Rapper BIA dropped her diss tune “SUE MEEE?” during a season dominated by high-profile rap feuds. Sunday alleging Cardi B cheated on her husband Offsetâwhich Offset has deniedâdays after Cardi B seemingly threw shots at the âWHOLE LOTTA MONEYâ rapper in a new remix that dropped Friday.
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According to social media users, Cardi B seems to be teasing Massachusetts artist BIA in the new remix of “Wanna Be” by Megan Thee Stallion and Glorilla, which was published on Friday.
Several of her lyrics on âWanna Be (Remix)â seem to be aimed at BIA, including lines like âThought she was on the shelf, IKEA/ Hope she talk like that when I see her/ Bâ please, donât nobody wanna be ya,â which some have pointed out sounds like âPlease, donât nobody wanna BIA,â a play on the rapperâs name.â
âGuess Iâm a teacher since she wanna sub me,â Cardi B rapped, which may be in reference to BIA rapping âHow you say you runninâ down but you canât walk on the beatâ on a song back in April, an alleged dig at Cardi B, who admitted she wanted to hop on a remix to Ice Spiceâs hit song âMunch,â but didnât because she couldnât sync her rap with the songâs unique beat.
Not long after the release of “Wanna Be (Remix)” BIA wrote, “Bâ- IS WACK” on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Bââis garbage. I SHOULD HANG Bâ- RIGHT OVER MY KNEE, THE WAY I BE PUTTIN MY BELT TO THEY Aâ,â which is seemingly a play on a Cardi B lyric from her joint song âCloutâ with husband Offset.
BIA also posted a viral videoâwith the âWanna Beâ instrumental superimposed in the backgroundâof a battle rapper reciting a line that fell flat, leaving people in the audience confused.
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NEWS PEG
BIA released her diss track âSUE MEEE?â on YouTube Sunday alleging Cardi B cheated on husband Offset: âPut it on your hubby since you like lying on your vows,â she raps. The cover art for the song is a screenshot of an Instagram story post made by Offset in 2023 that appeared to suggest Cardi B had cheated on him. Offset quickly deleted the story and explained later that year Cardi B didnât actually cheat on him, and he only posted it because âShe get crazy at the mouth a little bit, and I was really lit that night.â BIA also accused Cardi B of having a ghostwriter, rapping âDo I beef with you or do I beef with Pardi?â Pardison Fontaine is a rapper and songwriter who has writing creditsâunder his real name Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpeâon several of Cardi Bâs songs including âBodak Yellowâ and âBe Careful,â and has worked with other artists like Ye and ex girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion. However, Cardi B previously played a snippet of BIAâs diss track on Instagram Live Saturday before BIA posted her own snippet and threatened to sue BIA for reportedly lying about cheating on Offset. During this live, Cardi B also played a recording of a call between the two rappers where BIA accused the âBodak Yellowâ rapper of copying her sound.
KEY BACKGROUND
BIA has worked with rapper Nicki Minajâwho Cardi B has previously beefed withâseveral times in the past, and Minaj recently brought BIA out during her âPink Friday 2 World Tourâ to perform the pairâs song âWHOLE LOTTA MONEY (Remix).â However, BIA and Cardi Bâs rap beef seemingly began last year when BIA addressed rumors there had been hard feelings between the two. âI didnât switch up on anybody because I donât know Cardi in real life,â BIA said during an Instagram live in March 2023. âIâve never met Cardi, weâve never had a conversation. I donât have no issues with her. Itâs all love, but I donât know her.â The pair has since traded shots back and forth, which came to a boiling point earlier this year when Cardi B released her âLike Whatâ freestyle in March sampling Missy Elliotâs âSheâs A Bâ-.â Fans claimed Cardi B was imitating BIA, who also sampled Elliotâs song in 2023, and BIA responded to the claims on X with: â.â Cardi B made a post on X later that day saying âBâ- make a fool of themselves every single time .. ima show ya something when I release this song tho.â
TANGENT
Eminem took shots at Megan The Stallion on âHoudini,â a new song that was also released Friday. âIf I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me, would I really have a shot at a feat,â Eminem rapped. The line may be a joke about Megan Thee Stallion getting shot in the foot by rapper Tory Lanez, who he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Some have pointed out a line from the Houston rapperâs record âHISS,â which was released earlier this year, may have sparked Eminemâs jab. âI feel like Mariah Carey/ Got these bâ- so obsessed,â Megan Thee Stallion rapped. (Careyâs âObsessedâ was released in 2009, and was a diss record aimed at Eminem, whom she previously dated.) Others have come to Eminemâs defense, saying he rapped in character as Slim Shadyâhis more aggressive alter-egoâclaiming Eminem himself didnât diss Megan Thee Stallion. Though she has yet to respond to Eminem, Megan Thee Stallion previously slammed rapper Drake for joking about her getting shot by rapping âthis bâ lie âbout getting shots, but she still a stallion,â in his 2022 song âCirco Loco.â In a response on X, Megan The Stallion said âSince when tf is it cool to joke abt women getting shot?â
BIG NUMBER
No. 11. Thatâs the spot the original version of âWanna Beâ peaked at on the Billboard Hot 100. Itâs been on the charts for seven weeks, and now sits at No. 50 on the list.