Cardi B’s new single “Imaginary Players” stirred up on-line drama as followers linked it to Nicki Minaj’s feud with Jay-Z and Roc Nation.

Cardi B lit up social media Monday (August 11) with the announcement of her new single “Imaginary Players” and immediately discovered herself tangled in Nicki Minaj’s ongoing feud with Jay-Z.

The observe, set to drop Thursday (August 15), is the second single from Cardi’s upcoming sophomore album Am I the Drama?, which arrives September 19.

But it wasn’t simply the music that received individuals speaking—it was the title. “Imaginary Players” shares its title with a basic Jay-Z reduce from his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, and that coincidence didn’t go unnoticed.

Though no official affirmation has been made about whether or not Cardi’s model samples or references Hov’s unique, the web wasted no time connecting the dots—and stirring the pot.

With Nicki Minaj at present waging a really public one-sided battle in opposition to Jay-Z and Roc Nation, some social media customers noticed Cardi’s announcement as a strategic transfer.

“So after months of Nicki Minaj dragging Jay Z online, he clears a song for Cardi B out of spite and y’all still think Nicki is crazy?” one consumer posted.

Another added, “Nicki ran her mouth so much Jay Z cleared a sample for Cardi.”

A 3rd chimed in, “OOOOOOOOOOOOO so the whole influx of Roc Nation crash outs over the last month or 2 was REALLY because Nicki found out Cardi has a Jay-Z record and it’s eating her up inside.”

So after months of Nicki Minaj dragging Jay Z on-line, he clears a tune for Cardi B out of spite and y’all nonetheless assume Nicki is loopy?

— Masin Elijè (@MasinElije) August 12, 2025

Nicki ran her mouth a lot Jay Z cleared a pattern for Cardi 💀 pic.twitter.com/bsDhlwWvSA

— Jonathan (@ScrappyDoobertt) August 12, 2025

OOOOOOOOOOOOO so the entire inflow of Roc Nation crash outs during the last month or 2 was REALLY as a result of Nicki came upon cardi has a Jay-Z document and it’s consuming her up inside 😭😭 https://t.co/BsA0adzdD0 pic.twitter.com/AXP9lbrxEL

— 🐦‍⬛ WARLOCK 🐦‍⬛ (@MagicBardi) August 12, 2025

While Cardi has not addressed the hypothesis, she teased extra particulars to return.

“If only y’all knew the story for what I had to go through with this single and to do something else. But when the song come out, I’m going to tell y’all more about the story because then I’m going to give y’all more of the surprises.”

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