Cardi B "Hectic" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified

Cardi B’s latest single “Hectic,” off of her Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2 project, is all about causing commotion. The Bronx MC explains how a lot of the lyrics off the track make perfect sense in New York-and to put some respect on the city’s lingo.
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[@chloeryan3962]

This is the calmest I’ve ever seen cardi

[@emilyeverett5410]

Chloe Ryan probably because she’s excited to be there! And honoured to explain her art

[@samatar1025]

🤣😂

[@bitchfightme2259]

Emily Everett art ?

[@2Bound2]

I prefer this cardi over the recent cardi

[@juicyfruit5353]

Bitch Fight Me yes art did they stutter? A-R-T🌚

[@xredgreenbluex]

who else watching this before even listening to the actual song

[@ashbagash123]

crispy lol

[@terriejones9332]

crispy frl

[@Josh-rf4bm]

crispy yep😂

[@lizzya.5564]

Meee

[@offdabean]

crispy yep

[@kennedylashea]

Respect the fucking lingo

[@nefertariroses6674]

best line " cause a scene and give you what you ask for"

[@zeta4549]

I think this is the first time I’ve seen Cardi with short nails

[@roastedcheese3121]

ikr😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emilyr8226]

I know it scared me for a second😂😂

[@r.e.m7148]

I didnt even realize till now😂😂

[@mendy-6370]

... short????

[@itshk9427]

Same lmfao

[@niab6564]

AHH WHEN SHE LAUGH ITS ADORABLE

[@clouning6519]

Ok

[@Volpexxx]

Ok

[@imfine-vw7ke]

@@Volpexxx leave

[@Quest1k]

Is it just me but I love her voice. Like the way she talks

[@alexrobinson9138]

I hate her voice... So much

[@Josh-rf4bm]

XMUS JAXON FLAXON-WAXON me too 😂 it's so annoying

[@tako_shop]

DEX n HD Yeah, it's just you.

[@AlmightyDBandz]

Marquis Foster i would she talm bout she eat it so that means she a thot

[@risakim2739]

AGREED. I like it so much

[@fatou8011]

shes so damn likeable i can't even hate

[@MR-zz3zb]

Fatou forreal 😂

[@k.k8000]

Fatou I think she's a sweet girl too but to sensitive.

[@anaya313]

Fatou i want her to be my 2 aunt

[@Orig183]

Anon exactly

[@amijiah2116]

Anaya Jennings Same

[@rebekahwaldron4764]

I love how she's feeling herself during this

[@charlesreed8420]

Um, ok?

[@lesliegomez504]

H

[@itsamytanya3262]

1:35 i fell off my bed so funny

[@Kirraaa-j9s]

It's Amy & Tanya 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DivineShelton444]

💀💀💀

[@yardieinforeign728]

It's Amy & Tanya facts

[@savagequeen6607]

It's Amy & Tanya ikr

[@ninajade1225]

It's Amy & Tanya lol

[@melalovesjellybeans]

*The most normal cardi has ever dressed*

[@estradashqiptare939]

hazin yeh 😂😂😂

[@thatgirlblessing5970]

Right

[@juvi.6230]

Yeah everything else looks like a millionaire out fit💀

[@SmartssssssA]

@@juvi.6230 Looks? She's millionaire lmao

[@juvi.6230]

@@SmartssssssA ik that😭

[@MrDrumaticMusic]

her rap voice is really good though, its feminine but still hard imo.

[@Eddy6159]

True

[@bronsonnguyen5402]

misz janeece we get shes yo cousin,damn

[@jordanfoa9288]

misz janeece cuz u ate it too uglass

[@GoddessMala]

Never heard the song before, but cardi got me hype asf I'm about to go bump this right now

[@makayla1321]

her second mixtape actually slaps lol

[@fatou8011]

yoo her mixtapes are fire pleasantly surprised

[@marqawesome429]

Lol same

[@sqeerp3770]

Jdarealz You asking her forehead?

[@alyssakelleher7979]

Mala Ernest frfr girl!! me rn

[@maladesai]

i love everything about cardi b! she is just so funny and doesn't care at times. i just love how she talks LMAOO

[@cecilparker9698]

Mala Desai I know right

[@Realexodiatheforbiddenone]

Mala Desai that came from Dominican blood

[@seandonaldson3465]

Mala Desai this woman is beyond annoying

[@user-rm2re2xz8f]

ye

[@taylornicole5106]

"Y'all better put a filter on this fucking Video shit" 😂😂😂

[@bobbygold8031]

??

