Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cardi B’s new single “Imaginary Playerz” is reviving interest in ...

Joe Budden has weighed in on Cardi B's latest single, "Imaginary Playerz," and he isn't holding back. On the newest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the veteran rapper-turned-podcaster critiqued ...

Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” has spiked in popularity since Cardi B sampled it on her new single, “Imaginary Playerz.” Spotify announced that Hov's classic 1997 song saw a 305% increase in streams from ...

Cardi B’s rendition of JAY-Z’s “Imaginary Players,” has a fan in Joey Bada$$. The single, flipped to be titled “IMAGINARY PLAYERZ,” is detailed to be of the true New York aura. “The track embodies the ...

The rapper’s new single “Imaginary Playerz” debuted at No. 147 on the Spotify U.S. chart. Cardi B dropped her latest single “Imaginary Playerz” last week, but the track barely made a dent on the ...

Budden said Cardi B’s flow on “Imaginary Playerz” lacked the smoothness of JAY-Z’s original. He praised the writing, but said the delivery felt “choppy” and lacked the aura of the classic. The debate ...

According to Cardi, most of the negative noise has been coming from men she feels are waiting for her to slip. She explained, “For people to dog pile on me over one song. And when it comes to dog ...

JAY-Z’s “Imaginary Players” Gets Streaming Lift Via Cardi B Jay-Z saw the streaming numbers for his hit “Imaginary Players” go up in response to the latest single by Cardi B, which samples it.

‘Imaginary Players,’ for y’all that wasn’t there, Hov, when that dropped, was a much better rapper than that.” He pointed out that the original song stood out because of JAY-Z’s flow, confidence, and ...