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, released on March 1, 2024 through

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with an accompanying music video. It is a

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of "

She's a Bitch "She's a Bitch" is a song recorded by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written by Elliott and Timbaland for her second album, '' Da Real World'' (1999), while production was helmed by the latter. The song was released by The G ...

" by

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Composition

Over the instrumental of "She's a Bitch", Cardi B targets her detractors and enemies and reminds them of her status in the rap music industry.

Critical reception

Zachary Horvath of ''

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'' wrote of the song, "Lyrically, Cardi is delivering some solid rhymes and lines". Alex Gonzalez of ''

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'' commented that Cardi B "arrives with the same eccentric and charismatic energy Missy did 25 years ago" and "She delivers some of the most scorching bars of her career, as she reminds us all how quickly she can switch it up."

Music video

The official music video was directed by

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. Set in a hillside, glass-covered mansion, it begins with Cardi B strutting around the halls in an outfit that pays homage to

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in her video for " Came Back for You": a black bikini under a floor-length fur coat, in addition to a jeweled choker with matching earrings and crystal-encrusted eyebrows (a tribute to Missy Elliott). In one scene, she is shown with pink eyelashes and in another she lounges on a red sofa by a pool as she eats sushi out of a Yves Saint Laurent bag. Cardi B later wears a diamond-encrusted bikini and chaps, posing for a photo shoot. The visual ends with a message reading, "This is just the beginning...stay tuned".

Charts

References

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