Cardi B Is Releasing New Song ‘UP’ This Week

Cardi B is releasing a new single this Friday (Feb. 5).

My new single “UP” drops this Friday! LETS GOOOOOO! #Up pic.twitter.com/LJRwzvW8Mv

— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 2, 2021

The Bronx native announced the song, “UP,” on Twitter Monday evening (Feb. 1) after teasing fans for nearly 24 hours.

After initially tweeting Sunday night (Jan. 31) that she would make an announcement the following day, Cardi B went live on her Instagram late Monday afternoon where more than 100,000 followers tuned in for what they thought would be Cardi dropping her big news.

After two minutes, Cardi B ended the video feed without making an announcement and then tweeted a message about how she doesn’t “need press” and isn’t “going to be immature anymore.”

I just went on live for 2 minutes and got 105K views put a record 6 months ago went number 1 and still charting .I don’t need press but I’m not going to be immature anymore & have problems wit people about old shit .I’m growing and I’m a business. https://t.co/zlQhMFPMbL pic.twitter.com/MdBo1glkBA

— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 1, 2021

She followed that tweet with another that told fans to “hold tight” and another announcing that she was going to take nap.

I’m going to take a nap….Hold tight .Love yaaaaa?????????????????????????????

— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 1, 2021

The teasing didn’t seem to deter fans who were hanging onto every tweet Cardi B was dishing out. They have been anxiously waiting for the rapper to announce new music, although many were hoping it would be a follow-up to her 2018 debut album Invasion of Privacy. The album was certified triple platinum and won Best Rap Album that year at the Grammys, among other accolades.