in december 2018, cardi b posted a video to instagram of her rapping part of the song. she later said that she was set to release it soon after, but decided to release the music video for "money" instead. on may 27, 2019, cardi b tweeted that the "single and official cover art drops this friday 5/31". she also shared the cover art of the single, which features her escorted out of a court room entirely naked by a group of men with paparazzi taking pictures of her.