POP SONG REVIEW: "WAP" by Cardi B ft. Megan thee Stallion

Macaroni in a pot?
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[@JoshuaFagan]

That "Wet and Gushy" edit is so much more repulsive than the actual lyrics.

[@cremetangerine82]

*That* phrase sounds like a gynecological problem, not the original title!

[@Blablablablabla392]

ITS WAG?????!!???!! HELP.

[@bunchavoices1610]

I though it was 'wet ass gucci'

[@ECL28E]

I wanna... I wanna... I wanna... I wanna...

[@Pinka13]

It's like that Patton Oswalt skit where he talks about how censorship can make something sound a million times grosser.

[@silentstormshadow2755]

“It’s so redacted you’d think they’re rapping state secrets” That made me HOWL

[@veemon]

Me too!

[@regulate.artificer_g23.mdctlsk]

Did someone say *HOWL?* Is that a reference to the omegaverse lawsuit video?

[@str00p]

I think my favorite line is "macaroni in a pot" just because I can immediately hear the sound of mac and cheese stirred in a pot. It's such a specific squishy noise. It's evocative.

[@dysmissme7343]

Oh 100% And I physically cringe every time I hate that sound 😂

[@felixvarghese2307]

Zac on make some noise

[@KGDanny02]

Remember when everyone considered “Wrecking ball” controversial?

[@divaprincess98]

And then Anaconda

[@cartooncottage2024]

Feel old now.

[@callousTelegnosis]

Yea... I feel old now

[@boo-fb1dk]

man, i miss the good ol' times...

[@q.d.cproductions2221]

Jesus I was 12 when that was released now I’m turning 20 this year Jesus Christ😧😧

[@JTeam45]

"Wet and Gushy" is so much WORSE

[@jasper3706]

They managed to make me repulsed by a description of a vagina. I didn't think that was possible, but they fucking did it, the mad lads.

[@T0xXx1k]

Couldn't agree more omg

[@EZ-IZZY1995]

That’s f*ckimg gross

[@bentheg9793]

Fun fact: Whenever I hear the title, I think of a song called Wop from 2013 or before

[@RobLives4Love]

i actually like this version, more genitalia neutral. there are women who don't have pussies as well'

[@gabe_s_videos]

WAP obviously stands for "Weird Al Parody."

[@barringtonwomble4713]

What would be weird is if Weird Al did a parody of WAP. That and Old Town Road on a new album.

[@gabe_s_videos]

@@barringtonwomble4713 He actually just did an interview for Rolling Stone where he said this was the song he was listening to most of the year. If he DOES come up with a parody, I'll be very curious as to what. XD

[@greentaigo2552]

@@barringtonwomble4713 I feel both WAP and Old Town Road are playful enough for them to not really work as parody's, because the original already has comedic content to it, but idk

[@brandonporter8509]

@@greentaigo2552 I would agree with you but pretty fly for a rabbi exists

[@pukewave69]

nah nah nah its wireless access point

[@Evan-zx2vd]

Since no one's said it: the 50s version is Doo-WAP

[@stefanfilipovits21]

🤣

[@WestOfLee100]

Doo... wap? *Deep jojo fan breathing*

[@vglegorreta]

Dammit, I know! I replayed that part 3 times and died each time!

[@lillianward2810]

Eyyyyy

[@lasagna312]

When I first heard WAP, I was kinda underwhelmed. Then I heard Ben Shapiro say "wet ass p-word" and I realized that the song is a masterpiece.

[@sniperflashgaming3868]

😂😂😂😂😂😂the disgust in his voice lmao

[@blaue_sophie1317]

Same I didn't like the song at first. I only liked it because of triggered coservatives but now I love the song.😂

[@barringtonwomble4713]

@@blaue_sophie1317 So the triggered conservatives triggered you to pretend to like a song you don't actually like. Nice.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Rule of thumb: If Ben Shapiro hates something, it's a certified sign of quality.

[@skywalkerchick]

I first heard about this song when everyone was making fun of Ben Shapiro for being such a prude about it, and I knew I had to hunt it down and put it in my favorite songs playlist immediately

[@lani1792]

Honestly, “Wet and Gushy” offended me more than the uncensored version 🥴

[@barringtonwomble4713]

When the "censored" version of quite possibly one of the filthiest songs of all time is even worse...

[@afterdinnercreations936]

"Wet and gushy" could mean anything and just sounds repulsive. "Wet-ass pussy" is completely specific.

[@archstanton4365]

👍#666🤘

[@lillianward2810]

It’s what Patton Oswalt called clean filth.

[@joemurrell2099]

“It’s so redacted, you’d think they were rapping state secrets” what a fucking great line

[@myettechase]

get a bucket and a mop for these human rights violations

[@brandonporter8509]

Radio WAP is about that time the lizard escaped its cage, if ya know what I mean

[@JennWanderer]

They.... censored the word "bucket"? WTF that's fuckin hilarious.

[@Roset595]

Homestucks know what's up

[@ex621]

Maybe cuz it kinda sounds like “fucking” or smt? But yeah, pretty inexplicable hahahaha

[@cassleonmarino3437]

@@Roset595 I'm crying bfirjf

[@dustymax56]

The biggest disappointment of 2020 is not being able to hear this in the club.

[@M.I.N.A.]

