Cardi B is exhibiting off her confidence and creativity whereas anticipating, unveiling a homemade video for her newest hit “Pretty & Petty.” The visible, which dropped Sunday, October nineteenth, finds the Bronx native totally leaning into her playful vitality. Wearing a body-hugging polka-dot gown that highlights her being pregnant glow, Cardi retains issues uncooked and genuine in what seems like a self-shot video filmed at dwelling or in an workplace.

The DJ Swanqo-produced observe has been buzzing because it debuted, touchdown at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. It rapidly caught consideration for Cardi’s pointed lyrics seemingly aimed toward rapper BIA. “Name five BIA songs, gun pointin’ to your head/ Baow, I’m dead,” she raps earlier than falling to the ground within the clip. Later, she retains the vitality going with extra biting strains that mock BIA’s picture and her lack of awards. “I’d rather die on the surgery table/ ‘Fore I gotta walk around here lookin’ like you/ You wanna beef with me, are you sure/ Do she even got a BET award,” she spits.

Although the observe stirred up loads of chatter, Cardi held again on releasing visuals earlier within the month. She defined she wished to keep away from clashing with BIA’s BIANCA album rollout. “I’ma be nice to you because it’s your album day,” Cardi mentioned in a clip. “I don’t want to add to your stress.”

For her half, BIA lately mirrored on the back-and-forth in an interview with Billboard. She mentioned she most popular to maintain any response separate from her venture. “If I was to ever address it again, I would never attach it to my album, because this is a beautiful body of work that I believe in,” BIA shared. “I wouldn’t want to disservice this and overshadow it with noise or negativity.”