Coronavirus is sweeping the globe and the charts.
Cardi B’s pandemic-inspired collaboration with Brooklyn DJ iMarkkeyz has made its official debut on the Billboard charts. “Coronavirus,” which pulls from Cardi’s viral Instagram video, enters at No. 9 on Billboard’s Rap Digital Song Sales and No. 13 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts.
According to Billboard, the remixed “Coronavirus” received 626,000 U.S. on-demand streams and sold 3,000 copies in the week ending March 19.
“Coronavirus” was inspired by Cardi’s rant on March 10 about the COVID-19 pandemic, which has over 25 million views. iMarkeeyz, who has become well-known for remixing videos and memes, repackaged Cardi’s “Corona-VIRUS!” and “Sh*t is getting real” catchphrases over a club-ready beat, adding coughing sound effects. The rant even spawned an EDM remix from DJ Snake.
Cardi and iMarkeeyz have announced plans to donate the “Coronavirus” proceeds to assist with relief efforts. “We’re in the works of getting things situated financially as far as where proceeds are going,” iMarkeeyz told Variety. “It’s confidential at the moment, but there’s a lot of great things to come with this.”
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 ! https://t.co/ehAo8TCUhN
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) March 17, 2020
That was my goal ? https://t.co/UrQ120xxCF
— DJ iMarkkeyz (@iMarkkeyz) March 17, 2020
