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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-í•´, 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
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