That soundtrack of my life song was FIRE,
but I never heard it until this thread.
She was probably a victim of gatekeeping by the Braxton sisters or whoever was poppin' around that time. It happens to a lot of Latino artists trying to succeed in the English Urban genres.
That's why Cardi B is such a freedom fighter/revolutionary for the Latino people.

Cardi B a freedom fighter?
Cardi B has no career without the industry propping her up with ghostwriters and a little bit of polish.