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*Cardi B played interviewer for CR Fashion Book and dished with Zendaya about her maturity, chasing happiness, and finding the “hood” in her.
Peep excerpts from their chat below.
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CB: Right. A lot of people think that just making money and having fame makes you happy and it really don’t. What is your biggest fear?
Z: Sometimes, as a young person in this industry, I put a lot of pressure on myself to do the right thing. I think this is a flaw of mine. I get so afraid to make the wrong decisions, but I have to understand that I’m only 21 years old. I’m not going to always be perfect. You cannot let the fear of not being perfect stop you from doing anything at all. I still have a lot of things left to do in my career and it’s okay to frickin’ learn from a situation and grow from it.
A common nickname for me is Grandma, and that’s not chosen, that’s given. I got the 21-year-old body, but my soul is much older than that.
CB: To me, you seem so angelic. You know, you are the Disney star. You seem like such a sweetheart. But…I know you’re from Oakland. My best friend is from Oakland, and she’s hood as fuck. That bitch is a fucking gangster. Do you think that you got some hood in you?
Z: Absolutely, there is definitely “hood” in me and it will never leave. It’s part of who I am, as it is part of my family. Listen, I was born and raised in Oakland, all my family is from there—multiple generations of Colemans. And they’re not from the Oakland Hills, we are from the hoods of Oakland. It’s something that I’m proud of and I’m lucky to be where I’m from. My aunties held Black Panther party meetings in the downstairs basement of our house that I grew up in. You learn so much from those experiences and from those stories.
CB: As I’ve gotten older, what I look for in a guy has definitely changed. What do you look for in a guy?
Z: Respect is my number one thing, and I think it shows in different ways. With anybody you’re with, you have to have a layer of respect, courtesy, understanding, and tolerance. It’s also important to have somebody who makes you laugh. If someone can’t make me laugh, then that’s wack. And not just kind of laugh, but pee-my-pants laugh.
CB: Do you feel like you need somebody who’s in the industry? I used to date guys who didn’t understand the importance of certain things. My guy, who was in jail, would be like, “Why do you have to do another magazine interview?”
Z: It’s definitely helpful. There’s just certain things in our lives that’s hard for people to understand if they don’t live it. Like if I have to explain what a call time is or why I have to start glam early. I’m not just sitting around all day. I’m on camera, I’m shooting, I’m working, I can’t have my phone. But that doesn’t mean somebody who’s not in the industry can’t understand it or wouldn’t want to learn or understand it.
CB: You really are a big role model to young girls. Do you do certain things that you belike, “Oh my gosh, if people knew that I do that shit, they ain’t gonna think that!”
Z: [Laughs] I wish I had a cooler, juicier answer, but the truth is no. I’m really just boring as shit, and that has kept me out of trouble. I try to be the best that I can be, so that for whatever young person is watching me, it inspires them to be the best version of themselves as well. I want other young people to speak their minds, learn, and grow. I just stay to myself, minding my own business. The only times I’m ever active or loud is hopefully to make a difference, say something positive, to put attention where it needs to be, or do some type of activism, which I’m really passionate about. That’s whatI try to save my moments for.
Read the full interview here.
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