Cardi B had a standout night at the 2026 BET Awards, winning Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and delivering a medley of songs from AM I THE DRAMA?. Her performance featured “ErrTime,” “Hello,” “Check Please,” and the BIA diss track “Pretty & Petty.” After the show, the Bronx rapper took to social media to ask her fans not to harass BIA, a message that drew praise from some for its maturity while others viewed it as contradictory.
“Please don’t pick on that girl,” Cardi said, as captured by Livebitez on Instagram. “I am very big against Internet bullying. Unless my fans have to… But if somebody’s not bothering me, and I feel like she’s not bothering me, I don’t want to be the reason why somebody gets on the Internet and has a bad day or gets depressed or feels bad or feels like the world is against them. Because I really went through that before.”
“All these b***hes, blogs was against me…” she continued. “I do like teaching b***hes a lesson… But after a while, I’ll kill you and then I feel bad that I killed you and buried you… You really f***ed with me, so I had to do that. But yes, I’m not going to stop performing the show… If somebody don’t f**k with me, I don’t want to keep f***ing with them, ’cause it gives bullying. And I’m really not a bully unless I have to… My fans gon’ be like ‘Cardi, stop.’ […] I don’t want to ever over-do it… I want to keep being blessed… If she ever see me, I know it’s gon’ be on sight. I know the b***h gon’ want to fight me… I’m with everything.”
For those unfamiliar with the feud, Cardi B and BIA’s rivalry began after fans started comparing their looks, music, and overall style—something neither rapper appreciated. What started as subtle jabs eventually escalated into a full-blown back-and-forth, with both artists trading diss tracks, making allegations about each other’s relationships, and fueling the drama on social media.
As for BIA, she has continued to respond whenever she feels targeted. Most recently, after Cardi performed “Pretty & Petty” during a tour stop, BIA fired back by calling attention to reports surrounding Cardi’s partner, Stefon Diggs, and his alleged relationships.