I went to the club one time in 2021 and the DJ played a remix where there wasn't any verses from cardi or Megan just the "hook" and he didn't even habe thw original. I never went back to that Club.

[@GdoubleWB]

Ben Shapiro's criticism of WAP inadvertently turning into him admitting he doesn't sexually satisfy his wife is the kind of self-dunk I needed to get through the year.

[@_JayRamsey_]

Amen

[@notkirk4834]

Ben Shapiro always seems to show up at the right time to do something then dissapears

[@speedy1072]

Do republicans even like that whining bitch anymore?

[@happyjellycatsquid]

@@notkirk4834 Not all heroes wear capes 👁👄👁

[@willowd0ll]

We been knew though

[@kallisto9166]

The radio edit is so redacted it sounds like they're rapping the Nixon tapes. "I got some wet *expletive deleted*."

[@_Devil]

The radio edit is them trying to tell us who Lee Harvey Oswald really was and who truly assassinated Kennedy

[@ShadowSorel]

talk about watergate amirite

[@JackedThor-so]

It's like trying to rap an SCP entry, *[Redacted]*

[@yohtan]

Lmaaaooooo!!!!!! It does sound like that! 😂😂

[@nandakrishnakesavapuram5758]

Devil you mean Sir Bernard Montgomery Sanders?

[@breamaykaitlin]

From Megan Thee Stallion: "I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him. We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place." Tory Lanez was not her boyfriend. I think it's important we keep that in mind; painting this as a domestic event and not as pure violence against black women is patently false.

[@Cdr2002]

Well said

[@noahb.6592]

“They are so disgusting women talking about sex and so explicit” “Hey Siri play my rock playlist” Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen Gimme Three Steps - Lynrd Skynrd You shook me all night long - AC/DC Light My Fire - Doors Wild Side - Mötley Crüe Legs - ZZ Top You really got me - Kinks Every Little Thing She does it magic - Police

[@SonofSethoitae]

You could fill a list like this with Led Zeppelin alone. People really lack self awareness when it comes to this.

[@EpicB]

Might as well throw in I Think I'm Paranoid while you're at it. Oh wait.

[@alexandredesbiens-brassard9109]

I'll do you an even more explitcitly sexual playlist: the entirety of The Bloohound Gang discography. With songs like "Hmm Tiss Hmm Tiss", 'Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo," "The Lapdance is Better when the Stripper is Crying" and, of course, their one mainstream hit, The Bad Touch.

[@andysee6996]

I have a whole long playlist of sex songs, but of the 40 songs on there, only five of them are primarily performed by women. Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac (sung by Christine McVie) Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me - Susan Surandon (from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) All for You - Janet Jackson Dead Girl Walking - Barrett Wilbert Weed & Ryan McCartan (from Heathers the Musical) Ex's and Oh's - Elle King I think Magic Man by Heart is also a sex song, but I can't tell you for certain. I should download I Touch Myself by Divinyls as well. Madonna has plenty of songs about sex, is there one in particular that's considered her absolute best? Finally, in terms of musicals, the song All You wanna do from SIX technically qualifies, but it's considerably more negative than the other songs I've mentioned. Also, I will give WAP a fair chance, but the trap beats will make it hard for me to like.

[@Betta66]

Don't forget ZZ Top's Tush, NIN's Closer, and basically every Aerosmith song

[@andreylucass]

Remember Anaconda being the most obscene song/video? Feel old yet?

[@lovelyheiferdev]

Anaconda sounds like a preschool song in comparison, now.

[@spencexxx]

No, but you do. Because you live in a pop cage.

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@lovelyheiferdev It's also a much worse song, if only because of the way it used its sample... not to mention that overly long outro. Ugh!

[@littlelordfuckleroy3822]

these WAP anaconda remixes do be hitting hard doe

[@liammcnicholas918]

Anaconda is Sesame Street by comparison

[@DreamfireAtlas]

The radio version is so ridiculous, like, they bleeped out the word bucket🙄

[@samylemzaoui2298]

i'm starting to think that they didn't have time to properly censor everything so they just censored every other word to be safe

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

The fact that they played it on the radio is ridiculous though

[@JLynnEchelon]

They probably should have just played an instrumental. 🤣

[@repulser93]

“...bleeped out the word bucket” If you’re a Homestuck fan, that gets another level of ridiculous.

[@MollyWat]

Right?? Almost half of the song is unintelligible. _I wanna_ *woo* _I wanna_ *aah* _I want you to touch that_ *hrr*

[@garchompdude]

Was in line for a bookstore and heard 2 women screaming the lyrics of this song out of their car in the middle of traffic whilst waiting for a light. 2020 ain’t all bad folks

[@summerchild_]

* English speakers losing it over how dirty WAP is * Latinos that grew up with Cumbia and Reggeton: 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@bluester7177]

Me growing up in Rio and knowing funk.

