Who would’ve thought {that a} WNBA mascot has some severe strikes?
The New York Liberty’s beloved elephant mascot Ellie took TikTok by storm this week by performing the “Bongos” problem set to the tune of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s newest collaboration. Within the clip, the mascot is backed by two dancers as all three flawlessly execute the high-energy choreography from the tune’s music video.
Ultimately, Cardi herself caught wind of the viral clip and retweeted it, giving her stamp of approval by writing, “Put me to disgrace …I like it.”
“Bongos” is Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s second collaboration following their record-breaking “WAP,” however Cardi beforehand revealed that the brand new collaboration will not be meant to be a component two. “I’m wondering how persons 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,’” she advised DJ Whoo Child throughout his Whoo’s Home podcast. “We’re speaking a little bit, you understand, about some p—y, however not like ‘WAP’ sort of stuff.”
The observe peaked at No. 4 on Billboard’s Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Within the monitoring week of Sept. 8 – 14, “Bongos” launched with 16.8 million official U.S. streams, in response to Luminate, resulting in a No. 3 entrance on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart and yields Cardi B’s 14th prime 5 effort and Megan Thee Stallion’s seventh such hit on the checklist. The tune additionally offered 20,000 downloads in the identical interval and debuts at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Track Gross sales checklist.
