The Summer of 'WAP': Cardi B's bawdy bop stokes tensionsUS rapper Cardi B, shown here performing at the 2019 Grammys, has drawn praise and criticism for her unabashed celebration of female sexualityNEW YORK - An unadulterated celebration of female desire brimming with graphic sexual metaphors, Cardi B's summer bop "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion has topped the charts -- and left the American right hot and bothered over the indecency. It's the lyrical delivery that pops: Bronx-born Cardi B and Houston native Megan Thee Stallion relish in spitting out each juicy line. But the backlash hasn't cramped "WAP"'s style: "They keep talking and the numbers keep going up," the 27-year-old Cardi B said recently. Their criticism doesn't surprise Sherri Williams, a mass media scholar at Washington's American University, who has written about Cardi B's brand of feminism. The image didn't seem intended as a criticism -- Cardi B said it embodied the "vibes" of her song.

Source: Bangkok Post August 27, 2020 01:30 UTC