Missy Elliott’s 1996 hit song “She’s a Bitch” has been sampled multiple times in hip-hop within the last few years, and Cardi B is the latest person to take inspiration from it.
Cardi B’s new track, “Like What” samples "She's A Bitch" and Missy doesn’t seem to mind one bit. The rap legend took to X on Friday to respond to fans who showed love to Missy, who either responded with a purple heart or heart hands emoji.
Bia also sampled “She’s a Bitch” in 2023, on the song “I’m That Bitch,” featuring Timbaland—who produced Missy’s song.
Others pointed to Ski Mask the Slump God’s 2017 song “Catch Me Outside,” which also sampled Missy. The Fort Lauderdale native took to X to respond to a clip of the Offset-directed video for Cardi’s track, writing, “Sounds kinda familiar.”
But Ski Mask wasn’t mad about Cardi’s song—even though it does appear that she borrows his flow. “I like the song, why y’all so angry lol,” he wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Cardi seems to have an affinity for using Florida rappers’ flows. Back in 2016, on her song "Foreva," she adopted Plies’ flow from his 2015 song, “Ran Off On the Plug Twice.” In 2018, for her breakout song, "Bodak Yellow," she borrowed from Kodak Black’s 2014 song “No Flockin.” Kodak approved of that one as well, hopping on the remix of "Bodak Yellow" after it became a hit.
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