[@aleenamufti9299]

Honestly a seriously under rated video

[@mcskittlez8499]

{ •••Aleena••• } no now

[@belaclisdefenseswhipthatho1694]

True

[@MsAjay]

"ya'll better put a filter on the fucking video" 😂😂 Love her!!!

[@sarayahclark4511]

Akia Johnson 😂😂😂

[@chargirlplayz9838]

An they didn't do it smh

[@yasmine_simone]

"we gon' take that hypothermia for fashion" :)

[@Itsnayja]

A hoe never gets cold!!

[@patriceburthlong9775]

Yazmine Covers

[@dylanvip9365]

Janayja Jones man not hot

[@lovelygenise8178]

loving this new york accent!!!

[@aaron_nemba7042]

Lovely Genise no

[@Hakimw21]

bruh chill lmao

[@egygee9927]

???

[@Taylor-411]

🌝🌝🌝

[@princesskiara7814]

spanish/newyork accent

[@0598ari]

Cardi: " I take the whole nut" **Few months later Cardi: *Twerks with a baby bump Me: ...Damn she really did take the whole nut..

[@hi-tb5ev]

Arianna Greene this got 69 likes tf 😂✨

[@marissaessor9443]

LMAO

[@genevabowers5752]

??????

[@shawtynisha9160]

Arianna Greene 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️

[@marleyk3043]

Arianna Greene 😂😂😂😂😂

[@emilyadames9651]

I love how when Cardi likes the Lyrics she wrote she gets all smiley like "Ayeee" :)))

[@giuliomoscon6333]

Emily Adames girl she didnt write the lyrics🤦🏻‍♂️

[@vladimirmendoza2645]

This was way before so she probably did

[@queenteeteeeditx9971]

Stud D she might right some but she do got ghostwriters

[@doseofisaac1172]

Queenteetee Editx yeah I ain’t sayin she don’t got none but tbh I’m sure everyone go some ghost writers some use them more than others it ain’t bad 🗿

[@theeepidural6144]

@@doseofisaac1172 it is cause a lot of them take pride into it and want to tell their own stories and prove their talent

[@victorious12012]

1:35 im fucking dead man 😂😂😂

[@safaalk2890]

4:27 that laugh tho 😭😂she’s so cuteee😍😭

[@monika5793]

ikr 😍

[@taaliyahpatton121]

She really has bars and can rap good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sweetpea8315]

taaliyah patton well***

[@taaliyahpatton121]

Huh?

[@alaskaisalexa]

taaliyah patton i dead ass choked

[@GOTIFILMS]

Rapsody is the best female rapper, it’s not even close, Cardi couldn’t like the dust off her feet

[@user-bf6pv8ln6p]

GOTI.FILMS in your opinion

[@saremagha1]

So.. anyone watchin' this in 2019?

[@valentinayun7614]

Yep

[@mari1164]

Sarem A yea

[@roastedcheese3121]

*Yuh*

[@assacisse5342]

Sarem A yeaaaaa

[@kevijonaeduhaney5035]

Me

[@elyse166]

I just love cardi so much, she's so humble and up front with everything

[@meglinmeglin8333]

Is it there somebidy who is seein' this in 2020? Love you Cardi!

[@mayanorman2905]

Meglin Meglin yesss

[@carmendunn8439]

Me

[@kelzthegemini9773]

Me

[@joycelyn7554]

August 2020

[@kayleeclaros890]

Meglin Meglin meeee

[@rosebug3511]

4:28 her laugh

[@tiajenkins.]

rose bug awee😭

[@juuzou2610]

If my crush made me laugh :)

[@ahhlexiah1]

She looks soooo fucking cute it's just that her outfit reminds me of the snow pants I had in grade school lmfaoo

[@Denzel_Watchington]

Lex - Bishhh, you know damn well yo "snowpants" didn't look that fly. Lmfaoo

[@diegomeee]

Once artists become REALLY popular, they don't go on Genius..

[@anouchkamusic]

FeddZii good example of this are genius videos where there’s a collab but the more famous person isn’t there

[@bridonovan4526]

when she said “hypothermia” i’m not even gonna lie, i was mad impressed

[@hamsack981]

She always looks on point. I like all her gesticulations. My gahd shes hawt.

[@Denzel_Watchington]

Christy E - peanut butter and fucking jealous over here

[@Mf7d89]

Learned a new word. Thanks

[@briannabaze4288]

Enceladus ew no she ugly af

[@SonderZ42]

da foik

[@isabelzarco9563]

Yess cardi b is sooo mf pretty and she’s not fake!

