Magnet (Cardi B song)

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"Magnet"
Song by Cardi B
from the album Am I the Drama?
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2025
Genre Hip-hop
Length2:58
Label Atlantic
Songwriters
Producers
  • DJ SwanQo
  • Pooh Beatz
  • Go Grizzly
  • B100

"Magnet" is a song by American rapper Cardi B, released on September 19, 2025, from her second studio album Am I the Drama? (2025). It was produced by DJ SwanQo, Pooh Beatz, Go Grizzly and B100. The song is a diss track primarily aimed at rapper JT and escalated a feud between the two rappers.

Contents

Content

The song finds Cardi B rapping about attracting the finer things in life and her success as a top celebrity, [1] It opens with a voice calling her "the real trap Selena", followed by the chorus, in which she boasts about her beauty and compares herself to singer Toni Braxton in regard to her short hair. Throughout the song, Cardi takes shots at several rappers. In the first verse, she responds to Ice Spice's diss on her song "BB Belt" with an assertion of her dominance in the hip-hop industry. [2] [3] She also shouts out to women who wear pantsuits like former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and juxtaposes them against her estranged husband Offset, saying they "got my baby daddy actin' like my baby mama". [1] [4] In the second verse, Cardi targets JT and her partner Lil Uzi Vert. [2] [3] She lambasts JT as an ungrateful, fake friend who kicked her when she was down, [5] [6] and compares her to the titular character of 2Pac's song "Brenda's Got a Baby". [3] Cardi recalls a line from JT's song "Intro (Hope)" that referred to a viral video that people perceived as Cardi using a bottle as a sex toy. [5] She also criticizes Lil Uzi Vert for their sexual relationship with JT and the couple sharing bags, [5] [6] saying she never shared accessories with Offset even though he was unfaithful. [6] Toward the end, Cardi references JT spending time with fashion designer Rick Owens earlier in the year. [5]

Critical reception

Billboard ranked "Magnet" as the 17th best song from Am I the Drama?, with Angel Diaz believing it would likely become popular on social media. [7] Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit described the song as "structurally solid but shallow". [8] Mary Chiney of Beats Per Minute wrote that the song "doubles down with club-ready aggression, a sweaty, high-octane workout jam that flexes Cardi's voice as weapon and shield." [9] Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop considered it "one of the best and biggest bangers regardless of the headline-worthy bars." [3]

Response

Following the song's release, Cardi B and JT continued to take shots at each other on social media, starting when JT responded to the song with a series of angry tweets and Snapchat stories. [10] [11] JT replied to a post about the song's ten credited writers with a message calling the song "weak" and mocking that Cardi would eventually "need Jesus to help write". [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Magnet"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [13] 170
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 8

References

  1. 1 2 "Cardi B Raps About Both Kamala Harris and Offset, Plus 8 Other Takeaways From 'Am I The Drama?'". Rolling Stone . September 19, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Partridge, Ken (September 19, 2025). "Cardi B Attacks Her Rivals On New Song "Magnet"". Genius . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Horvath, Zachary (September 22, 2025). "Cardi B's Venom Is Potent As Can Be On "Magnet"". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ J. Horowitz, Steven (September 19, 2025). "Cardi B Is Back With a Vengeance on the Triumphant 'Am I the Drama?': Album Review". Variety . Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Price, Joe (September 19, 2025). "Cardi B Seemingly Disses JT and Lil Uzi Vert: 'Mama Didn't Want You'". Complex . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Avila, Daniela (September 19, 2025). "Cardi B Drags Offset, BIA, Ice Spice and More on Am I the Drama? All the Rapper's Latest Disses Explained". People . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Diaz, Angel; Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (September 19, 2025). "Cardi B's 'Am I the Drama?': All 23 Tracks Ranked". Billboard . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cardi B: AM I THE DRAMA? review - no drama". The Line of Best Fit . Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Chiney, Mary (September 22, 2025). "Album Review: Cardi B – Am I the Drama?". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Morton, Devin (September 21, 2025). "JT Slams Cardi B In Apparent Response To "Am I The Drama?" Diss". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Ashley, Deb (September 26, 2025). "The Cardi B and JT Beef, Explained". Complex. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ Ocho, Alex (September 26, 2025). "JT Tells Fans to 'Buckle Up' Following Cardi B's 'Weak' "Magnet" Diss: 'Dirty Non Talented Rat'". Complex. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Cardi B Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Cardi B Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Cardi B Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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