Cardi B is ready to take her feud with a Jamaican concert promoter to court, challenging his claims that she was paid $2.5 million for a performance she ultimately canceled.

The Bronx rapper went off on Instagram Live on Monday (November 9), responding to Ryan Burke, the founder and CEO of BZR WKND Jamaica, after he announced plans to sue her over her canceled October 18 headlining performance.

Rather than backing down, Cardi accused Burke of lying about how much she received and warned that she would countersue for defamation if he followed through with legal action.

"It's one thing for you to get online and lie about me, but baby, one [place] you cannot lie is that courtroom," Cardi said. "Take me there because now you're lying on me, which is defamation of character, and I'm going to sue you right the fuck back."

The controversy escalated after Burke appeared on CVM Television, claiming that Cardi had been paid in full for her scheduled BZR WKND performance at Kingston's National Stadium.

"Cardi B received [US]$2.5 million for her performance, and that money was sent directly to her. She was paid in full," Burke claimed.

He also alleged that organizers had requested repayment after the performance fell through but had not received a response from the rapper's representatives.

Cardi, however, told a completely different story.

According to the Am I the Drama? rapper, she received approximately $900,000 toward an agreed $1 million deposit. She claimed the remaining money, which was needed to cover production expenses, never arrived by the September 17 deadline.

Cardi explained that the delay affected arrangements for transporting equipment from Florida, booking flights, and securing accommodations for her team.

She also accused organizers of expecting her to cover production costs for the entire festival rather than just her own headlining performance.

The rapper claimed that organizers eventually transferred another $750,000, but only after she had already announced her withdrawal. By then, she said, it was too late to make the necessary arrangements, so she returned the payment.

Cardi also took issue with the explanation surrounding her canceled appearance, particularly suggestions that her grandfather's death influenced her decision.

The rapper firmly denied that her family loss had anything to do with pulling out of the concert.

She instead blamed what she described as the organizers' unprofessionalism and failure to meet their financial obligations.

Cardi's team originally announced her withdrawal on October 8, just ten days before the scheduled performance. At the time, she reassured fans that the decision wasn't hers.

The dispute has since become increasingly public, with both sides presenting conflicting accounts of the payment arrangement.

The disagreement has also drawn a response from Jamaican officials.

During a separate livestream, Cardi suggested that the Jamaican government had offered to help cover outstanding concert expenses.

However, Jamaica's Ministry of Culture and Entertainment denied making any financial commitment to the event, clarifying that the concert was a private commercial arrangement.

Cardi's agent, Mike "Mike G" Guirguis, has also publicly backed her account, stating that she never received her full fee and alleging that the promoter failed to meet several contractual obligations.

Despite the ongoing dispute, Cardi made it clear that her frustration was directed at the event's organizers, not her Jamaican supporters.

"To my Jamaican people, if somebody else books me out there, I cannot wait to go out there," she said, promising fans a proper show in the future.

BZR WKND organizers have maintained that the rapper was paid in full and have indicated that they intend to pursue legal action. The competing financial claims have not been independently resolved.