[@HannahG119]

I love cardi B 😍❤️✨

[@jxyyy684]

Doesnt everyone

[@user-cz2hj3sd7p]

"i dont suck the thing,i eat the thing"..god dayum

[@iamnia336]

She said dick not thing

[@charmieleza08]

Oh She’s A Libra too‼️🎒🤤🤙🏽

[@rareism636]

she cant beat nicki nicki is sag. sag energie is better and more powerfull

[@diamonddior5566]

Gacha stories 104 jusss stop it

[@rareism636]

@@diamonddior5566 k

[@jelenaradojevic4]

Yeah I am born on the same day as she is

[@jelenaradojevic4]

We're both born on October 11th

[@almira.2454]

Why am I seeing this just now

[@ManifestingMoni]

Cardi is so wild lol no filter.

[@ZahmirHenry]

" y'all better put a filter on this fucking video , shit" 😭😭😭😭😭

[@latina7292]

YO WHEN SHE SAID A HO NEVER GETS COLD.....THAT SHIT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES😭😭😭😭😭

[@ambsera]

"yall better put a filter for this video " , IM WEAK!!!!!!!

[@kindazaaroura9206]

Shi-

[@brightontorres2579]

Cardi is honestly my spirit animal.

[@zezecoccocwhite3623]

Brighton Torres i wish

[@charfree6888]

I mean this in the nicest way possible,but I hope you now learned that saying spirit animal is disrespectful to the Native Americans. I know that's not your intention but it's good to learn uodated rules. ♥️❤️

[@gumballswife5]

@@charfree6888 thank you, you taught me something new

[@beauteousbabydoll5133]

Cardi b is crazy😂. But she's BAE asf. I love you girl😘💋💋💋💋

[@cantcomment6336]

Who wants to see cardi B and young M.A collab?!!!!

[@Spig7]

I can smell the HIV already

[@cantcomment6336]

wel smif LMAO😂😂😂

[@isme333]

wel smif then you should go get that checked

[@DenaLovesMakeup123]

skinny pimp YOOOOOOOO never thought of this

[@wandahwisdom5646]

#Aries + #Libra = 360 degrees of completion. Great idea!

[@johnsontang1215]

Bro she is just so entertaining oml

[@nami-ic5nv]

it's so cute when she laughs after rapping i cri

[@gabyevaristo3018]

2:41 very *latin accent*

[@aliyahgoldson]

She looks so good in this video plus THOSE NEW TEETH!!

[@yofjojo3811]

.... I haven't even heard the song... I just seen cardi b and clicked like my life depended on it. Dead ass

[@keyilahollis873]

stg 😭😭😭😭

[@rainbellamy9693]

Her Outfit 😍

[@Demetriana]

she looks so pretty on here

[@jamesjohn84]

She is so chill. So down to earth and real

[@Bhavikh]

sHE GOT HER TEETH FIXED!

[@baccendbaddie]

Bhavikh you about 7 months late

[@shariceg9193]

long time

[@litlikeceecee1587]

kbaddie you late .

[@kyemanasseri6376]

Bhavikh+ You must not watch LHHNY

[@inlovewsage]

Bhavikh Bruhhhhhhhh

[@salmahafsa2266]

Wtf that outfit is cute 😍

[@Jayla0va3verything]

How could anyone not fw New Yorkers? Especially ny rappers. We just down to earth.

[@duronbryant9463]

Jay Star agreed but I don't body widd new New York rappers

[@artspy28]

Jay Star delusional

[@morghanprice4839]

Jay Star factz

[@healiaquastar]

She's so funny and cute ahaha

[@sibongilesibanda1378]

So cute when calm and simple😍

[@fiqmuggastax1588]

This the realist shit I every heard🔥🌪

[@klibarrera9249]

1:36 to 1:38 os so funny i love cardi b

[@ja313791]

- i luvvvv Her voice 😍 .

[@kittychrisy2142]

LIBRAAAAAAAA!!! Yassss

[@hardswae.7079]

she looks so diffrent vs now she looks good right here bring this cardi back

[@someoneelseishere5964]

I think she still looks good now and I don't think this Cardi ever left

[@aniyahporter7177]

She still looks the same just a different makeup artist now lol

[@mallorypineda9293]

Shoutout to NC

[@amarionmorris1771]

Mallory Pineda gang

[@MissCandySoFly]

" Yall betta put a filter on this fuckin video " lol I Love Cardi you don't need no filter Mami

[@zoeyweber9958]

i love her idc idc

[@TheCinderellaPrincess]

She is so humble and honest. I love that about her.

[@TashBlessed]

2020 and first time hearing this

[@leolucky7570]

I MISS this cardi

[@lilpzqm1913]

Me to 💔

[@dime6293]

“I be looking crusty”😂😂ah I love her

[@shakiratorrence3064]

Yasssss Libra!!!!

