Cardi B Stuns with New Single 'Imaginary Playerz', Faces Backlash From Hip Hop Fanatics

Cardi B stuns with new single 'Imaginary Playerz', faces backlash from hip hop fanatics

Joe Budden Is Not a Fan of Cardi B's “Imaginary Playerz”

Jay-Z might have given Cardi B his blessing to sample his 1997 track “Imaginary Players,” but Joe Budden is not feeling her new single “Imaginary Playerz” and is calling on her not to sample another top East Coast artist again. “She shouldn’t do that again. Don’t take any East Coast top three, four rapper beat, classic song, and redo that. We gonna shout out the writers. The writers killed. This is not about the writers. The bars are there. That…

The 10 Best Songs That Sample Jay-Z, Ranked

If Cardi B had any doubts about remaking Jay-Z’s 1997 classic “Imaginary Players,” they were probably put to rest by a stroke of serendipity.The 32-year-old rapper recently told Instagram viewers that on the day she got Hov’s blessing to sample his Vol. 1 fan favorite, he texted her manager at exactly 4:44 p.m. — the same time his 2017 solo album is famously named for. Cardi released her 2025 update, “Imaginary Playerz,” last Friday, and it quic…

Joe Budden Checks Cardi B For Flipping JAY-Z’s “Imaginary Players”

Source: Screenshot / Youtube Cardi B is catching some heat from Joe Budden over her new song “Imaginary Playerz,” which samples JAY-Z’s classic track “Imaginary Players.” On a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the rapper-turned-podcaster shared his thoughts and made it clear he’s not a fan of her choice to use such a legendary beat. “She shouldn’t do that again,” Budden said, explaining that sampling a well-known song from one of the Ea…

Joe Budden Is Not Feeling Cardi B’s “Imaginary Playerz” Flow: “Don’t Do That Again”

Joe Budden calls out Cardi B’s flow on “Imaginary Playerz,” saying rappers need to leave classic songs alone in Hip Hop debate. Read more at Rap-Up.