Cardi B responds to the critics claiming she makes songs to inspire viral TikTok dances. After dropping her song “Up,” Cardi B claps back.
Critics are Accusing Cardi B of Only Making Songs for Viral TikTok Dances
Cardi B has been making a lot of headlines lately after dropping her single, “Up.”
Just last week, the female rapper had to reply to accusations of plagiarising the new single. This week, Cardi is not catching a break. It’s not uncommon for her songs to take off on social media, especially TikTok. However, the recent single has led to accusations about Cardi’s intentions with her songs.
People are claiming that Cardi B is making music that panders to users on TikTok. Her music, supposedly, is taking advantage of that the popularity a viral dance can provide. Now, Cardi has set the record straight.
Yesterday, Cardi B takes to her social media to tweet our her response to the claims. “Don’t try to play me like I just started this sh*t cause of TikTok,” she tweets. Her response doesn’t stop there. The “WAP” rapper then goes on a rant by tweeting multiple times to address the issue. Additionally, Cardi B reminds everyone that her music videos have been “A1” from the start.
My videos been A1 from start !They got better the bigger of a artist I got soo the budget is going to double up . At first I only had 15 hours to shoot a video now I get two days .Killed it wit money & did choreography ever since Please me & press & never stop since .
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 8, 2021
Dont try to play me like I just started this shit cause of tiktok .My last 4 videos I gave choreography & at award shows as well .Please me , press ,wap & up was my last https://t.co/qi8Hjm6VPB IT UP !
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 8, 2021
It wasn’t me who started the wap challenge.I didn’t even knew how to the dance that’s why I never did the challenge in the first place .How ya mad that these female rappers songs becoming tiktok challenges because people genuinely wants to dance to it.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) February 8, 2021
Closing out her argument, Cardi makes it known that she has never pushed for a dance challenge. She even gives examples of how she’s never offered money or rewards to do so. Moreover, it would seem as though she could be referring to other artists who have promoted a dance challenge to their songs.
If we’re being honest, artists have used TikTok viral dances before to boost their new songs. What do you guys think though? Was Cardi B’s music video intended to become a TikTok viral dance? Let us know in the comments.