Cardi B cancels gig at ONE MusicFest 2024 due to medical emergency

has pulled out of a huge gig due to a medical emergency.

The 32-year-old rapper said she has been in hospital due to the health issue and, as a result, has had to withdraw from ONE MusicFest 2024 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta this weekend.

But, writing on X, Cardi B admitted it "breaks her heart" to make the decision days before the event. She posted: "I am so sad to share this news, but I've been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency the last couple of days and I won't be able to perform at ONE MusicFest.

"It breaks my heart that I won't get to see my fans this weekend and I really wish I could be there. Bardi Gang - thank you for understanding and I'll be back better and stronger soon. Don't worry. Love yall."

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The songwriter, born in New York City, had hoped to wow her fans at the event, where she was billed as a headline act alongside the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, Ari Lennox and Young Nudy.

ONE MusicFest encouraged fans to uplift Cardi B in prayer and suggested they'll be scrambling for a replacement ahead of Saturday's opening performances.

The rapper's cancellation comes after she spoke about wishing "the worst" on her former husband, Offset, with whom she shares three children, in a series of since-deleted X posts.

Cardi said: "Bro I wish the worst on this man ... I never hated somebody soooo much and these bitches be so thirty [sic] to have him... Please take this man off my hands this garbage bag is too heavy!!"

The couple married in 2017 and went on to have three children together, including a daughter born only last month. However, Cardi officially filed for divorce from Offset in July during her .