Cardi B Made Her Hosting Debut at the 2021 AMAs – Check Out Her 5 Best Moments

It’s official: There’s no party like a Cardi B party! The 29-year-old rapper made her hosting debut at the 2021 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Just as we expected, Cardi brought her larger-than-life personality to the stage and kept viewers entertained down to the very last minute. Seconds after making her grand entrance, she told the crowd, “I ain’t gonna lie. I’m a little nervous. I’m sweating.” Between hyping up fellow Bronx native Jennifer Lopez before her performance and slaying as a fashion queen all night long, it’s safe to say that Cardi was a huge hit. Ahead, check out all of the “WAP” rapper’s stand-out moments from the AMAs!

Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin

When She Hit the Red Carpet Wearing a Custom Schiaparelli Piece

Cardi turned heads in a black Schiaparelli gown, matching veil, and giant chandelier earrings, but that gold face mask pretty much stole the show.

Getty / Kevin Winter

When She Made Her Grand Entrance to the AMAs Stage

Fashion-wise, viewers were in for a real treat the second Cardi took the stage in a black velvet, slitted dress and sky-high feathered headpiece by Alexandre Vauthier.

Getty / Kevin Winter

When She Took Home an Award For Favorite Hip-Hop Song

“Oh my god, I’m so famous! Thank you so much Bardi Gang, thank you to my fans, to my new fans, to the ones that been holding me down all these years, thank you for voting for me,” she said when she accepted her award for favorite hip-hop song. “And thank you, Jesus! Always gotta thank Jesus! But I gotta go host!”