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Offset gifted his 2-year-old daughterKulture Cephus a Birkin bag, which retails from $8,000. - Many people were outspoken critics of the lavish gift, claiming that the toddler would have preferred toys or candy over a luxury handbag.
Cardi B defended her husband's gift on her Instagram story.- "I'm not mad that Daddy bought baby a Birkin," she said. "She's gonna match Mommy."
Offset gave a pink Birkin bag to his 2-year-old daughter Kulture Cephus as a belated birthday gift on Wednesday.
After he and wife Cardi B celebrating the toddler's birthday with an over-the-top party last week, the rapper shared the moment he unboxed the luxury Hermes purse in an Instagram video.
"Late is better then never I Birkin my baby," he wrote.
Kulture, dressed in a pink fairy costume along with a set of bunny ears, briefly held the purse before putting it back down in the box.
The coveted designer bag retails for $8,000 and is a favorite amongst
Drake has even been collecting the bags for years as a future gift to "the woman I end up with," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
When people learned that Kulture received her first Birkin at just 2 years old, many were dumbfounded, pointing out that the bag costs more than people's monthly rent.
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Others joked that the toddler, who put the bag down after briefly holding it, likely would have preferred to receive toys or sweets for her birthday instead of a luxury purse.
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In the midst of the online criticism, Cardi B defended her husband's gift.
"When celebrities buy their kids jewelry and designer s---, people be like, 'Kids don't care about that. They only care about toys and candy.' Yeah, they only care about toys and candy, but the thing is the kids also go outside. Kids go to restaurants, kids go to fancy places.
Cardi B continued, "If I'm fly and Daddy's fly, then so is the kid. If I'm wearing Cha-nay-nay, my kid's having the same-same, you know what I'm saying? It's not up to what the kids like. If it was the kids, they'd be outside in diapers."
The rapper told fans that she would also be criticized if Kulture looked like a "bumbum" while she dressed like an "expensive b----."
"I'm not mad that Daddy bought baby a Birkin," she said. "She's gonna match Mommy."
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The Birkin bag isn't the first expensive gift Kulture has received. When she turned 1, her mother bought her a diamond necklace with the characters from Netflix's "Word Party" on it.
According to TMZ, the necklace was estimated to cost $100,000.