Did ‘WAP’ Just Open Up A Huge Pandora’s Box?

‘WAP’ Is Heavily Sexual. So What?

Now, as expected, a number of people found this listen extremely uncomfortable. If a song’s soundscape and lyrical content doesn’t click with you, that’s completely alright. ‘WAP’ isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. And yet, there are still people who decided to share their opinions on the toxic social media web, detailing how “problematic” the song is.

Many believe that this song discusses women in a derogatory fashion. Its explicit detail of sex and the body have resulted in a lot of disapproving glances. But that begs the question. Would this much disapproval exist if a male rapper were to spit these very rhymes? Perhaps not.

In response to these haters, Cardi B shared a selfie video wherein she defended the song’s content and delivered (as the kids say) the clapback of the century. Cardi opened the video with a rather amusing line, “First of all, I rap about p***y because she my best friend, and second of all it’s because it seems like that’s what people wanna hear. I ain’t even gonna front because let me tell you something: when I did ‘Be Careful,’ people was talking mad s**t in the beginning like, ‘What the f**k is this? This is not what I expected. I expected this, I expected that.’ So it’s like if that’s what people aren’t trying to hear then alright, I’m going to start rapping about my p***y again.”

Now, just for some context, Cardi’s ‘Be Careful’ is a thoughtful look at a troubled relationship. It ropes in a number of issues from selfishness to disrespect to a complete lack of trust – all steadily growing within a toxic relationship.

Cardi then concluded her rant with an important message. She pointed out that there are a number of other female artists who choose not to rap about pleasure and intimacy, and yet, noone seems to be paying attention to them. Cardi delivered her final blow with, “So don’t blame that shit on us when y’all not the ones supporting them.”