Cardi B’s ‘Bodega Baddie’ goes viral after TikTok leak, surfaces as sixth track on long-awaited Am I the Drama? album

A small snippet of a new Cardi B song titled “Bodega Baddie” circulated widely on social media in early September, days before the rapper’s long-awaited second album Am I the Drama? landed Friday(September 19). The full track appears as the sixth song on the 23-track project, which was released September 19 via Atlantic Records.

The clip first began spreading on TikTok on Sept. 1 and was shared across platforms. TikTok reposts and short uploads showed users dancing to the hook and using the snippet in short-form videos. Independent uploads of the circulating preview appeared on Instagram and YouTube as the clip picked up steam. Major streaming and retail listings now show “Bodega Baddie” as track six on Am I the Drama?. The album is being positioned as a wide-ranging pop-rap statement: press materials and published tracklists list features from artists including Summer Walker, Selena Gomez, Kehlani, Lizzo, Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion and others across the 23 songs.

Cardi B and her team have been running an attention-heavy rollout for the album, which the artist first teased in June and officially announced with artwork and a Sept. 19 release date. The project, her first full-length since 2018’s Invasion of Privacy, was assembled over several years and arrives with numerous high-profile collaborations.


The announcement and tracklist prompted debate online after Cardi confirmed she would include earlier hit singles on the new record. On June 25 she addressed critics on X, “This will be the last and only time I’m gonna address this.. WAP and Up are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time… they deserve a home.. I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammy’s and at this point I’m giving my fans what they want! These two songs don’t even count for first week sales so what are yall even crying about??? Do ya say anything when all these artist pull out all their little tricks and ponies to sell out??? Exactly….Now let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!!”

To promote the release, Cardi B announced the Little Miss Drama Tour, a North American arena run slated to begin in February 2026, with more than 30 dates planned.