Cardi B hit pause on promoting her Bia diss track “Pretty & Petty” in New York this week, choosing not to drop an Instagram video out of what she called a refusal to “bully” during her rival’s album rollout.
The Grammy-winning rapper addressed the decision during an Instagram Live Thursday (October 9), Cardi claimed she didn’t want to overshadow the release of Bia‘s new project Bianca, which dropped Friday.
“I know how stressful it is to put an album out, and I know how f##### up you be in the mind when you put an album out and s###,” Cardi said. “So I feel like if I do a video to ‘Pretty & Petty as F###’ this week or today, I feel like I would be bullying.”
The Bronx native added, “I don’t wanna feel like a bully. Because when I bully, then God takes from me.”
Cardi explained that while she feels justified in her lyrical response, she’s choosing to delay the visual out of respect for the album release process.
“If the b#### ain’t messing with me and she didn’t sub me in her f###### dusty ass album, I’m not gonna do a video, like, reciting her diss track and s### like that on a day that I know she’s stressed,” she said. “I don’t wanna add to your stress. I’m not that bad person that people think I am.”
The tension between the two artists reignited earlier this year after Cardi dropped “Like What (Freestyle),” which she believed prompted subliminal shots from Bia.
The feud escalated in June when Bia released “SUE MEEE?”—a diss track that took aim at Cardi’s personal life.
Cardi clapped back with several tracks on her album Am I the Drama? including “Pretty & Petty,” a pointed record that questions Bia’s authenticity and references her industry relationships.
The back-and-forth has played out largely online, with both artists using livestreams and social media to air their grievances.
Cardi B Accuses Bia Of Using Ghostwriter On “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY”
Cardi also recently accused Bia of using a ghostwriter for her breakout hit “WHOLE LOTTA MONEY.” During a Twitter Spaces session, she alleged that she has a reference track proving the song was originally pitched to her.
Still, Cardi said she plans to shift her focus to other songs for now. “So I’ll do a video tomorrow morning to another song,” she announced. “Probably next week, I’ll do a video for ‘Pretty & Petty as F###.”