Cardi B Releases First Song of 2025 ‘Outside’ amid Estrangement from Offset

Cardi B is back!

On Friday, June 20, the rapper released her first single of 2025 with “Outside” after debuting it at a Spotify event at Cannes Lions two days prior.

“OUTSIDE 😤 IS OUT NOW,” Cardi, 32, wrote in an Instagram post.

She also celebrated the release with a video on Instagram Stories.

“If y’all wouldn’t have asked for it, I wouldn’t have put it out,” Cardi said in the video posted on Thursday, June 19.

She continued: “I made this song a few months ago when I was very, very angry. I had to change some bars because I was angry, honey.”

The summer anthem, which comes amid her estrangement from Offset, was produced by Charlie Heat and HeyMicki, per Genius.

“When I tell you these n—– ain’t s—, please believe me (Let’s go),” Cardi raps on the track “They gon’ f— on anything, these n—– way too easy (Facts) / Good for nothing, low-down, dirty dogs, I’m convinced (Yeah) / Next time you see your momma, tell her how she raised a bitch.”

On Wednesday, June 18, Cardi performed “Outside” live for the first time during Spotify’s Cannes event.

According to Variety, she played Megan Thee Stallion team-ups “Bongos” and “WAP” and performed songs including “I Like It,” “Bodak Yellow,” “Money” and “Up.”

PEOPLE can confirm she also performed her song “Bartier Cardi,” but noticeably didn’t mention Offset’s name during the song.

According to the publication, Cardi noted she was having “a bad day today” in the midst of the show, saying she wasn’t sure “if it’s because I’m sleepy or hungry but there’s always tomorrow.”

In a live X Spaces conversation in March, Cardi discussed her long-awaited sophomore album and specifically addressed the “features” on her new music.

“The features on my album are really good,” she began, noting that she won’t have “a lot of features.”

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Cardi added: “I’m working with artists, some that I have worked [with] before and some that I haven’t worked [with] before.”

She then noted that she was “really, really surprise y’all.”

“And it’s such a vibe,” said Cardi. “I could tell you this – I’m 100 percent confident with this album. I just don’t think what I got is out there.”