Cardi B flies out of LA while heading to the Super Bowl … after pleading guilty to plagiarism
Cardi B was spotted out of LAX when she was on her way to the Super Bowl on Saturday morning.
The WAP hitmaker was escorted by an assistant as she walked through the airport terminal; At one point, she stops to talk to several servants before jumping on her plane.
The 28-year-old rapper’s journey comes just one day after she was accused of breaking down the work of several musicians for her recently released single Up.
Up, up and away: Saturday morning Cardi B was spotted arriving at LAX as she was getting ready to catch a flight to the upcoming Super Bowl.
Get Away: The Hitmaker’s journey comes just a day after she was accused of snatching the work of other musicians for her newly released single Up
The songwriter was dressed in a beige-colored sweater, which she contrasted with a simple pair of black leggings.
She was also seen wearing a pair of pink Crocs with various charms on the outside of each shoe.
The Bodak Yellow rapper lets her long red hair run out from under her hood from the outside, which she kept up with during her journey through the airport.
Cardi wore a large white face mask to protect herself from possible exposure to COVID-19.
Flying comfortably: The rapper was seen wearing a beige sweater and black leggings before catching her flight
Stay safe: Both Cardi and her assistant were spotted wearing white face masks during their time at the airport
While the artist was apparently without care at the airport, she is currently facing controversy over the composition of her latest single, titled Up.
A music video was also posted on the songwriter’s official YouTube account the day before its official release.
Shortly after Up’s premiere, rappers Mir Pesos and Mir Fontaine in New Jersey called Cardi on Twitter, claiming she had ripped off their track Stuck, which was released in September last year.
Mir Pesos also posted a side-by-side video of the two songs in an effort to show the similarities in musical form they shared.
The caption for his post reads: “@iamcardib, we want my money.”
Controversy: On Friday, rappers Mir Pesos in New Jersey called the WAP hitmaker on Twitter over the assumption that she ripped off his track Stuck, of which he collaborated with Mir Fontaine
Big release: Cardi posted a music video for Up on her official YouTube channel ahead of the single’s official debut
While the representatives of the I Like It songwriter did not immediately comment on the allegations, she responded directly to an Instagram Live video.
Cardi expressed anger over the allegations during the broadcast and encouraged Mir Pesos and Mir Fontaine to consider legal action.
She said: ‘If you feel a certain way, we can take it to court. I do not give up. ‘
The hitmaker also noted that any ‘drama’ surrounding her musical production does not even bother me. ‘
Not to do so: Yesterday, Cardi denied the accusations of musical plagiarism on Instagram Live and stated that the controversy over Up ‘does not even bother me’.
She also posted a video in her Instagram story to further express her denial of the allegations.
The clip shows her and WAP collaborator Megan Thee Stallion dancing together; she also claimed that the video dates from August 7 before Stuck’s release.
In the caption for the video, she writes: ‘Now watch from 7 AUGUST when the other n **** posted his song. I worked on this. ‘
The songwriter later went to Twitter to explain her feelings about the situation and responded to a fan who was concerned about Up’s originality.
‘If I’m inspired by a song, I do not care to give a percentage or a few thousand, but I’ll never make it hard to be this guy. she wrote in part.
Evidence: Cardi posted a video in her Instagram story showing how she and Megan Thee Stallion worked on Up long before Stuck’s release in September.
To be direct: the songwriter said on her Twitter that she would love to offer payments if she was ‘inspired’ by Stuck, but noted that the song was never played for her