[@monaysutherland2502]

Libra gang gangg

[@r.e.m7148]

Ima aries ♈ but i liked ya comment so it can be 80 not 79

[@AsjahThomas]

i’m just seeing this .. and i’m sad i’m just uncovering this gem

[@KailaK1]

I want her and Offset to make a song

[@yireh90]

krazeni they did it is called LICK

[@adnaan9872]

guess who's getting married 😂

[@KailaK1]

They didn’t 8 months ago 😭

[@itsamytanya3262]

krazeni yah

[@troyramsey6451]

krazeni big facts.

[@konfidentlykaii5245]

Dats one of Da reasons I luh cardi B because I’m reppin Da Bronx!! Even doe’ I was originally born in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 my papa my born in da Bronx and I moved dere’ at the age of 5

[@plastiqbeach7487]

She's one of the realest celebrities, I feel like. Honest, and the way she laughs after a good verse is so funny sksk.

[@aymaneichanti9481]

I can't get enough of her ❤

[@rosemariepasigna9023]

I loved cardi b's outfit

[@chezquanking1999]

She was cute before she got her teeth fixed no lie

[@krystalavery3635]

The Chezchise L

[@tiajohnson6808]

The Chezchise yea I liked it.

[@Blazedasffr]

ew

[@tiajohnson6808]

Anthony Hubbard she cute regardless. 😩

[@cantankeruz]

I really liked Cardi and her teeth before. But the glo up is real and she got schmoney now

[@ajoeannabrown9563]

"We goh take this hypothermia for fashion." Dead ass me dressing sexy for lecture till that AC hits me. I'm like shit where di rest of my cloth at?????????

[@oliviatownsend6565]

Cardi B is so pretty

[@flaminglheart7805]

Yasssssss girl I'm from the bronx as well BX PRIDE!!

[@NCstuffHG06]

Libra yass. Super dope.

[@waterurplants3767]

Cardi looks so good here omg she's my queen

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

"I be looking crusty sometimes " 🤣🤣

[@user-hg4oy5dh5t]

I love Cardi’s energy. A lotta respect for her.

[@aaliyahslife1014]

1:37 lmaoooo Cardi I cant😂😂😂

[@nyaanderson6730]

lol the NYC comments killing me . Respect our lango bihh 💯

[@LiliyzaWoozWorld]

Nya Anderson fr

[@HoIlowtree]

im so in love with her shes hilarious! loveeeeeee Cardi B and Janelle Monáe!!!! they're so bad ass.

[@mshnya5567]

It's so hard, not to love Cardi B❤️😭🤷🏾‍♀️

[@dutchessdioji9368]

She gives new meaning to TMI.

[@babyyaoo8916]

I love her vibe

[@kingneptune-z4q]

She got bars asf. fuck the haters

[@MiillieMesh]

If she had actual bars & was lyrical she would go so hard, because her accent & tone of voice is marvelous.

[@DeonMar]

Miillie Mesh my bitch got bars

[@MiillieMesh]

nah she just be talkin lol ain't nothin clever ever come out her mouth. She's not bad tho.

[@787kiana]

Some people find rap styles better than others there will never be a perfect rapper because everyone likes different type of rap SOME people think Kodak the best rapper some people think Kendrick is the best so yeah yeah yeah speak for yourself ;)

[@MiillieMesh]

I never said anything about anyone being the perfect rapper. I just said what would make her go hard to me. So I WAS speaking for myself lol

[@latebloomer177]

Well..she doesn't have an extensive vocabulary so there is that. Doesn't say with time that will change.

[@adamdrives365]

@1:35 real and silly

[@maril3047]

"... You ain't 'bout that lif e You don't be like Cardi B!". "AYYYEEEE" 😂😂

[@carlymorgan5629]

my queen✨

[@jorgeulloa344]

do "Look At Me!" by XXXTENTACION soon as he gets outta jail

[@flocaine]

Facts

[@killrobbie3245]

For real

[@babygurl.alyssaaa161]

He's still in jail?

[@killrobbie3245]

He’s in house arrest

[@babygurl.alyssaaa161]

After Live why? Awww my baby

[@alonabruno5759]

whose watching this in 2019🤷🏻‍♀️❤️

[@rodshmierisaiah5392]

This was on my BIRTHDAY 🎂 I feel honored

[@prettyt5983]

Cardi b is my true libra♎♎♎♎♎♎♎💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@aiarcher7890]

I LOVE her style. Her attitude, her look, her entire personality she's real and I rock with it

[@bankshonestly5822]

2020? Yes she’s still ICONIC 3 years later♥️👠