Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "CARDI B & SELENA GOMEZ - PICK IT UP"

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠Analytic Dreamz dissects Cardi ...B's highly anticipated sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, dropping this Friday in September 2025—seven years after her Grammy-winning debut Invasion of Privacy. From over 60 recorded tracks, Cardi trimmed to a powerhouse 23-song LP, closing with the iconic "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion. Singles "Up," "Outside," and "Imaginary Playerz" (sampling JAY-Z's "Imaginary Players") set the tone for raw introspection on life's upheavals, though Cardi guards her vulnerabilities: "People use my pain against me."Star-studded features elevate the project: Reunions with Kehlani (post-"Ring"), Selena Gomez (echoing "Taki Taki"), Lizzo ("Rumors" vibes), and Summer Walker (via "No Love" extended). Fresh collabs shine with Janet Jackson, Megan Thee Stallion, Cash Cobain, and Tyla—blending hip-hop royalty with R&B fire for massive commercial buzz. Cardi calls it "pushing another baby," overwhelmed yet complete: "I touched on everything I wanted."Her viral promo flips the script: Hawking bootleg-style on NYC streets, subway hustles, bodega pop-ups, and a Spotify partner reveal. She previewed emotionally on The Jennifer Hudson Show, now prepping for a grueling 30+ city North American meet-and-greet tour through April 2026, amid dance rehearsals and workouts. Critics whisper she "missed her window" post-singles era, but fans eye a zeitgeist revival if one track ignites. Analytic Dreamz explores if this personal rebirth recaptures Cardi's cultural dominance—tune in for the drama unpacked.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Starting point is 00:00:00 I really feel like my album have a little bit of everything, like a little bit of everything. Yeah, like. Analytic Dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio and just so you know, you're welcome. But let's get back to this. Let's focus, guys, got to focus. You have pop. Yes, the Selena Gomez record.
Starting point is 00:00:17 Yes. Oh. That's what we're jamming too. Yes. Hold on. That's what we're talking about today. Hold on. Time out.
Starting point is 00:00:22 So I'd just like to announce that Cardi is singing this record, ladies and gentlemen. And not on one song. a chorus for just one like she she pops up a couple of times and I was like oh okay cardie as far as as Kelly Rowland giving you in the cameraman know what he's doing but that's the whole discussion for another day you guys see let me get back on topic so as far as Kelly Roland giving Cardi B a compliment as far as her singing efforts on the album I think it's genuine now obviously you know it may just be PR talk but I do believe if a singer actually goes out the way to give you a compliment as far as your singing effort
Starting point is 00:01:00 on the album. Cardi B may have did something on the track with Selena Gomez. But anyways, let's keep listening to the interview. And it comes up again. I was like, oh, okay, Cardi. So she just tapped into her vocal zone. Like, when did that happen? Was that in, like, like, when did that happen? Because you ain't had that. Oh, my fault. But then, you know what I'm saying? I was like, damn, look at the state of hip hop, you know? Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. I feel like when I feel like I could sing something, because there's not a lot of records that come by my desk and it's like, oh, I I feel like I could hit this melody.
Starting point is 00:01:32 I feel like I could do this little one too. I feel like, oh, I could do this one too. I'm going to try my best to do the one too. And I did it. You did. You did. All right. So anyways, this is the interview with Cardi B and Kelly Rowland.
Starting point is 00:01:48 For those who didn't know, what was playing through your speakers, well, your phones, whatever. But at the end of the day, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. because Cardi B just had a whole entire 36 minute interview, yeah, 38 minute interview with Kelly Rowland on the Spotify platform on YouTube. And then, of course, she went on CBS morning to talk to Gail King to announce that she was pregnant. But the main thing I was wanting to focus on along with, you know, more in-depth coverage of her album is essentially Cardi B and her list of features that was revealed. Now, if you don't know, she released a plethora of features to be on this. am I the drama, which is very interesting because, of course, now only do you have Megan the Stallion,
Starting point is 00:02:32 not only, let's see if I can find this, right quick. Why does Cardi B twerk pop up? What in the world? Your eyes are even worth. What do people be searching? Anyways, and then, because we're on Twitter, so it's not my searching, you know, just because y'all wonder.
