Cardi B and Offset are going head-to-head for the charts as they both dropped new singles on Friday (June 20), within hours of each other. The estranged married couple — who’ve spent the past year making headlines over their pending split — delivered what felt like musical rebuttals from both sides of the divorce.
Cardi came out swinging with “Outside,” a long-teased release that lands as both a summer anthem and a bold declaration that she’s moved on. It marks her first solo track of the year, delivered with her signature sound, razor-sharp bars, and lines that sound like clear shots at her ex.
Over a bass-heavy beat, she reclaims her singleness with bars about being “cuffed up too long,” and even calls out a “good-for-nothing, low-down dirty dog” — a jab many believe is aimed at Offset. She also throws a petty jab hinting at her once rumored-romance with NFL star Stefon Diggs, who she now officially dates. She raps: “Favorite player from your favorite team, he in my DM.”
Offset, not one to let a moment pass quietly, released his own track “Bodies” featuring JID just hours later.
The song, which samples rock group Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” is equally braggadocious as it showcases a lyrical version of Offset that fans haven’t heard in years. He raps: “I’m uppin’ my rank ’cause I got ni**as spanked, ni**a, shh, death or dishonor/ I think these ni**as forgot where I came from, ’cause I got mansion and mansions with lake fronts.”
Social media lit up with hot takes and their side picked. One user wrote on X, “Divorce really got Offset back in his bag. Cardi might’ve been the final boss he had to beat.” Others applauded Cardi, calling “Outside” a career-reset that re-solidifies her place in the rap game post-breakup.
The pair, who filed for divorce again in August, have had a history of public breakups and reconciliations. But this time, things are seemingly final. Cardi has moved on to Diggs, as Set has been spotted with a few women here and there.
Speaking to Cardi’s new relationship, Offset responded to a comment about the couple online that read, “Offset punching the air,” with “I’m happy for her !!”
Whether the singles were planned or coincidental, the dual release has fans tuned in. Take a listen to both tracks above.
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