BIA Finally Breaks Silence On Cardi B Reference Track Allegations

BY Caroline Fisher
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: BIA attends EBONY Power 100 Gala 2024 at Nya Studios on November 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONY)
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Earlier this month, Cardi B alleged that she passed on what became one of BIA's biggest hits, "WHOLE LOTTA MONEY."

BIA and Cardi B have been at odds for several months now. Last month, the latter even decided to go after her foe on her Am I The Drama? track, "Pretty & Petty." She blasted BIA for her appearance, career, and more.

"Name five BIA songs, gun pointin' to your head / Bow, I'm dead / That melatonin flow puttin' us to bed / I'm doing you a favor, Epic, run me my bread," she raps. Many fans expected BIA to fire back on her debut album, BIANCA, which she dropped off last Friday (October 10). That didn't end up happening, and during a recent interview with Billboard, the femcee explained why.

“If I was to ever address it again, I would never attach it to my album, because this is a beautiful body of work that I believe in,” she explained. “I wouldn’t want to disservice this and overshadow it with noise or negativity.”

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Rapper and songwriter BIA performs in Raleigh at the second Dreamville festival on April 3, 2022. Maya Carter / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“I think if this was me a year ago, I would’ve went [back at her] in 24 hours," she continued. "But I think now where I’m at is such a beautiful place. I’m way more intentional with my music, and what I’m putting out.” Later on in the interview, BIA addressed Cardi's allegation that she didn't write her hit, "WHOLE LOTTA MONEY." The bold accusation was made during a Twitter Spaces rant earlier this month.

“Your biggest record, ['WHOLE LOTTA MONEY'], is a reference,” Cardi alleged at the time. “I have the reference on my phone… word for word, bar for bar. So y’all can’t even play me with that writing sh*t." According to BIA, however, she's responsible for making the song the banger it is.

“The reference that she’s speaking of is the part ‘it’s a whole lot of money,’ and maybe a verse. I wrote the first verse on that song, and the hook, ‘I put on my jewelry just to go to the bodega,'” she noted. “So I’m so glad you clarified that, because there would be no ‘Whole Lotta Money’ if there was no, ‘I put on my jewelry just to go to the bodega.'”

About The Author
Caroline Fisher is a News Writer at HotNewHipHop from Chicago, Illinois. She started at HNHH this year, and has since spent her time writing about all that is newsworthy in the world of hip-hop. With a drive for hunting down the hottest stories, she enjoys documenting new developments in culture and entertainment. She also has an appreciation for hip-hop and seeks to cover the most important trends and shifts. She has a Bachelor of Arts which she received at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Having graduated in 2022, she majored in English with a concentration in Media, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies. Specializing all things music, pop culture and entertainment, some of her favorite musical artists include Snoop Dogg, OutKast, and Nicki Minaj. When she’s not writing about music she’s also a fan of attending shows, watching the latest movies, staying up-to-date with current events, photography, and poetry.

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