Cardi B sat down with DJ Whoo Child for an upcoming episode of his Whoo’s Home podcast and the 2 dove proper into the main points behind Cardi’s upcoming collab with Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos.” When Whoo Child stated he’d learn that the lyrics to the tune may out-raunch the XXX traces the pair served up on their hit single “WAP,” Cardi cautioned that followers mustn’t anticipate the observe — which drops on Friday (Sept. 8) — to be a straight sequel to the 2020 smash that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
“I’m wondering how individuals are gonna react to this vibe as a result of they’re actually like anticipating ‘WAP,’ like, ‘oh, right here they go once more speaking this and that,’” Cardi stated of the whispers she’s listening to from followers about what the tune may sound like. “We’re speaking a bit, you already know, about some p—y, however not like ‘WAP’ sort of stuff,” she promised, noting that she just lately obtained employed to carry out at a billionaire’s occasion in Cancun for “white soccer mothers” and their youngsters, who all love “WAP.”
The Whoo Child video was briefly public, however seemed to be non-public at press time.
The DJ additionally questioned what the “Bongos” video would appear like — given the wild “WAP” visuals — and Cardi assured him that it’s “lovely.” She additionally teased that the sound of the tune would seemingly “throw individuals off… as a result of the [single] cowl [image] provides off like a ‘WAP’ vibe, however it’s not,” Cardi stated of the 2 cowl photos launched to date during which the ladies rock rainbow-colored hair and skimpy outfits whereas straddling one another.
“It’s a unique theme and the video is sort of a complete full completely different sort of theme,” Cardi added concerning the “intricate… lovely” video that may drop together with the tune. Cardi additionally stated that when she and Megan collaborate it’s not simply a simple, informal factor. “We put in our sweat and all the pieces,” she stated. “It’s like on some ‘b—h, you soar, I soar… if you happen to wit it, I I wit it. We’re gonna do it.’ We labored so laborious on the music video. You’re gonna see… that’s thought put into that.”
Describing the creation of the observe, Cardi stated there have been options that they need to “go the Spanish route” and have a Latin singer or rapper because the characteristic, however she knew Meg was the one to finish it. “‘I hear her on this, I do know it,’” she stated. “And when she despatched her verse, I simply checked out n—as like…”
Momentarily distracted by “Mr. Boombastic” Shaggy strolling by way of her eye line, Cardi additionally addressed Whoo Child’s query about whether or not engaged on the tune was a pleasant break for the ladies, who he famous each had main public dramas over the previous few years; Cardi and Offset just lately addressed rumors of infidelity of their marriage on the tune “Jealousy,” and Megan testified within the Tory Lanez’s trial during which he was convicted for taking pictures Meg within the foot after a celebration in July 2020.
“It feels good [to get back into the game]… it makes me really feel good that she trusts me,” Cardi stated of Megan. “I’mma give my all. Not solely am I doing this for myself, [but] ‘I need you to belief me.’ We belief one another.”
When Whoo Child requested Cardi what her “secret” was to “combing [back] from two infants,” the proud mom of two with Migos rapper Offset stated there wasn’t one. “I ain’t obtained no secret… my mama?,” she laughed. “Simply, simply be!” And when Whoo requested if Cardi had been hitting the health club with a “specialist” or a coach, the rapper stated it was nothing like that.
“No, no, no honey. I did get me some good outdated lipo, although,” stated Cardi, who revealed that she’s a “naturally” very skinny one that tends to drop a few pounds actually quick due to her “dangerous” urge for food. “Probably not due to my abdomen, I simply wished to have a bit extra hips. And my butt obtained too huge, so I wanted to, like, proportion it.”
Whoo Child tried to pry some particulars from Cardi about her long-awaited upcoming follow-up to smash 2018 full-length debut album Invasion of Privateness. And whereas she stated she has a title and launch date in thoughts — not her birthday month of October, so chill — she’s retaining the main points below wraps for now. In a latest interview with Vogue Mexico, Cardi teased, “I’m not going to launch any extra collaborations. I’m going to place out my subsequent solo single. Proper now, I’m engaged on the quilt artwork and concepts for the following file as a result of it’s undoubtedly arising.”
Additionally, close to the top of the interview, when Whoo promised that “Bongos” could be performed “not less than 80 instances” on Eminem’s Shade 45 SiriusXM channel on launch day, Cardi used the chance to made a bid for her Slim Shady shot.
“I like him,” Cardi stated of Marshall whereas Whoo Child hyped the thought of a collaboration occurring. “Not even on some music s–t. I simply actually need to inform him, like, ‘I like you.. you’re superb, such as you’re so sickening.’”