Why Are People Comparing Cardi B To Nick Cannon?

A few years ago, I wrote a story titled “The Nick Cannon Baby-Making Saga Is Not Funny.” In it, I discussed the concerns I had as a parent watching the […] The post Why Are People Comparing Cardi B To Nick Cannon? appeared first on Essence.

Why Are People Comparing Cardi B To Nick Cannon?
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A few years ago, I wrote a story titled “NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 18: Cardi B arrives to the Highlight Room in Manhattan on September 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)

“I don’t get in Nick Cannon’s business, but let me tell you something, all my kids live in the same house, and they are raised by a person, and that’s me,” she said this week. “You can’t compare me to Nick Cannon. I don’t got 12 different baby daddies. I got three kids with one baby dad. And I’m gonna have a new baby with another man.”Do I personally think Cardi is in the same boat as Cannon? Newton? That’s tough.

There are some similarities. The women with whom these men had babies were often people they were dating, too, even if the relationships were unconventional. Cannon still rotates between the mothers of his children, some more than others. Newton had four with his longtime girlfriend, Kia Proctor, and raised her oldest daughter before moving on to relationships with two other women, with whom he also welcomed kids. That includes his latest partner, Cam Newton

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