Be Careful

Cardi B

About Be Careful

"Be Careful" is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on March 29, 2018, as the third single from her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018). The song was written by Cardi B, Jordan Thorpe, and its producers Boi-1da, Vinylz, and Frank Dukes. It contains an interpolation from "Ex-Factor", written and performed by Lauryn Hill, which itself samples "Can It Be All So Simple", written and performed by Wu-Tang Clan. The latter song also samples "The Way We Were". Therefore, Hill, the eight members of Wu-Tang Clan, and Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman are credited among the composers. A song about infidelity, "Be Careful" was inspired by her past romantic relationships in New York City, which annoyed Almánzar when she was finishing recording Invasion of Privacy there. "Be Careful" peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top 40 in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. 


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Yeah
Be careful, be careful, be careful with me
Yeah, look

I wanna get married, like the Currys, Steph and Ayesha shit
But we more like Belly, Tommy and Keisha shit
Gave you TLC, you wanna creep and shit
Poured out my whole heart to a piece of shit
Man, I thought you would've learned your lesson
'Bout likin' pictures, not returnin' texts
I guess it's fine, man, I get the message
You still stutter after certain questions
You keep in contact with certain exes
Do you, though, trust me, nigga, it's cool, though
Said that you was workin', but you're out here chasin' culo
And putas, chillin' poolside, livin' two lives
I could've did what you did to me to you a few times
But if I did decide to slide, find a nigga
F*ck him, suck his dick, you would've been pissed
But that's not my M.O., I'm not that type of bitch
And karma for you is gon' be who you end up with
Don't make me sick, nigga

The only man, baby, I adore
I gave you everything, what's mine is yours
I want you to live your life of course
But I hope you get what you dyin' for
Be careful with me, do you know what you doin'?
Whose feelings that you hurtin' and bruisin'?
You gon' gain the whole world
But is it worth the girl that you're losin'?
Be careful with me
Yeah, it's not a threat, it's a warnin'
Be careful with me
Yeah, my heart is like a package with a fragile label on it
Be careful with me

Care for me, care for me
Always said that you'd be there for me, there for me
Boy, you better treat me carefully, carefully, look

I was here before all of this
Guess you actin' out now, you got an audience
Tell me where your mind is, drop a pin, what's the coordinates?
You might have a fortune, but you lose me, you still gon' be misfortunate, nigga
Tell me, this love's got you this fucked up in the head
You want some random bitch up in your bed?
She don't even know your middle name, watch her 'cause she might steal your chain
You don't want someone who loves you instead? I guess not though
It's blatant disrespect, you nothin' like the nigga I met
Talk to me crazy and you quick to forget
You even got me trippin', you got me lookin' in the mirror different
Thinkin' I'm flawed because you inconsistent
Between a rock and a hard place, the mud and the dirt
It's gon' hurt me to hate you, but lovin' you's worse
It all stops so abrupt, we start switchin' it up
Teach me to be like you so I can not give a f*ck
Free to mess with someone else, I wish these feelings could melt
'Cause you don't care about a thing except your mothafuckin' self
You make me sick, nigga

The only man, baby, I adore
I gave you everything, what's mine is yours
I want you to live your life of course
But I hope you get what you dyin' for
Be careful with me, do you know what you doin'?
Whose feelings that you're hurtin' and bruisin'?
You gon' gain the whole world
But is it worth the girl that you're losin'?
Be careful with me
Yeah, it's not a threat, it's a warnin'
Be careful with me
Yeah, my heart is like a package with a fragile label on it
Be careful with me

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Cardi B

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, she first attracted attention for discussing her career as a stripper on social media; she became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos went viral on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York to follow her music aspirations, and released two mixtapes—Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. more »

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Written by: Belcalis Almanzar, Mathew Samuels, Anderson Hernandez, Jordan Thorpe, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Robert Diggs, Lauryn Hill, Clifford Smith, Lamont Hawkins, Dennis Coles, Gary Grice, Jason Hunter, Russell Jones, Corey Woods, Marvin Hamlisch

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Release Date
"Be Careful" was released on March 30, 2018 as the third single off Cardi B's debut studio album, "Invasion of Privacy."
Billboard Ranking
The song debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Cardi B's fifth top 20 entry.
Vocal Emotion
The song showcases a softer side of Cardi B, a departure from her usual braggadocious rap style. She opens up about relationship insecurities, infidelity and heartbreak.
Lauren Hill Influence
The chorus of "Be Careful" interpolates the song "Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill, one of Cardi B's musical influences.
Song Inspiration
Cardi B confirmed that "Be Careful" was not a diss track, but was inspired by her own experiences in past relationships.
Grammy Nominations
"Be Careful" received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. This marked Cardi B's second year of Grammy recognition following her two nominations for her breakout single "Bodak Yellow" in 2018.
Video Performance
The music video, directed by Jora Frantzis, features Cardi B marrying a man in a desert before later attending his funeral at the same church. It has amassed over 100 million views on YouTube as of January 2022.
Cardi B's lyrics writing
Unlike most of her other hits, Cardi B admitted to not writing the majority of the lyrics in "Be Careful", which sparked a lot of conversation around ghostwriting in rap music.
Gold Certification
"Be Careful" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) only two months after its release, denoting over 500,000 units sold.
Cardi B's Vulnerability
The lyrics of the song expose a sense of raw emotional vulnerability, a side of Cardi B the public rarely gets to see. It ups the ante and shows her growth as a multi-dimensional artist.

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