Cardi B is stepping into a new role as a judge for New York City's "Best Childcare Jingle" contest, an initiative launched by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to promote free childcare for two-year-olds.
"Sometimes, us women, we can’t really go forward because we don’t have nobody to help us take care of our kids," Cardi B said in a promotional video for the contest.
The contest invites New Yorkers to create and submit 15 or 30-second jingles that highlight the city's new "2-K" program, modeled after existing pre-K and 3-K offerings. Entries must be posted to social media with the hashtag #NYC2KJingle and tag @nycmayor by April 17.
Cardi B will select five finalists from the submissions, after which the public will vote to determine the ultimate winner. Mayor Mamdani referenced the rapper's famous line, "I can get 'em both. I don't wanna choose," to emphasize the program's goal: "With universal childcare, New Yorkers won't have to. For too long, families have been forced to choose between affordable care and staying in the city they love. Now, they can have both — free care in the greatest city in the world."
The jingle contest aims to raise awareness and support for the administration's childcare initiative, blending civic engagement with creative expression through music.