Cardi B Announces New Freestyle ‘Like What’

New Cardi B music is coming sooner than you might have thought. Her new freestyle "Like What" will drop Friday. A snippet of the song was released via a verified fan account Wednesday (Feb. 28).

"YA FOUND ME," Cardi wrote across her socials alongside cover art for the track. "Like What freestyle FRIDAY."

In the cover art, the rapper has dyed-pink eyebrows, with matching eyeshadow, lashes, and contacts. Her hand is covering one side of her face showing off her extra long white nails.

The snippet she released on Tuesday (Feb. 27) seemingly samples Missy Elliott‘s 1999 classic "She’s A Bitch." The clip contains a short snippet of the new offering with hashtags #CardiCountdown and #WhereIsCardi.

In the clip posted by the verified fan account, the caption read, "After the anonymous tip we believe we may have located Cardi B. Check in tomorrow for a special update," signaling a possible release date for the song.

The as-yet-untitled song will follow Cardi's 2023 "Bongos," which featured Megan Thee Stallion. It was the only single that the Bronx native dropped that year.

Cardi has been open about not dropping music with her fans despite the pleas for her sophomore album.

"When it comes to music and everything, I just be feeling like I don’t be liking anything," she said back in December 2022 on Instagram Live. "I feel like I got so many songs and I don’t like anything. I feel like nothing is good enough… And I got so much money saved up I just be like, 'Yeah, whatever the f---.'"

She added that the pressure from everyone commenting on what she does also plays a role, although she has decided to block it out and keep going.

"I used to love making music, but now, making music to me has become like a job that gives me anxiety," Cardi B says in the video. "Everybody just critiques everything that I do, that it’s just like…you know, sometimes you just don’t want to do something that may give you that much anxiety. So I just be like, "Uh!" — freezing myself but I have to let that go. I have to release more music — I have to go out there."

"Like What" is out Friday.

TikTok is a place where you can find out your favorite artist's personality. Artists and their teams have been able to leverage social media to their advantage. It gives fans an inside look at who they are as a person outside of their music.

Latto is a perfect example of how she uses social media to her advantage and connects with fans. She often posts silly videos of her and her sister Brooklyn trying new food, participating in TikTok challenges, and previewing new music.

The Atlanta native has had an exciting year thus far as she was nominated for two Grammys. Latto was nominated for Best New Artist and her "Big Energy (Live)" was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2023 Grammy Awards. On top of that, she just won her second BET Award on Sunday for Best Female Hip Hop Artist.

She later hit the stage to perform her latest single "Put It On Da Floor."

Latto and Cardi B "Put It On Da Floor Again," for the remix of her viral hit. The firey remix accompanies their music video, where Latto and Cardi B run around a grocery store, jewelry store and party reciting the lyrics. Cardi B's husband Offset makes a cameo as does LSU star Angel Reese.

Besides music, Latto has used social media to clear up any beef she's had with fellow rappers. Back in March, a fan accused Latto of mimicking Ice Spice's cover to her debut EP Like...?

"Every time y’all accuse me of copying folks ima clear it up. Nun mo nun less."

"I don’t like how y’all take my tweets & make them fit ur weak a-- narratives," she added in a separate tweet.

Take a look at why you should follow Latto and more rappers on TikTok:

Latto is very active on social media and definitely has one of the funniest accounts in hip-hop. In this TikTok, Latto used a filter to see what food reigned supreme for the Atlanta native. She also shows her personality by doing dance challenges, collaborating with her sister Brookyln, and more on her account.

If Lil Nas X is not entertaining you with his music he for sure will be making you laugh on TikTok. In the TikTok above, the "Industry Baby" emcee can be seen using a filter to choose the best rapper to form a bracket. When he's not using the filters on the app, Lil Nas X like many other artists use it as a marketing tool to preview new music, and show who he is outside of the studio.

Cardi B is known for fire bars as an artist but the real appeal to her is that she reveals she is so relatable to her fans. In the TikTok above, Cardi gives fans a glimpse of her every day as "Belcalis" (her real name) and not as Cardi B the artist. Her TikTok account has previews of her music, reposts of fans vibing and dancing to her music, and social media challenges she participates in.

Coi Leray loves to give her fans behind-the-scenes access to her music and TikTok is her medium. The New Jersey native often previews clips of music she is about to release to get a vibe check from her fans. When she's not showing unreleased music or hopping on a TikTok challenge, she is seen hanging out with her team and friends.

Megan Thee Stallion is known for her hilarious voiceovers on social media. In the TikTok above, the "Savage" rapper was recapping her performances overseas last year. Like many other artists, Megan uses TikTok to preview new music, show some behind-the-scenes content, and show off her infectious personality.

Ice Spice is one of the more popular artists out at the moment. This year linked with Nicki Minaj twice on two songs, "Princess Diana," and "Barbie World." Ice Spice tends to use TikTok as a first look at new music just like the time video above.

NLE Choppa is hilarious on TikTok. The rapper likes to vary his sound from time to time which the above video shows him sliding on a pop song. He also frequently participates in TikTok challenges.