[@Ghost-fl7ej]

@@bluester7177 funk é muito melhor doq essa música do cardi b kkkkkk, pelo menos o funk é ironicamente escutavel, tipo tu tá la numa roda de amigos (meus amigos tem 14-15 anos) e começa a tocar um avassaladores ou mc catra, todo mundo vai chorar de rir kkkkkkk. se tu botar cardi b pra tocar a única coisa q vai acontecer é teus amigo te chamar de gay, eu prefiro ficar com meu travis scott, scarlxrd, mc gorila, rap do terraria 😎👌

[@tatianacabral4988]

@@Ghost-fl7ej Tenho medo de tu bater em algum móvel da tua casa e se quebrar todo porque vai ser macho frágil assim no inferno viu pqp

[@thelaurenbox9487]

Brazilians that grew up listening to funk just watched and asked what's new lmao

[@Flappergothpunk]

Germans who grew up with rammstein: 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

[@DreballinArts]

"I just couldn't get enough WAP." - Todd In The Shadows, 2020

[@DreballinArts]

@kevin willems lol I considered posting more, but I'll leave that for others

[@MYNAMEISEL-]

Todd for president

[@charcoalangel7536]

@kevin willems "Sex is supposed to be fun right?"

[@bentheg9793]

Fun fact: Whenever I hear the title, I think of a song called Wop from 2013 or before

[@LittlePinkMew]

On a regular basis, “There’s some whores in this house” pops into my head randomly. Also, how Todd described it with the angry Pastor was EXACTLY how I pictured it.

[@Capricorn152]

The 1950s WAP kinda slaps not gonna lie.

[@HxH2011DRA]

This

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

There’s a phantom of the opera mix that I’m also a fan of. 😂

[@retrofan93]

I keep coming back to that particular spot in the video because it sounds so damn catchy!

[@ndm13]

Why hasn't someone done a full version? Or have they and I'm out of the loop?

[@MelvinDukowski]

Doo WAP

[@thema1998]

Sam and Kim's "Unholy" playing things so safe uninronically made me appreciate Cardi and Megan's "WAP" more! 😆

[@ummthatminecraftguy]

Why are they singing about wireless access points?

[@stefanfilipovits21]

🤣

[@sonofaquack6987]

You mean Worship and Prayer? They must be very avid church goers

[@veemon]

My initial thoughts exactly!

[@Cursie15]

I can't believe Todd refused to say "WAP" and missed out on saying "WAP-Tarts." Todd, come ONNNNNNN 😂

[@ImpendingRiot83]

Even if this gets top comment it’ll still be underrated, I’m fucking *_DEAD_* 💀💀💀

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

In fairness, the pic he used was photoshopped to say WAP-Tarts so it wasn’t lost on him

[@bentheg9793]

Fun fact: Whenever I hear the title, I think of a song called Wop from 2013 or before I'm disappointed Todd didn't reference it

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

Ben Gavrin I’m sure Fetty Wap’s feeling some type of way right about now

[@bentheg9793]

@@thatkidwiththehoodie Agreed

[@peacht5339]

thinking about todd cringing next time he’s stirring a pot of mac and cheese

[@expendableindigo9639]

"Jamal!"

[@MollyWat]

*L A H M A R*

[@Slasher9485]

That song's a reference to a fucking vine too dude.

[@jamesduncan6729]

*wap wap wap wap wap*

[@samt3412]

I already cringed thinking about it

[@mikaelizabeth]

i was just in a mental hospital for 6 days and im so glad to come back to this. also one girl in there repeatedly sang this entire song in ben shapiro voice

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Glad you made it home and hope ur feeling better. Stay healthy and good luck.

[@mikaelizabeth]

@@stefanfilipovits21 omg thank you!! that is so sweet

[@soupsoup296]

I have lost all respect for my guy friend when he texted me and unironically said "How do women expect to not be sexualized when they put out or listen to songs like WAP?". I have slowly stopped talking to him since.

[@aestheticaddict_]

As you should!!! I dropped friends for that too even girl friends! And I’m asexual lmao it reminds me of misogyny and even if I’m not sexually inclined I’m still a feminist regardless

[@questionablechoices6347]

You can listen to whatever songs you want damn it. People need to shut up

[@sonofaquack6987]

Ouch. Sorry for your loss.

[@DrGandW]

“How do you not have the self-awareness to realize how stupid what you just said is?”

[@tovawong2081]

Good for you fam, its a hard move but its worth it

[@Sgtpepper1019]

“WAP” is just such good branding. Phonically, the phrase sticks in the head. It’s iconic. Like “hot girl summer”- just a mood

[@lydiavalentino]

Megan Thee Stallion has had her branding down to a tee, hearing "real hot girl shit!" for the first time felt like the beginning of a new era

[@joshentertainment2]

That song sticks in your mind

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

Can't wait to see Justin Bieber's new song "Holy" go toe to toe with Cardi and Megans "WAP (Worship and Prayer)" for the top of the Christian charts

[@GamingtheOtter]

Personally I wanted to see the WAP Twist.

[@mikerivera373]

Speaking of Christian music (and knowing that you just finished your worst of 2013 lists), have you heard Gold by Britt Nicole? It actually charted briefly on the hot 100 in 2013. It’s so bad, it’ll make you apologize to for being mean to literally every other self empowerment anthem ever written.

[@skunkrat01]

I wanna be your friend

[@ronstoppable5659]

@Mike Rivera But Is it “makes Fight Song sound like Move Along” level bad?

[@alissacarter2191]

Marvelous comment, Sean! If you had a twin, I would still choose you!

[@RhyperiorRanger]

“It’s not even out of wedlock. Cardi’s married” “I don’t cook. I don’t clean but let me tell you how I got this ring” Hilarious

[@Ghost-fl7ej]

Normie humor 😐

[@M.J44]

@@Ghost-fl7ej no u

[@bleachsundae1368]

How the hell is the KZbin "clean" version actually way grosser than the original?

