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Cardi B Opened The VMAs But Didn't Perform And People Feel Cheated

She tricked us with the baby prank...then again by not performing. Ouch.

Cardi B just opened the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards looking amazing after giving birth to baby Kulture a month ago.

She even used her moment to prank the audience into thinking she was going to show Kulture for the first time.

OMG! Thought Cardi was opening the #VMAs breast feeding Kulture. She played us all 😭😭

In the lead up to the VMAs, her fans were super excited to see her perform for the first time since giving birth...

I’m looking forward for this years MTV VMA! Yass excited to see Ari,Nicki and Cardi to perform! ❤️

Excited to see Cardi B perform and the JLO tribute at the VMAs

@vmas @cardimarlenisb @iamcardib @MTV So excited to see Cardi perform and hopefully win awards!! She deserves the best. Such a sweet and humble queen 😊 #VMAS

...except the only problem is, she didn't perform. She literally just opened the show.

😄😄#VMAs tricked y’all asses, lol, they said Cardi is opening up the show...they didn’t say she was performing. 🤷🏽‍♀️ #wemolded

But this isn't shocking to her fans who watched her story last week where she already confirmed that she wasn't performing.

That didn't stop people from feeling cheated though.

I thought Cardi was the opening performer #VMAs

Once u realized Cardi didn’t perform! 👋🏾 #Vmas

That's what's they meant when they said cardi was opening the show? #VMAs

YALL SAID CARDI WAS OPENING THE SHOW. I feel bamboozled. #VMAS

Played, even.

so we finna act like cardi aint just play tf outta us ? #VMAs

When you thought Cardi was performing at the #VMAs

But it's ok Cardi, we're ready when you are.