WAP is a song by American rapper Cardi B, featuring fellow American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. WAP received widespread acclaim from music critics for empowering women. But it’s not about empowering women, or female liberation. At the end of the day, it’s about old-fashioned exploitation of the female body.
KIRUNA MAY 2025: WAP (an acronym for Wet-Ass Pussy) is a song by American rapper Cardi B, featuring fellow American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, it was released on August 7, 2020. Musically, it is a hip hop song driven by heavy bass, drum beats. With sexually explicit lyrics which made it gain popularity, the song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
It became the first female rap collaboration to debut atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and had the largest opening streaming week for a song in U.S. history.
In the lyrics, Cardi B and Megan discuss how they want to be pleased by men, specifically referencing numerous sexual practices. Upon release, “WAP” received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised its sex-positive message and for empowering women – and all of that is good. But it’s not about empowering women, or female liberation. At the end of the day, it’s about old-fashioned exploitation of the female body. Nothing more. Don’t believe me? Then watch the video with a woman, and then ask her if she feels empowered.
Belcalis Marlenis Cephus, born October 11, 1992, known professionally as Cardi B. During her teens, Cardi B was employed at a grocery store in Tribeca. She was fired and became a dancer at a strip club across the street. Cardi B has said that becoming a stripper was positive for her life in many ways: “It really saved me from a lot of things”.