Cardi B flies out of LA while attending the Super Bowl … after closing allegations of plagiarism
Cardi B was spotted out of LAX attending the Super Bowl on Saturday morning.
The WAP hitmaker was accompanied by an assistant as she strolled through the airport terminal; at one point she stopped to talk to several servants before hopping on her plane.
The 28-year-old rapper’s journey comes just a day after she was accused of dropping off the work of several musicians for her recently released single Up.
Up, Up, and Gone: On Saturday morning, Cardi B was spotted arriving at LAX as she prepared for a flight to the upcoming Super Bowl
Get Away: The hitmaker’s journey comes just a day after she was accused of ripping off other musicians’ work for her newly released single Up
The songwriter was dressed in a beige sweatshirt, which she contrasted with simple black leggings.
She also wore a pair of pink Crocs with multiple charms on the outside of each shoe.
The Bodak Yellow rapper let her long red hair fall out from under her hood, which she maintained throughout her trip through the airport.
Cardi wore a large white face mask to protect herself from potential COVID-19 exposure.
Flying in Comfort: The rapper wore a beige sweatshirt and black leggings before taking her flight
Staying Safe: Both Cardi and her assistant were seen wearing a white face covering during their stay at the airport
Although the artist appeared to be carefree at the airport, she is currently facing controversy over the composition of her latest single entitled Up.
A day before the official release on Friday, a music video was also posted to the songwriter’s official YouTube account.
Shortly after the premiere of Up, New Jersey-based rappers Mir Pesos and Mir Fontaine called Cardi on Twitter and claimed they ripped their song Stuck, which was released last September.
Mir Pesos also juxtaposed a video of the two songs in an attempt to show the similarities in musical form they shared.
The caption for his post was ‘@iamcardib we want my money’.
Controversy: On Friday, New Jersey-based rappers Mir Pesos called the WAP hitmaker on Twitter believing she ripped his song Stuck, which he collaborated on with Mir Fontaine
Major Release: Cardi posted a music video for Up to her official YouTube channel ahead of the single’s official debut
While the representatives for the I Like It songwriter did not immediately comment on the allegations, she responded directly to an Instagram Live video.
Cardi expressed anger at the allegations during the broadcast and encouraged Mir Pesos and Mir Fontaine to consider legal action.
She said, ‘If you feel a certain way, we can take it to court. I don’t give a fuck. ‘
The hitmaker also noted that any “drama” surrounding her musical output “doesn’t even bother me.”
I don’t have it: Yesterday Cardi took to Instagram Live to deny the allegations of musical plagiarism, saying the controversy about Up “ doesn’t even bother me ”
She also posted a video to her Instagram story to further express her denial of the allegations.
The clip showed her and WAP employee Megan Thee Stallion dancing together; she also claimed the video was dated August 7, prior to the release of Stuck.
In the caption for the video, she wrote: ‘As of AUGUST 7, now check out when the other n **** posted his number. I’M WORKING ON THIS. ‘
The songwriter later took to Twitter to explain her feelings about the situation and responded to a fan who was concerned about Up’s originality.
‘If I get inspired by a song I wouldn’t mind giving a percentage or a few thousand, but I would never be Hurd like this guy. I’m glad I was playing this song in August with the hook on this live, ‘she wrote in part.
Evidence: Cardi posted a video to her Instagram story showing she and Megan Thee Stallion working on Up well before Stuck’s September release
Get Direct: The songwriter took to her Twitter to say she would have loved to make payments if she was ‘inspired’ by Stuck, but noted that the song was never played for her