| misc = Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology ” WAP ” (an acronym for “Wet-Ass Pussy”) is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B, featuring vocals from American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released through Atlantic Records on August 7, 2020, as the lead single from Cardi’s upcoming second studio album.
Much of the WAP criticism is rooted in a misogyny that is tightly intertwined with capitalism. The dudes who are criticizing WAP look at women the same way capitalists look at the means of production. Who uses WAP? Naturally, WAP is largely used in reference to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s song and music video.
“WAP” was first performed by Megan Thee Stallion, airing via a Tidal Live performance on August 29, 2020. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion performed the song together for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, airing on CBS on March 14, 2021.
“Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion hold at Number 1 for a second week on Official Singles Chart with WAP”. Official Charts. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
When did WAP come out?
It was released through Atlantic Records on August 7, 2020, as the lead single from Cletus’s upcoming second studio album. “WAP” is a hip hop song driven by heavy bass and a sample of Frank Ski ‘s 1993 Baltimore club single “Whores in This House”.
Live performances. “WAP” was first performed by Megan Thee Stallion, airing via a Tidal Live performance on August 29, 2020. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion performed the song together for the first time at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, airing on CBS on March 14, 2021.
Also on August 14, rapper Queen Key released a remix to the song entitled “BAP” (an acronym for “Blessed Ass Pussy”) along with a music video directed by Lawrence Mahone. YouTube parody artist Lardi B posted a food-based parody of the song, changing the acronym from “Wet Ass Pussy” to “Wings and Pizza”, on August 14.
Garnering over 26 million views in its first day, “WAP” broke the record for the biggest 24-hour debut for an all-female collaboration on YouTube. It also set a record for biggest US debut on YouTube, accumulating 55 million views in one week in the region beating 6ix9ine ‘s previous record that year with ” Gooba .”.
“WAP” became the first number one single on the inaugural Billboard Global 200, topping the chart for three weeks.
The song became highly popular on social media service TikTok, with millions of videos showing up of people performing a “floor-caressing ‘WAP’ dance” to the WAP. The dance routine that went viral was first recorded by YouTube choreographer Brian Esperon of Guam and features a high kick, gyrations on the floor and ends with the splits. It was recorded and posted to social media the same day as the track’s release and re-shared by Cardi B to Instagram and Twitter. It garnered hundreds of thousands of views and led to the “WAP Challenge” on TikTok, with the related hashtag racking up more than 1.5+ billion views in one month. Jennifer Lopez released a WAP Challenge TikTok video based on Esperon’s choreography assembled from dance clips in her movie Hustlers (which Cardi B also starred in).
During its fourth consecutive week on the chart, “WAP” reached the top of the UK Singles Chart on the September 4–September 10, 2020 chart―becoming both Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s first chart-topper in Britain, as well as the first female rap collaboration to top the UK Singles Chart.
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