[@dylaniehl5831]

Rest assured Todd, you're far too self aware to even approach Ben Shapiro levels of awkwardness.

[@controversialmann5345]

stukk anything by Cardi b is trash

[@TheMadwomen]

Controversial Mann Thank you for your entirely relevant input. I hope someday I can be as enlightened as you in terms of going to random comment sections and saying stuff to get people mad. Such genius.

[@jamesduncan6729]

Shapiro isn't awkward, he's a very confident man. He's just a dweeby Republican who has enough of a sense of humor to laugh, either at goofy internet jokes or himself

[@FaeQueenCory]

@@jamesduncan6729 hahahahahaha... Oh wait. You're serious? Let me laugh even harder: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@dylaniehl5831]

@@jamesduncan6729 You can be both confident and awkward. Those aren't mutually exclusive. Most of Ben Shapiro's awkwardness comes from him clumsily trying to interact with anything pop culture related and sounding shockingly out of touch. It's also pretty awkward when he sort of admits to never getting his wife wet during sex, or when he proudly says that his kids are paternity tested, which isn't exactly normal and brings up some uncomfortable questions about how faithful his wife is. Also, I don't think confident men have to get paternity tests for their children. Just saying.

[@crippled_kiwi]

I cracked at "It's not even out of wedlock! Cardi's married!"

[@SabrinaRina]

Maybe if she dropped "hubby" in there once in a while all those critics would be like "sounds like an ideal wife". : P

[@roguishpaladin]

@@SabrinaRina I can't speak for others, but the term "hubby" just makes my skin crawl...

[@SabrinaRina]

@@roguishpaladin Agreed. It was just the only thing that came to mind that could slip into the beat more or less. 😂 I hate most nicknames and such like that. Even hun or sweetheart, etc. Btw, at first I thought you were mocking me because my screen name is RoguishBard most places and I realized this is my main YT.

[@EZ-IZZY1995]

roguishpaladin lol it’s cringey but “skin crawl?” Not gonna lie it’s ironic that you say that on a vid like this

[@ainumahtar]

@@SabrinaRina Nah, because the "ideal wife" according to people like shapiro and carlson might do these things (only for the husband of course) but would absolutely not speak of it in any capacity, let alone in public.

[@emptyaccount9821]

The final song of my grad dinner was WAP: the boys fled the dance floor, us girls screamed the lyrics at the top of our lungs and in that one moment we united in a hot screeching mess of teen girl angst - towards the end of the song one girl dropped to the floor and did the actual wap dance in her expensive ass dress and we all screamed for her so enthusiastically that onlookers who couldn’t see onto the dance floor assumed there was a rat on stage. I will forever love WAP for the pure liberation I felt in that moment and still feel whenever I hear it. It’s also simultaneously hilarious and has a genuinely banging beat, which is impressive in and of itself. This year was shit, but at least 2020 had WAP.

[@inactiveaccount2703]

that sounds fucking *incredible* i’m so happy you got to experience that everybody deserves that

[@katieronnie5741]

That’s fucking amazing. Those songs are the best

[@seigeengine]

And then everybody clapped.

[@emptyaccount9821]

​@@seigeengine lmao ur right it sounds fake asf

[@Aurelian369_]

@@seigeengine nothing happens anymore

[@divaprincess98]

Controversy is the new form of advertisement. Most of Ben Shapiro’s audience and FOX News viewers probably never knew WAP existed if they hadn’t complained about it. This reminds me of the time my history teacher off handily mention that the reason why songs with suggestive lyrics are forced to have an “explicit” label one it is because Nancy Regan found out her kids were listening to Darling Nikki by Prince. When I heard that, I immediately downloaded the song. Now it’s my favorite Prince song.

[@typacsk]

Coming back to this comment during the bullshit manufactured controversy over "sexy M&Ms"

[@brendaleelydon]

It wasn't Nancy Reagan, it was Tipper Gore (then-Senator Al Gore's wife); she helped create the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center), which wanted a BUNCH of different labelling systems on albums to describe "inappropriate" content (re:non-Christian religions, illicit substances, etc etc). Fun Fact: Frank Zappa spoke against the system at the congressional hearings on the topic of music censorship (cuz of COURSE Tipper was able to get a freaking Congressional hearing). After the hearings, Frank's next album got the new sticker saying "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" - the thing is, it was an instrumental album.

[@realtalk13]

what makes this song work is the sheer lyricism. cardi's lyrics are outright hilarious despite her fairly static flow. and meg brings her usual talent for wordplay and flow to the game to create some clever ass lyrics. a lot of rap is dirty and sexual but in such a pedestrian way, meanwhile cardi and megan make dirty talk into an artform with the creativity of their descriptions. 10/10 best song of the summer by a mile, easy contender for song of the year

[@thecinematicmind]

One of the best songs to hit #1 on the Billboard and UK Charts in recent years.

[@thecinematicmind]

@Brown Man It’s not for everyone. I hated Anaconda but find WAP ridiculous, vulgar but unapologetic. That’s no problem you didn’t like it. \_😐_/

[@pickles224]

@realtalk When I first heard this song I didn’t like it. “Oh this is just another Cardi B sex song. It sucks.” I said. And then I happened to look at the lyrics and I immediately was like “this song is genius!!”

