Praise be, my prayers have been answered. A few days ago, Cardi B announced the release date for her next Am I The Drama? single, “ Imaginary Playerz ,” and the ’90s hip-hop head within me was enthused. Today, Cardi posted a teaser clip of the single’s upcoming music video, and it looks like my inner throwback rap fan — and those of my generation — might just be more than satisfied on Friday.

Obviously, with a title like that, rap fans of a certain age were hoping Cardi’s latest would pay homage to the 1997 Jay-Z track, bringing the Bronx bomber back to her gritty New York roots. After all, Cardi sounds great on trap music like “ Outside ” and innovative odes to Latin culture such as “ I Like It ,” but for those of us who value bars over everything, it’s the one place we alway

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