Cardi B made history at the 2019 Grammys as the first female solo rapper to win in the best rap album category, and as cheerful as Cardi was about checking off the major feat, her celebration was cut short by the backlash she received from fans of the other nominees who questioned whether the Bronx rapper deserved to win.

Negativity spread like wildfire on social media, causing Cardi to address her Grammys win several times on Instagram. "I've been taking a lot of bullshit today and I saw a lot of bullshit last night and I'm sick of this shit," she said in a now-deleted video. "I remember last year when I didn’t win for ‘Bodak Yellow,’ everybody was like, ‘Cardi got snubbed, Cardi got snubbed.’ Now this year it's a fucking problem?”

Several of Cardi's musical peers came to her defense, including the rapper's longtime idol (whom she also met for the first time at the 2019 Grammys), Lady Gaga. Gaga posted an image of her meeting Cardi at Sunday night's ceremony and offered Cardi, who has since deactivated her Instagram account, a few words of encouragement.

"It is so hard to be a woman in this industry. What it takes, how hard we work through the disrespectful challenges, just to make art," Gaga wrote. "I love you Cardi. You deserve your awards. Let’s celebrate her fight. Lift her up & honor her. She is brave."

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It is so hard to be a woman in this industry. What it takes, how hard we work through the disrespectful challenges, just to make art. I love you Cardi. You deserve your awards. Let’s celebrate her fight. Lift her up & honor her. She is brave. pic.twitter.com/lunY27vn3E — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 13, 2019

Cardi has always been a fan of Gaga, and once even performed "Bad Romance" during her high school recital. When a fan unearthed footage of Cardi's Gaga performance, Gaga retweeted the video, writing, "I LIVE @iamcardib."

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In 2016, Cardi explained why she's such a big Gaga fan. "When I was a teenager lady Gaga changed my life," she wrote on Twitter. "She inspired me to be myself & be different."

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When I was a teenager lady Gaga changed my life .She inspired me to be myself & be different — iamcardib (@iamcardib) June 9, 2016

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