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From tweet-and-delete antics to woozy emojis, here is everything you need to know about Cardi B’s beef with Bia.
It’s safe to call it: 2024 is officially the year of the rap beef. The latest feud involves Cardi B and Bia, two rappers who have never collaborated on wax together but share some history. Tension has allegedly been simmering for a couple of years, but things finally spilled over this past weekend when both rappers sent direct shots at each other.
On Friday, March 31, GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion released the remix to “Wanna Be.” The song features a new verse from Cardi B, where she disses Bia. After the song dropped, Cardi went to Instagram Live to detail the timeline. She claims that she hadn’t had a problem with Bia until the Medford, Massachusetts-bred rapper started sending subliminal shots, claiming Cardi copied her flow on “Like What (Freestyle).” After Cardi’s Live ended, Bia hopped on Instagram Live as well and played the full version of her diss track, “SUE MEEE?,” which is a track Cardi teased during her own Live.
So how did we get here? And were there signs of tension before this? Here’s everything you need to know about Cardi B and Bia’s beef.
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Breaking barriers for the gorls 🔥
After a Nicki Minaj stan account harassed Bia for supporting Cardi, she doubled down and highlighted how impressive the accomplishment is. “If you’re not inspired you’re not paying attention. You can at least be a fan of someone’s work ethic, growth, and contributions. & I’ve been writing for 10years, what she’s accomplished is NOT EASY 💯,” BIA wrote at the time.
In 2023, Bia took to her TikTok Live to refute claims that she had issues with Cardi. This came after fans started floating screenshots of now-deleted old tweets of Bia supporting Cardi. Much of the speculation came from the fact that Bia and longtime Cardi rival Nicki Minaj were getting chummy. (The two collaborated on the “Whole Lotta Money” and “Super Freaky Girl” remixes.)
“Sweetie, I didn’t switch up on anybody because I don’t know Cardi in real life,” Bia explained on the Live. “I’ve never met Cardi, we’ve never had a conversation. Like, I don’t have no issues with her, it’s all love, but I don’t know her. Y’all do too much on this app, I don’t know her in real life. We don’t know each other. We don’t know them. Ask me about somebody I know. Ask me about somebody I’ve met in real life, not online.” Cardi never immediately addressed this live or these comments.
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On Dreezy’s “Bitch Duh” remix, Bia raps, “I hear bitches poppin’ shit and that’s so funny to me/ How you say you runnin’ down but you can’t walk on the beat?” which some fans believe might be a reference to comments Cardi made during a 360 With Speedy Mormon episode where she talked about having difficulty rapping on Ice Spice’s “Munch” beat.
Bia goes on to say, “I can never turn my phone on just to cry, on a Live/ I hate a sneaky nigga, pick a side/If you wanna get up with me, tell that bitch that we’re outside.” That line is seemingly a reference to an incident last December where the New York rapper broke down on Instagram Live about her relationship with Offset and dealing with his infidelities.
Cardi B responded to Bia’s subliminals by joining GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion on the remix to “Wanna Be.” In her verse, Cardi raps, “Hope she talk like that when I see her (Woo)/Bitch, please, don’t nobody wanna be ya (BIA) (Ah)/Cheap lookin’ ass ho, weak lookin’ ass ho/Great Value me lookin’ ass ho/Girl, these bitches be pussy/Delete every tweet lookin’ ass ho.”
Besides basically calling out Bia by name, Cardi also references the alleged tweet-and-delete antics that had been circulating. Bia immediately took to Twitter after the verse dropped, posting a clip from a rap battle where one MC’s verse is clowned by the crowd, and another writing, “BITCHS IS WACK. BITCHS IS TRASH.I SHOULD HANG BITCHS RIGHT OVER MY KNEE, THE WAY I BE PUTTIN MY BELT TO THEY ASS.”
🚨ICYMI| Cardi B full live from tonight 6/1/24 pic.twitter.com/eCLXSaubOy
new rap beef, BIA responds to Cardi B after Cardi dissed her on 'Wanna Be Remix' and threatened to sue her online
BIA just played her diss record GOING OFF on Cardi on IG live 😳
“put it on your hubby since you lying on your vows… B*tch you ain’t for the culture you just… pic.twitter.com/hp26UPasxh
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