[@MissAlmostFine]

"Sheer lyricism"??? This seems like a stretch. Cardi's lyrics were clunky at best. Megan salvaged what she could.

[@Ghost-fl7ej]

The worst song of the decade lol, i was never a fan of ben shapiro but his version of wap was better than the original sorry, there's literally nothing that stands out about this, even magnolia is better 🤣

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

Todd playing WAP on his piano with no emotion whatsoever is everything I’ve ever dreamed of lmao 😂😂😂

[@LittlePinkMew]

I just wanted to see him dance when the beat dropped lol

[@ninfan200]

The fact that conservatives are losing their goddamn minds over this song really takes it from a 9 to a 10.

[@lefromage2001]

they lose their goddy mind over everything lmaoooooo oh no! People actually WANT to have the right to live!! **FREAKING OUT** Oh no! A woman showed her ankles what a ho! **FREAKING OUT** theyre like BTS Stans; they terrify me

[@christopherb501]

@@lefromage2001 Oh please; the worst of K-Pop stans have got _nuthin'_ on the blind zealotry, paranoia and minimal critical thinking skills of vocal conservatives.

[@lefromage2001]

@@christopherb501 fair point. but they are both willing to murder you if you insult their leader.

[@christopherb501]

​@@lefromage2001 When I start seeing their equivalent of Qultists openly plotting assaults and sedition, then I'll start taking them as seriously.

[@lefromage2001]

@@christopherb501 i dont think you've been attacked by hordes of angry k-pop stans before. i have been attacked violently by both tbh and they both scare me. but yeah, trump supporters should be taken much more seriously because they pose a real threat

[@CorinneStephens]

I feel like I knew Todd was gonna like this one straight away tbh. Like… not only does he like both of these artists, but back in the day he also liked (the practically G-rated in comparison) Anaconda. And idk why, but I feel like those two songs give very similar energies. Your fakeout didn't work on me this time, Todd

[@xww6849]

“That’s some wonderful ass pasta”

[@conciliator6440]

Bring a fork and a knife for that wonderful ass pasta

[@theuncannydag]

That's what good pasta sounds like

[@DigiRangerScott]

That’s Where’s Perry? Ahhhh Perry the Platypus, how unexpected of you and by that I mean totally Pected!

[@bentheg9793]

@@DigiRangerScott Where Art thou Perry

[@barringtonwomble4713]

WAP = Well Aged Parmesan

[@Artemisio987]

hum, 50's wap version, i would unironically like a whole version please

[@JackedThor-so]

Ikr? I was actually into that!

[@Hakajin]

RIght?

[@KikoKatsuya]

Agree, I want more Doo Wap

[@evapalma9899]

Postmodern jukebox has you on it. Possibly

[@caoisekamay1175]

Of all the wap remixes that's the one I want the most

[@fluffysprout]

This is one of the rare occasions where the piano cover at the beginning is absolutely not better than the original

[@w00rmz]

Fun fact: the macaroni in a pot line was a reference to a vine

[@Moonlightkitteh101]

When I first heard this song, I wondered why hearing these lyrics didn't phase me at all And humbly returned to the multiple cupcakKe albums saved in my Spotify.

[@Kingnaruto16fan]

Yeah, when I first heard this song I wasn't even phased. Everytime a line came up in WAP, I'd be more interested in how creative or interesting the bars were than the actual sexual nature of it all because that's how I listen to Cupcakke now.

[@LiliLovesStuff]

She’s hilarious too. Like I just it gets to be cartoonishly vulgar and then I’m just down with it. Like when it comes to songs like this I love them because they are so over the top. It’s like violence in movies, where it just get to be ridiculous and I’m now having fun.

[@roguishpaladin]

@@LiliLovesStuff It's better than movie violence. With movie violence, people often forget that violence has a cost. With sex, though, go for it so long as you're being safe and respectful to your partner.

[@BambiLena666]

@@roguishpaladin which weirdly enough she manages to squize in too. Like into this super vulgar song, she like ''tie me up like im surprised'' and a bunch other lyrics regarding consent, and the pay my tuition line? oh god lmao

[@BambiLena666]

@@LiliLovesStuff The lyrics are so cartoonishly vulgar but her going ham on them with her delivery is what really sells it. Like she goes so hard on that park that truck line and the macaroni in a pot its just amazingly fun to me.

[@Ninjaverse45]

Remember when rap songs had so many swears that half the song had to be censored. Cardi and Meghan do.

[@DBEO23]

Oh shit. Is Cardi and Meghan gonna introduce another Golden Age Of Hip Hop? I hope so

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@Ramboost007 The early 2000s; that's who.

[@spindabrian69]

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@ruaridhcolclough3349]

I dunno, that Kanye song "I love it" was basically erased by radio censors

[@DBEO23]

Remember when they would just mute the words so every few bars, it sounds like they pressed the mute button on it and then let go?

[@NotADoctor558]

Should've played that outro song 21 times in a row with a "it's not unusual" after about 7 times

[@bittersweet7014]

It’s the “It’s not even out of wedlock” for me 🤣

[@mikalathompson8746]

We are in a new era. A sexually driven song lead by female rappers that’s actually being widely appreciated going back and forth with a Korean group for number one? That’s unheard of and frankly, I love WAP. It’s exactly the vibe we needed in this god awful year.

