonce/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","Beyonce","onetime","Cardi B"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47dbee8a4f9595c5/69892d2ebc6cfccb933e59bc/cardi-b-snl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47dbee8a4f9595c5/69892d2ebc6cfccb933e59bc/cardi-b-snl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Saturday Night Live - Season 43","caption":"Saturday Night Live - Season 43","creditText":"NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5233256/cardi-b-meeting-beyonce/","name":"Cardi B Described Meeting Beyoncé as Basically Traumatizing"}}]}] ```