On a current episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the rapper-turned-podcaster shared his ideas and made it clear he’s not a fan of her selection to make use of such a legendary beat. “She shouldn’t do this once more,” Budden stated, explaining that sampling a well known track from one of many East Coast’s high rappers is dangerous. He did give props to Cardi’s writers, saying the lyrics had been stable, however felt that wasn’t sufficient to hold the observe.

The podcaster added, “That supply, these punch-ins, how uneven that was… ‘Imaginary Gamers,’ for y’all that wasn’t there, Hov, when that dropped, was a significantly better rapper than that.” He identified that the unique track stood out due to JAY-Z’s movement, confidence, and voice management, whereas Cardi’s model lacked smoothness and had a flat tone. “Bars are there,” Budden stated, “however this isn’t the beat for that.”

The observe is a part of Cardi B’s upcoming album “Am I the Drama?*” which additionally contains her hit singles “WAP” and “Up” from 2020 and 2021. Some followers questioned why these older songs had been added, however Cardi defended the choice on X, saying her followers wished them on the album they usually deserved a correct place.

“This would be the final and solely time I’m gonna handle this,” she wrote. “WAP and Up are two of my greatest songs, my followers have been asking me to place them on an album, and other people seek for them on IOP on a regular basis… they deserve a house.”

She additionally stated she skipped submitting “WAP” for the Grammys due to critics, however now she’s simply centered on giving her followers what they need. *Am I the Drama?* is Cardi B’s follow-up to her debut album *Invasion of Privateness* and is ready to drop on September 19.