[@sonofaquack6987]

Honestly I don’t really think anything about the “message” or “empowerment” of this song because I don’t really see it and adding something like that would seem not on purpose. It’s just funny and...fun.

[@soso-mx8nb]

@@sonofaquack6987 it's false empowerment, it's bs basically

[@bluester7177]

@@soso-mx8nb No, it can be false empowerment when the song isn't about that, feeling empowered by sexuality is a personal thing, some people feel it, some people don't.

[@roshango125ab]

This song gave us champion of feminism Ben Shapiro accidentally revealing that he's never aroused his wife and defensively insisting that it's supposed to be dry. And I'll I can never thank this song enough for giving us the funniest moment of not just 2020 but of the last few years.

[@GuitarSlayer136]

Ben Shapiro managed to perfect the art of "Self Owning"

[@dunadan1995]

Ben Shapiro saying “Spit in my mouth, look in my eyes” and “Hop on top, I wanna ride” made my year, ngl

[@starbaby_383]

You know, some ladies have conditions that cause that but in this case....Ben Shapiro never aroused his wife

[@BambiTrout]

I almost feel sorry for him. He's never experienced the joys of wet ass p-word. The poor bastard doesn't even know what he's missing!

[@flametitan100]

@@starbaby_383 Certainly, but it helps that he said that his doctor wife apparently said being dripping wet was a medical condition, rather than the being unable to be wet at all.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

"Touch that little dangly thing in the back of my throat." I *died* when I first heard that, holy shit 🤣🤣🤣

[@gartgart4757]

The most tragic thing about Todd not knowing how to pronounce Wap is that he missed out on the chance to say waptarts which is a very fun thing to say

[@shaelynstreet]

this song becoming a meme almost makes it even better than it already is every mashup i hear of this song on tiktok makes me relisten to it like ten more times

[@GideonGleeful95]

Bohemian Wapsody is my current favourite

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Gideon 😂 that sounds so great, I have the hear it now

[@KookiesNolly]

saaaaaammmmeeee when I first saw the MV I thought it was shit but Tiktok's of teens making their parents react to the song made me listen to it for a week, on repeat lmaoooo. It's hands down in the top best songs of the year for me

[@hiTurtlle]

@@GideonGleeful95 I stan Bohemian Wapsody and Phantom of the Wapera

[@lydiavalentino]

I'll go for the mashup with Britney Spears' "Toxic," and if I can get my hands on a cleaner acapella rip I'll try combining it with some of that Kanye West jesus album

[@TheBronyBraeburn]

"There's some HOO in this house!" Is absolutely hilarious.

[@bentheg9793]

That hook makes me think of I Like Dem Girlz by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz I'm kinda disappointed Todd didn't reference it.

[@lillianward2810]

The editing in this video is amazing. The mashups with the Twist and the GOT shame March…. *chef’s kiss*

[@silversmilegirl]

I came here after watching Todd's 2020 best hits list, because he mentioned YT completely smothered this review and that made me realise I had no idea he even reviewed this song.

[@princelink6004]

I don’t care what anyone says about this song, “I don’t wanna spit, I wanna gulp; I wanna gag, I wanna choke; I want you to touch that lil dangly thing that swing in the back of my throat” is the best line of 2020 without question

[@maleeka3586]

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[@maleeka3586]

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[@paulcarter1197]

Regarding the bit at the end: no Todd, you’re not that bad!

[@tomdonovan30]

I've watched Todd for many years, and his line, "It's so redacted they must be rapping about state secrets" might be the funniest line I've heard him say. Bravo.

[@librabeauty23]

Broke: Kidz Bop version of WAP Woke: Weird Al version of WAP

[@gabrielbondyb8646]

Fucking dear god, we need the Weird Al version.

[@poingcritter380]

@@gabrielbondyb8646 would it be a polka? please say yes

[@soniaantakusuma]

WE GOT IT! WE DID IT LADS! WE FINALLY GOT A WAP REVIEW!

[@_BirdOfGoodOmen]

WAP 👏 REVIEW 👏

[@SisterNeroe]

Thank you Sonia Nevermind, very cool

[@fae9537]

let’s play a game called “let’s see how long it takes for this to get demonetised”

[@W0R537Y0U]

Less than five minutes, I do believe! That's got to be a record for something

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

Todd: Uvula KZbin: Wait, that’s illegal!

[@realtalk13]

galaxy brain: cant demonetize a vid that wasnt monetized to begin with

[@drifter402]

Probably before upload.

[@patrickracer43]

The it didn't even finish rendering

[@regularshowman3208]

Funny how people like Ben Shapiro are suddenly super feminist when they can weaponize it against a song about female sexual liberation.

[@Morbos1000]

I've worked hard to avoid ever listening to Ben Shapiro, so it was hilarious for me to hear his voice for the first time here. He just looks like the kind of guy you want to punch in the face, but after hearing him I think it is everyone's civic duty to do that if given the chance!

[@stefanfilipovits21]

I’ll do my part

[@thecinematicmind]

That’s the same for Razorfist and Misanthropony.

[@dwc1964]

Better still, a pie in the face

[@JennWanderer]

I want to stuff him in a locker. It's interesting that so many conservative pundits look like they never finished puberty. He's the poster boy for that stereotype.

