While the world self isolates and quarantines to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus,
Cardi B is out here trying to get paid for a Coronavirus remix she’s featured on.
And while this may seem like a cheap money grab… she is doing good with the money she
will make!
What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and don’t worry Clevver isn’t going anywhere!
We are still going to be delivering you all the celebrity news that you need to know,
we are just going to be working from home and social distancing to do our part in preventing
the spread of COVID-19.
And while we’re talkin about coronavirus, in case you missed it, last week as news about
event cancellations and the seriousness of COVID-19 came out, Cardi spoke out on social
media multiple times.
She talked about stocking up on food, yelled at the government, and even threatened to
move to Antarctica.
But one part of her panic video went viral, in every sense of the word, here’s the part
in case you missed it.
And then the remixes started rolling in…
DJs, like the rest of us, are bored in quarantine and decided to make good use of their time.
First, DJ iMarkkeyz put up the original Cardi B Coronavirus remix on March 14th, it goes
a little something like this...
It’s hilarious and actually really catchy.
And don’t worry, we’re going to get back to the DJ iMarkkeyz remix in a second, but
DJ Snakes is worth mentioning too.
On the 17th he released his own remix of Cardi’s rant and shared a video of how he sampled
and pitch-shifted some of Cardi’s vocals to make this song an actual bop.
And then he showed the finished product…
Seriously that is beyond impressive… and now im dancing to it!
And according to fans on Twitter, the iMarkkeyz version is now charting in over 30 countries.
Which probably has something to do with the fact that it’s absolutely blown up on TikTok.
There are tons of dances to the song like this one...
Even Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson got in on the fun.
And now that the song has become a viral sensation and is on the charts, Cardi wants to get paid.
She screenshotted the song on the charts and shared it to her IG writing quote, “The
fact this damn corona virus song is charting on iTunes ....Hold on ..let me hit the Dj
up and Atlantic [Records] so I can’t get my damn coins”
But Cardi didn’t stop there.
A couple hours later she shared another Instagram post about this.
She posted another screenshot of the song climbing the charts and wrote quote, “Damn
I posted the iTunes chart 2 hours ago of this damn Corona song charting on the hip hop charts
at 96 now it’s number 11.
86 on the overall charts ..I’m glad yaaa having fun .....Make sure you lysol your p*ssy
before you POP IT.”
And Cardi’s fans are taking her side and defending her in the comment section.
One person wrote quote, “Right?!?!??
Get yo coins sis!”
Another said quote, “That a girl!
Go get ur money sis!!
They using ur voice and ur words.
... U stay popping !! Get that money, honey!”
And another wrote quote, “Lol was bout to say the same !! U betta get those coinsssss”
And while it’s still unclear if Cardi got in touch with Atlantic Records to get paid
for this song, it seems like she did connect with DJ iMarkkeyz.
And they did confirm that they will donate the proceeds from the track to victims of
COVID-19.
A fan tweeted saying quote, “Yo if y’all are getting royalties off of this @iamcardib
@iMarkkeyz maybe u could consider donating a part of it to food banks or shelters that
are probably flooded with new people needing help?
Just a thought.
This sh*t is scary.”
And Cardi replied saying quote, “YES !THATS WHAT WE GOING TO DO ! Keep in mind you don’t
get your money right away ...but even months from now there would be families with financial
issues for getting laid off due to the virus .We will Donate !”
And DJ iMarkkeyz also responded saying quote, “That was my goal”
So it looks like these two not only created a viral hit song almost by accident, but they
are doing the right thing and giving back during this tough time.
We love to see it!
And if you haven’t had a chance to listen to the whole song yet, I highly suggest it.
It’s a good one for solo dance parties in your room right now.
Let me know what you guys think of all this and the song down in the comments below.
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Thanks so much for watching, I’m Emile Ennis Jr. coming to you from my Clevver home studio,
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