The new single from hip-hop stars Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, 'WAP,' carries a political weight that men rapping about sex doesn’t.
’s new single, “WAP,” but when Cardi busted out “macaroni in a pot” near the end, I instantly forgot all the other ones and had to scrap it.
An initialism so straightforwardly filthy that I can’t unfurl it here, “WAP” — released Friday to whet appetites for Cardi’s upcoming follow-up to her smash 2018 debut, “Invasion of Privacy” — lays out an astonishing array of boasts and desires from two female rappers proud to follow in the sex-positive footsteps of Lil Kim, Khia, Foxy Brown and Trina.
There’s a line about a big Mack truck and a tight little garage; there’s a line about a garter snake and a king cobra . There’s even a part where Megan interprets the food chain in a way that has forever changed my thinking about bottom-feeders.Musically, “WAP” doesn’t need much to get over — it’s basically a bass line, a beat and a sampled snippet from an old Baltimore club track, Frank Ski’s “Whores in This House.
Their flows are dramatically different, too; Megan’s a sensual growl and Cardi’s a staccato bark. But the personality bursting from each voice — you can easily picture both of them without even seeing “WAP’s” music video, which is a whole other delight — makes clear why the women have quickly become two of pop music’s biggest stars.James P.
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