[@dathunderman4]

@@JennWanderer you’re really in no place to make fun of anyone’s looks lmao

[@archer1949]

The censored “wet and gushy” version reminds of Patton Oswalt’s “G-rated filth” bit.

[@MikeTheKoopaWarrior]

Just Lose it has better lyrics than the entirety of WAP lmao

[@EvilGenius815]

"Love paints" is still one of the most chilling things I've ever heard.

[@cremetangerine82]

“I’m gonna fill your hoo-ha with good juice!” is so gross!

[@lillianward2810]

Absolutely

[@Broadwaychica]

"Nothing could have been better publicity for this song." Can confirm, my interest was piqued by Shapiro owning himself. Anything that proves what a fool he is is worth celebrating.

[@Broadwaychica]

I mean it's a great song REGARDLESS, it just made it even more fun.

[@pinkwings8036]

I didn’t really pay this song attention until it made Ben look an utter fool.

[@ianbyrne465]

Ben Shapiro accidentally implying that he can't satisfy his wife will never not make me smile

[@Kefkaesque13]

In all honesty, I probably wouldn't have ever even heard of WAP if it wasn't for people making fun of Shapiro on Twitter. (Yes, I am that disconnected from the modern music scene)

[@moonlogic1986]

"It's not even out of wedlock. Cardi is married." I DIED!!!

[@barringtonwomble4713]

But did you really though?

[@TheMrManjana]

Only problem I have with WAP is that, to my knowledge, it's monetized while youtubers get demonetized for far far less. So really nothing wrong with the song itself, just youtube

[@christopherb501]

As always, the underlying root of all social problems, even social media crap, is classism.

[@LagrimaArdiente]

"I'm just gonna sit here and eat my lunch. (takes a bite) That's some wonderful-ass pasta." Enjoy eating that WAP, my dude.

[@nella_paulina]

What I love the most about this song is that ben shapiro said his wife has never been wet and that just sent me

[@jonahfalcon1970]

It's a desperate song. You already talked about songs dropping fast on the charts because of COVID-19.

[@philly_sports1558]

Makes sense. Ben Shapiro is nothing but a whiney teenage edgelord incel stuck inside the body of a 36 year old man who thinks talking fast and spitting out random unchecked facts means winning a political argument.

[@nella_paulina]

@@philly_sports1558 we all knew, we just needed confirmation

[@BucketOfFuk]

That really makes Shapiro sound like a pathetic pos who can't even satisfy his own wife. Not surprising

[@Wired4Life2]

He’s lying.

[@clarkehooper4556]

i'm from Queensland, Australia, which means my 2020 went a little differently to most, we didn't have covid cases that year, we shut our borders instead, kept it out, and just had a few strategic lockdowns where necessary, for 80% of the year we didn't wear masks. This meant that we had a lonely winter (may through september) then our world reopened. The party scene in the summer of 2020 into 2021 was an intense time, it really felt like we were partying at the end of the world, we kept covid out so we were living life with the pandemic raging through the world outside our borders. WAP came out at the most perfect time for us, just as we all went back to partying harder than ever, so many of our lives had changed really drastically, our uni's shut, we worked from home, we couldn't travel, everyone around the world was dying, for those with family outside the state it was terrifying, so all we did was party. For my friends, this was our anthem. We went clubbing and acted like sluts while the world was burning because it hadn't reached us yet and we could. It was a really unique time in our lives.

[@melaniea6749]

WAP and Dynamite are both so awesome, I can be having an awful day at work then get in the car to go home and when these songs play I can INSTANTLY feel the gloom lift away

[@hilotakenaka]

“...see? It’s a song about interior design” If you’re talking about THEIR interiors, I’m certain it is

[@caminski4177]

No Todd I did not know kid Cudi and Eminem put out something together. That shocked the shit out of me when you said it actually 😂😂

[@notarxw]

It’s pretty good

[@heyyobighed7594]

Bruh sams I was like WHAT DA HAIL

[@veemon]

That joint slaps harder than a disrespectful stepdad!

[@taichifujisaki6695]

"It's so redacted, you'd think Cardi and Meg were rapping state secrets." is LITERALLY MY FAVORITE QUOTE NOW.

[@christopherb501]

How in the heck DOES he keep coming with analogies this good after so many years?!

[@JonNeimeister]

The mispronunciation of WAP didn't bother me until the missed opportunity for a, "Wap Tarts" pun

[@RanterInShades]

(hears the word uvula) KZbin: Oh... so it's a girl house.

[@klevishida740]

Ahahahahhaha i havent heard that line in a long time

[@GamingtheOtter]

(Sigh) I said that guess no one saw I reference monster house earlier. Thank you for commenting on that.

[@JackedThor-so]

I was not expecting a Monster House reference in these comments, good show! 👍

[@Betta66]

Fun movie

[@hasbruh2987]

I see what you did there

[@vt_973]

okay but the little dangly thing lyric is actually SO GOOD, holy shit the flow (EDIT: 4:41 for the curious)

[@bels3873]

So good. I heard people saying Meg murdered Cardi on this song - wtf? They have different flows, but they work together perfectly.

[@soniaantakusuma]

the great thief... yatagarasu...

[@mattjohnson6916]

I really want to hear the full version of that "The Twist/WAP" mixup!

