Johannesburg – GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-diamond-selling superstar Cardi B releases “Imaginary Playerz” out now, the second offering from her highly anticipated upcoming sophomore album, Am I The Drama?
Released today, the track is produced by DJ SwanQo, Sean Island, and OctaneThisThatGas, with a companion video directed by Cardi B and Patience Foster.
To celebrate the launch of “Imaginary Playerz,” Cardi B will be taking over Apple Music Radio from their new Los Angeles studio for one hour of programming curated by Cardi herself.
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In partnership with her joint venture, Cardi has sold out different limited edition merch box sets, including an exclusive WWE collaboration.
Fresh off the heels of her showstopping WWE hosting debut at SummerSlam on August 2nd, Cardi hit the stage, previewing new music from her forthcoming album, furthering the anticipation of its upcoming release.
To kick off this new era, she dropped her first track, “Outside,” available everywhere now. “Outside” debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 13th Top 10 hit.
In addition, “Outside” peaked at #1 on Apple Music during its release weekend, marking her first #1 since the multi-platinum “Up”.
The fiery new anthem release follows her appearance at the Cannes Spotify Beach Party on Wednesday, June 18th, where she debuted “Outside” live for the very first time.
She also performed at LadyLand Festival in Brooklyn, NY, on Thursday, June 27th, where she was introduced by special guest Scarlet Envy — creating an iconic onstage moment.
“Enough (Miami),” released in March 2024, was a blazing track and the perfect record to kick off the spring break season.
“Enough (Miami)” was accompanied by a high-octane companion visual (directed by: Patience Harding) following Cardi’s previous release, “Like What (Freestyle).”
Both records served as the follow-up to a groundbreaking collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos.”
Prior to “Bongos,” the pair released the historic and viral sensation, “WAP.”
In 2020, this hit song (Feat. Megan Thee Stallion)” affirmed Cardi B as one of Apple Music’s most popular artists of all time, earning the platform’s highest-ever debut by a female artist as well as the fastest song in Apple Music history by a female artist to peak at #1.
It also went #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at #1 on rhythmic radio, and rose to #2 on urban radio.
“WAP” also won Favorite Song – Rap / Hip-Hop at the American Music Awards and won Best Collaboration and Video of the Year at the BET Awards.
It was also nominated for Collaboration of the Year at the American Music Awards, nominated for five categories at the MTV Video Music Awards, and nominated for Best Music Video at the iHeart Music Awards.
The visual has now reached over 550M views, and the audio now has over 3.7B streams.
About Cardi B
Cardi B is among the most significant musical artists of all time, regardless of genre, gender, or generation — all accomplished in less than a decade.
Among her seemingly unstoppable list of accomplishments, she stands as the highest-certified female rapper on the RIAA’s “Top Artists (Digital Singles)” ranking with over 100 million RIAA-certified units sold, with 3 diamond certifications.
Her chart-topping, GRAMMY Award-winning, 4x RIAA platinum-certified debut album, Invasion of Privacy, continues to be a landmark achievement in female rap streaming history.
All 13 tracks on Invasion of Privacy are now certified at least Platinum, and the smash 2018 album also includes the history-making Diamond-certified “Bodak Yellow.”
Her extensive list of awards, nominations, and high-profile honors currently includes 10 GRAMMY nominations and one win for Best Rap Album for her debut album Invasion of Privacy, eight Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, four Spotify One Billion Streams Awards, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Awards, eight ASCAP Pop Music Awards, 23 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, three iHeartRadio Titanium Awards, six BET Awards, 14 BET Hip Hop Awards, inclusion on TIME’s “TIME100: The 100 Most Influential People of 2018,” being named Entertainment Weekly’s 2018 “Entertainer of the Year” and Billboard’s 2020 “Woman of the Year,” along with countless other triumphs.
She continues to expand her musical legacy in 2025 with new releases, including the tracks “Outside,” which marks her 13th top 10 Billboard Hot 100, and “Imaginary Playerz,” from her upcoming sophomore album Am I The Drama?, available 19 September 2025.
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