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Cardi B on the 2025 Grammy Awards, Summer time Walker on the 2024 Baby2Baby Gala, Megan Thee Stallion on the ‘Imply Women’ premiere in New York, Tyla on the 2025 MTV VMAs
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Key Takeaways:
- The forthcoming album contains a variety of collaborators, from Megan Thee Stallion to Janet Jackson.
- A number of collaborators have labored with Cardi B up to now, hinting at a mixture of acquainted chemistry and new sounds.
- SZA is notably absent, regardless of earlier hints at a doable characteristic.
The options for Cardi B’s AM I THE DRAMA? have formally been revealed. On Monday (Sept. 15), the rapper partnered with Spotify to unveil the total lineup of visitors set to seem on her sophomore album, which drops on Friday (Sept. 19).
The 23-track challenge will embody collaborations with Summer time Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Tyla, Money Cobain, Janet Jackson and Megan Thee Stallion. “WHO ELSE IS THE DRAMA?” Cardi B teased on Instagram.
It’s price mentioning Cardi B beforehand teamed up with the Megan on “WAP,” one in every of two older singles showing on her sophomore effort. So, it’s unclear if we’ll be getting a brand-new collaboration from the pair, or if their 2020 hit is the extent of the Houston Hottie’s involvement.
Lots of the different featured artists are names the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker has teamed up with earlier than. Walker, as an illustration, beforehand tapped the New York rapper for “No Love (Prolonged)” a number of years again. In the meantime, Kehlani and Lizzo joined forces with Cardi B on “Ring” and “Rumors,” respectively.
Cobain’s presence on the album hints we would hear Cardi B leap into her attractive drill bag. Alternatively, having Gomez onboard means followers can seemingly anticipate one other Latin crossover, much like Invasion of Privateness’s huge hit “I Like It” that includes Unhealthy Bunny and J Balvin.
Notably absent from the lineup is SZA, who wrote, “Lemme ship this verse, chile” below Cardi B’s album announcement again in June. “I really feel like she’s been actually drained as a result of she’s been on tour, after which on prime of that, I don’t know,” the rapper advised Billboard about them presumably working collectively earlier this month. “Perhaps she did do the verse. I’ve been listening to different conversations. We’ll see about that.”
AM I THE DRAMA? is only a few days away. Whereas we anticipate the full-length launch, “Outdoors” and “Imaginary Playerz” are at the moment out there to stream.