[@jc-kj8yc]

I wasn't aware of the Radio version! I can't stop laughing 😂😂😂😂 WAP: historic piece of rap music and a Dadaistic masterpiece at the same time!

[@Angel-nl1wy]

About to witness a legendary T.I.T.S moment

[@UNFUNBEATS]

The incredible true story

[@philly_sports1558]

T.I.T.S. talking about some W.A.P. Jokes just write themselves.

[@NegaKill13]

Oh boy I love Trials in Tainted Space

[@Wired4Life2]

Um, a bit further south, actually.

[@ayyyblinkin343]

@@NegaKill13 I hate that I know what you're talking about

[@thekarategirl5787]

The song is about being really into sex with your partner. How is it degrading to women?

[@ainumahtar]

It isn't, it was just a stack of conservative dudes offended by liberated women talking about sex trying to make a row by raving about morality, but because it was the women saying these things they struggled to find some kind of angle that would allow them to attack it without looking like a bunch of misogynistic ballbags who want women to stay quiet and in the kitchen, but failed abysmally in doing so.

[@thekarategirl5787]

@@ainumahtar Yep. It's amusing to see them dance around explicitly stating their opinion of women and their rights

[@GriffinPilgrim]

@@ainumahtar Nail on the head, friend.

[@Hammerhead547]

It's not the content of the song that people find objectionable. It's cardi b herself, she's a vile human being who admitted to committing multiple robberies in which she drugged her victims when she was a stripper. She's human garbages through and through.

[@LeftStickGaming]

Hammerhead547 She admitted to doing that while broke and starving so ya know that doesn’t automatically make her a bad person.

[@missrandom2404]

I think the "parent's react to WAP" videos helped it get more popular. So fucking funny.

[@zoeshamowie5525]

I would 100% listen to 50's DooWAP unironically

[@KingHiki]

Todd and Buckley are the only critics that managed to pick up on the fact that the song is a giant piss take

[@shadyjoanneboots]

I've been obsessed with the mashup of WAP x You Belong With Me the most, it's just a masterpiece

[@Speccy94]

Highly surprised they didn't call it You Belong With My WAP

[@dysmissme7343]

WAIT WHAT?!

[@JaneDoeValentine]

My fav is Bohemian Wapsody

[@hoonduthevw3745]

WAP x Rasputin by Boney M is good too

[@typacsk]

@@hoonduthevw3745 Yeah, I've got to go with the "Rasputin" one XD

[@randomsparrow333]

"HARLOTS! I condemn you to HELL for your wanton sins!" Best part.

[@beethovensfidelio]

“Guess there was a second shooter on the grassy knoll or something.” 😂😂

[@RichardBatchelorComposer]

You absolutely do not sound like Ben Shapiro Todd, You actually sound like you know what sex is. Where as Ben Shapiro describing this song magically made him reclaim his virginity

[@repulser93]

The only person for which reclaiming virginity should be celebrated is Scott the Woz.

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Adam Sherman Ah, a man of culture.

[@ethanrichmond3992]

That makes it sound like he lost his virginity in the first place

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

There's a reason why I call him Virgin Smalldick.

[@typacsk]

If Ben Shapiro has ever had sex with a woman, I will cook my work boots in the Crock-Pot overnight and eat them for breakfast. (I'm not saying it's wrong to be gay. I'm saying it's wrong to be bigoted and cowardly, and to sell out other people in the hopes that the leopards will eat your face last.)

[@fauxrowsdower7610]

“Not a dry *eye*” Did a spit take cheers

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I'm glad you mentioned Weird Al because that's the piece of the puzzle I've been missing in trying to describe this song. It doesn't quite have the same style as a Cupcakke or Doja Cat song. It oddly feels WAY more Weird Al.

[@Version0111]

There is an episode of South Park where the kids write a story (The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs Season 14 Episode 2) with the sole purpose of it being the nastiest thing they can think of just because they think it's funny. The story gets out and everyone takes it way too seriouse and starts interpreting it to fit their own agendas. That's basically what happened with this song.

[@SoylentGreenMuffins]

I'm gonna need a full version of that duop WAP.

[@Dresdenflower]

5:47 I can’t hear the phrase “fire and brimstone preacher” anymore without thinking of Aaron Burr

[@caoisekamay1175]

A fellow intellectual

[@VegaNorth]

“But there are things that the homilies and hymns won’t teach ya...” ;D

[@MelvinDukowski]

It works both because they deliver it with conviction unlike other dirty rap sounds so bored. Also the audacity is so high that it's now just impressive

[@StormyKopaAMVs]

Is no one going to talk about 7:11, when Todd said, "Not a dry eye in the house. (audible pause) Not a dry EYE."

[@christopherb501]

"I, I understood that reference."

[@thekarategirl5787]

Shapiro needs to understand what dramatic exaggeration is and leave WAP alone

[@stefanfilipovits21]

He also needs to work a little harder satisfying his wife

[@joewhittle801]

^^Yep and ^yep

[@Stephanie-rn7ry]

It’s honestly just a fun, hilarious song. It doesn’t take itself seriously and the flow is bomb. Plus there are so many smart lines.

[@DS-eq2yq]

who's here after his top ten best hits of 2020 vid? cuz I sure as hell didnt realize this review existed until now, and I'm subscribed...

[@sadia9061]

I was grinning at your review and commentary and when tucker carlson came up the smile dropped off my face so fast