Cardi B releases Imaginary Playerz from Am I the Drama?

Cardi B has released Imaginary Playerz, the second single from her forthcoming sophomore album Am I the Drama?, due September 19, 2025. The track revisits Jay-Z’s 1997 classic Imaginary Players, reimagined with Cardi B’s trademark bravado over a polished East Coast-tinged beat. The release arrives alongside a visually opulent video directed by Cardi B and Patience Foster, as the rapper positions the project as a high-fashion, luxury-forward sprint back into the spotlight.

Imaginary Playerz is produced by DJ SwanQo, Sean Island, and OctaneThisThatGas, and it embraces a denser, more menacing sound than some of Cardi B’s recent material. The lyrics lean into status, competition, and critics, with Cardi delivering lines such as “Now I spit that other sht, pretty motherfker shit,” and “If you did my numbers, y’all would pop champagne.” The accompanying video mirrors the track’s opulence, opening on a private jet and a yacht, with sequences shot in settings including Mykonos and Paris, underscoring Cardi B’s fashion-forward presentation. The song’s length and scope, described by Cardi, are intended to feel substantial within the album’s wider tracklist.