Cardi B shocked by Bronx rent prices while helping a friend find an apartment

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00:00Cardi B's shocked by Bronx rent prices while helping a friend find an apartment.

00:05The Bronx-born rapper says she couldn't believe one bedrooms were starting at $1,500,

00:10sparking debate over New York City's affordability crisis and celebrity disconnect.

00:15In a 56-second Instagram Live clip reposted by RapHouse TV,

00:19the Bronx native went viral after reacting to the cost of apartments in her home borough.

00:24I go on StreetEasy and I start looking, why rent so expensive?

00:28It's the most freaking cheapest borough.

00:31Fans clipped her reactions mid-scroll as she discovered Bronx one-bedroom starting around $1,500,

00:37sparking a citywide conversation about how out-of-reach cheap housing has become.

00:42At first, Cardi brushes off her friend's complaints, accusing them of making excuses.

00:46Here you go with your excuses now.

00:48How the heck a one-bedroom apartment is like $1,500 in the Bronx, she blurts,

00:54leaning into the camera in exasperation.

00:55Today, that same area has one-bedrooms averaging $1,900 to $2,000,

01:01a jump of nearly 20% since last year, according to recent housing data.

01:06The Bronx remains New York's cheapest borough on paper, averaging $2,021 for a one-bedroom.

01:12But nearly half of its residents are rent-burdened, spending over 30% of their income on housing.

01:18Just days earlier, on October 6th, Cardi apologized to fans for promoting her new album

01:23amid economic hardships, saying,

01:25I forgot how broke everybody is.

01:27The rent is so freaking high.

01:29The comment sections lit up with equal parts comedy and critique.

01:33Try paying $1,500 for a shoebox with no AC and mice, then talk.

01:38One user shot back.

01:40The Bronx is changing faster than any borough in New York,

01:43with average rents climbing nearly 20% year-over-year, and evictions up 15%.

01:49The rent rant might have started as a laugh, but it ends as a mirror,

01:53a reminder that the Bronx's loudest voice is still paying attention,

01:57and that every gasp, curse, and eye-roll carries the weight of a city gasping with her.

02:01The Bronx has been one-해, and that every gasp is tied to the Bronx,

02:06and the겠ïcom

02:21is based on a new punching bag.

02:23I had no idea