Cardi B has blessed her fans with new music following a brief hiatus, dropping a new freestyle, “Like What,” accompanied by a video.
The track, Cardi’s first of the year arrived at midnight on Friday (March 1) and includes a sample of Missy Elliott’s 1999 banger, “She’s a B####.” Cardi leaves little to the imagination in the video, wearing a series of revealing outfits showing off her toned bod.
The end credits surprised fans with the announcement the video was “Directed by Offset,” before teasing “This is just the beginning …stay tuned.”
Cardi begins the track on smoke, putting her rivals on notice. “Ayo, let me put some gas in this m##########’ year, b####,’ she says in the intro. “I ain’t really talked my s### in a minute. Like who the f### these b###### really think they talkin’ to? Like, b####, is you f#####’ dumb?”
Cardi B – Like What
She also fired off a few subliminals throughout the freestyle including one fans suspect is a shot at former collaborator JT. The pair unexpectedly fell out in late 2022 and traded shots on the timeline before JT went on to work with longtime Cardi rival, Nicki Minaj.
“First, that b#### hate me, then this b#### hate me,” Cardi raps. “And somehow, they link up and they become friends, like, how?”
The lyric “Got your first pair of Ricks, now you stylin’?” also struck a chord among listeners.
Hours before release, Cardi shared a snippet of the visuals including a scene where she dons a furry pink outfit with an eye-catching pair of Rick Owens boots.
A short while later, the Bardi Gang fanbase noticed that JT shared a throwback photo featuring the same pink boots, leading fans to speculate the City Girls rapper was shading Cardi.
You could tell these b###### are watching Cardi B’s every move. Because no way JT posted these pictures after Cardi B just released her video snippet for her new track. #CardiB #CardiBisComing pic.twitter.com/RSUECHO3cS
— ICON (@Kilis55Mone) February 29, 2024
“JT took the bait and posted them pics only for it to end up on Cardi’s song,” one fan wrote.
JT took the bait and posted them pics only for it to end up on Cardi’s song 😂😂
— Breaking Down Barriers (@_Bloody_Shoes_) March 1, 2024
OH Cardi don’t end JT like that 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/u3tsUvv8u5
— Ameliá (@idolnfusion) March 1, 2024
Check out some of the other reactions to Cardi B’s “Like What” below.
JT running to post her pictures with that look cardi already wore years ago is ending up make her look just desperate and delusional after how she’s been whacked on #LikeWhat oh Cardiana the timing!!! pic.twitter.com/7jkxzOIcuZ
— Bardis Danger (@BardisDanger) March 1, 2024
JT posting that look as if Cardi didn’t wear them shoes in 2020. The lapdogs coming out one by one
— Tanya🫵🏽🤍🇱🇨 (@rubybardi) February 29, 2024
Oh nothing just JT wearing something after Cardi rocked it first. pic.twitter.com/90BZMRJYta
— Cuntology 🤷🏽♀️ #TheReporter (@Bardiology_) February 29, 2024