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Cardi B Debuts Onstage 'Mute Challenge' BIA Diss at Tour Kickoff as BIA Responds on X

The onstage pause during Pretty & Petty triggered a pointed reply that referenced Stefon Diggs.

Overview

  • Cardi B opened her Little Miss Drama tour on Feb. 11 in Palm Desert, performing Pretty & Petty and pausing after the lyric, “Name five BIA songs, gun pointing to your head.”
  • Fan-shot videos show a staged silence before a boom sound effect as dancers drop, and the clips circulated widely online, including one shared by Pop Base.
  • Social media users compared the moment to Beyoncé’s concert “mute challenge” popularized during the Renaissance era.
  • BIA replied on Feb. 12 in an X thread, writing, “Can u name someone with more bms than receiving yards? I can! and I know that… ykwnvm,” a message widely read as a reference to Stefon Diggs.
  • The exchange extends a feud dating to 2024, when Cardi accused BIA of subliminal shots and threatened legal action, BIA released the diss track SUE MEEE?, and Cardi later targeted BIA on Pretty & Petty from Am I The Drama?.