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If there’s anyone who takes fashion seriously, it’s Cardi B.
The Grammy-winning rapper released the second single from her upcoming album, Am I the Drama?, at midnight on Thursday with a new accompanying—and very flashy—music video. The track titled “Imaginary Playerz” (which samples the 1997 Jay Z song of the same name) is a total ode to the world of high fashion, complete with shady zingers that could only come courtesy of Cardi herself. The song’s visual even incorporates some of the show-stopping couture outfits that the star wore during her most recent stint at Paris Fashion week earlier this year, and it provides fans a closer look at all that goes into being a reigning fashion queen.
Throughout the three-and-a-half-minute visual we see Cardi B wear a number of looks from famed couture houses including Schiaparelli and Rahul Mishra while reminding us all that we could never be on her level.
“I got the hottest s—t, hop out, poppin’ it / They say I walk around lookin’ like a compliment / Shut up, stop whinin’, Cardi still shinin’,” she raps on the song, speaking directly to her critics and haters. “H—s kept complainin’, so I copped more diamonds and more archive, vintage couture on me / I got more Gaultier than Jean probably.”
Cardi ensured the single art for the new song also stayed on theme. The rapper wore a sweeping, vintage white fur coat with fresh off the runway platform boots from Marc Jacobs. “I was wondering who would be the first to wear these boots 🤍,” the designer commented on Cardi B’s Instagram post, giving his official stamp of approval.
Just a lil taste of the drama. IMAGINARY PLAYERS THIS FRIDAY pic.twitter.com/Ra0ilZPgob
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 11, 2025
For now, the official visual for “Imaginary Playerz” should feed Cardi’s “Bardi Gang” until the official release of Am I the Drama? on September 19. We have a feeling more memorable fashion moments are on the way.
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