Song · Cardi B
“WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
From the EP So Drove Summer 20 Bootlegs (only built for vogueing alone in your room, listening in headphones, making tik toks, IG reels, twitter memes, zoom dj sets, walks around the block, trips to the grocery store and an extra 40 bucks for me on bandcamp day) (2020) Featuring Megan Thee Stallion
“WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 2020 on the EP So Drove Summer 20 Bootlegs (only built for vogueing alone in your room, listening in headphones, making tik toks, IG reels, twitter memes, zoom dj sets, walks around the block, trips to the grocery store and an extra 40 bucks for me on bandcamp day). Its best result is #6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #89 alternative song of 2020.
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"WAP" landed in August 2020 on Atlantic, with Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion going verse for verse over heavy bass, pounding drums and a sample of Frank Ski's 1993 single "Whores in This House". Cardi had shelved a demo of it in 2019, then dug it back out during the COVID-19 lockdowns, cut new verses and turned it into a collaboration with Megan. It was meant to lead her second album and ended up closing Am I the Drama? in 2025.
It's a frank, gleefully filthy rundown of what the two women want from men in bed, and critics heard sex-positivity and swagger rather than scandal: Rolling Stone and NPR both called it the best song of 2020. Conservative politicians and pundits howled, which only made it louder. Colin Tilley's video packed in cameos from Kylie Jenner, Normani, Rosalía, Latto and more.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 | 100 |
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