Starting point is 00:02:48 Hold on now. You guys. See, that's the problem. Anyways, the feature list that I was looking for, let me just go on IG. Surely she has on IG. yeah here it is right here why's it pop up hold up try to be a w took guy i don't know why it's happening okay so who's the drama as you can see right here this is the entire list of features so you have cash
Starting point is 00:03:08 cobain that man everywhere ain't he if he's on a drake sample which to be fair you know side tangent um Drake has his most popular track out right now and guess what it is it's the somebody loves me track featuring cash cobain so for everybody you know talking bad about that somebody loves me remix why are y'all streaming it? You know, I can never understand. You know, it's like, if y'all don't like something, why support it? Y'all say, y'all hate Drake. There's somebody loves me track from Drake, party next door, and Cash Cobain.
Starting point is 00:03:37 It's the most successful track currently in hip-hop. Come looking at the list, yeah, it's the most successful track in hip-hop, period. So I just don't know how that works. But actually, let's get back to Cardi B. So that's a little Drake's on tension. You guys. See, that's the problem. So who's the drama features list?
Starting point is 00:03:56 You have Cash Cobain, you have Janet Jackson, Kalani, Lizzo, Megan the Stallion, which if you don't know, is from the track WAP. I will say that I believe Cardi being Megan the Stalian is beefing. Now, obviously, my sources could be I made it up. But let's just say, I don't think I did. So the Megan the Stalian being interesting on this list because I thought that was beefing. And then you come to realize it's WAP that was already recorded a while ago. So that's very interesting.
Starting point is 00:04:25 and then you have Selena Gomez, you have Summer Walker, you have Tyler, and they are probably wondering to yourself, but while they be beefing, Megan the Stallion is commenting hard emoji's under her picture. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I mean, this is one of the biggest marketing opportunities. And if Cardi B has no reason but to put your single on her album, because WAP is probably her most successful track of all time. Actually, let me look, let me see. So, WAP is, actually, I like a track is most successful track of all time.
Starting point is 00:04:53 Huh. Now, I like a track is hard. But anyways, a lot of tracks off invasion of privacy is hard, but that's besides the point. Wap, being her second most played, her most popular track of all time, made it to where it had to be on this album. So why not just throw your name up in there and throw hard emojis to get marketing on your actual account? Because, you know, she has to use a track that you're attached to. So it's not like you can find another WOP. You know, a WOP is really a once-in-lifetime type of track.
Starting point is 00:05:19 I mean, it had Democrats and Republicans coming out to say this. is wrong this type of music is just salacious garbage for our kids like it had them violent all because Cardi B and Megan Nostagian was trying to tell y'all that they had some but then you know what I'm saying I was like damn look at the state of hip hop like what's going on anyways getting back into salina Gomez if you don't know um Selena Gomez also had a track with Cardi B back in 2018 titled talkie talkie so if you want a little inclination of what it's sounds like to hear Cardi B and Salina on the track well guess what? 2018 they already did it and it was a huge hit as far as to Taki Talki Taki peaking at number
Starting point is 00:06:02 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. So that track out the gate was a huge success which makes this crossover move for her album make even more success because her second ever collaboration post Taki Taki Taki makes it so that you would think they would replicate that same success. So Selena Gomez, Cardi B being on this album, showcased. is to me that the imaginary players track that came out was really Cardi trying to get in her rap bag I think the album is a complete opposite like you heard with the interview with Kelly Rowland I believe she's going to be
Starting point is 00:06:36 singing more these are very interesting features because of the fact I believe she's going to be singing a lot I don't think there's one rapper besides making a stallion and that's an old track off of this album so now you're looking at it and you kind of start to summarize that the entire album is going to be more singing from cardy so anyways uh that's all i wanted to talk about that's the main thing because of course when you when you look at um carty b when you look at the way that she just goes at her musical creation you come to find out that all that these postal pieces are starting to come together i believe the album's going to be phenomenal when it eventually releases but i definitely want to
Starting point is 00:07:14 give it i definitely wanted to dive into the two most interesting features on the album so that's why we talked about Janet Jackson. That's why we talked about Selena Gomez being on this album. So if you want to listen to those specifically as far as the Janet Jackson, just type in Janet Jackson analytic dreams with a Z or if you want to hear my overall coverage of Cardi B's album and my the drama, just type in Cardi B analytic dreams with a Z. But with that being said, that is the pre-album drop coverage of Cardi B's Am I the Drama. So with that being said, click my link to my bio. Let me know one of my social medias. What do you think about my Cardi B coverage in general as far as before the drops and what do you want to hear the most as far as Cardi's upcoming album am i the drama dropping tomorrow

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