Rapper Cardi B Making Stop At Long Beach Record Store To Promote New Album

LONG BEACH, CA — Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B will be in Long Beach later this month as part of a meet-and-greet tour to promote her new album, Fingerprints Music announced Tuesday.

Cardi B's second studio album, "Am I The Drama," will be released Friday, Sept. 19. She will be at Fingerprints Music on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. to meet with fans who purchase an order. It'll be the only stop she makes for the meet-and-greet in California.

The 32-year-old artist joked on social media Tuesday that Atlantic Records had slashed her album's budget to $50, forcing her to "go on the road and sell these CDs and vinyls."

"This is my last chance to sell this album so I don’t get sent back to the strip club," the rapper said online.

The meet-and-greet opportunity at Fingerprints Music sold out within a few hours, but they suggested people keep an eye out a week before the event to see if any spots open up.

"Well, nicely done Long Beach, you stepped up and we’ve got a full house for (Cardi B)- now she can get her nails done," a statement on Fingerprints Music's Instagram Tuesday read.

They also warned people that spots are not transferable and to look out for anyone trying to give up their spot for money.

A jury earlier this month sided with the rapper in a lawsuit where she was accused of assaulting a security guard at a doctor's office during what was supposed to be a then-secret first pregnancy, according to the Associated Press.

“The next person who tries to do a frivolous lawsuit against me, I’m going to counter-sue, and I’m gonna make you pay, because this is not OK,” Cardi B said outside the courthouse, where she posed for pictures with fans. “I am not that celeb that you sue, and you think is going to settle. I’m not gonna settle. Especially when I’m super completely innocent.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.