Cardi B spared no expense to ensure the safety of all the people who worked with her on the recording of the music video that became an internet phenomenon, "WAP."
It was last week when the singer and her colleague Megan Thee Stallion unveiled their new theme song along with a spectacular video where there are several costume changes, wild decoration, exotic animals such as snakes and even big cats, in addition to first-rate performances. level like those of the Spanish Rosalía and Kylie Jenner , which has turned out to be very controversial and has given more impetus to the recording.
But to achieve this great audiovisual show, the rapper had to shell out a large amount of money, she said in an interview with iD .
"It was a bit strange to shoot the video in the era of the coronavirus," Cardi B said, adding, "For example, we had to spend $ 100,000 just on testing. Everyone on the set had to get tested for the coronavirus."
The artist also explained how the scenes with the animals were filmed, "We had a tiger and a leopard there, but we did not film with them for safety and due to the pandemic. We spliced those scenes."
She also said that the most terrifying moment was when they recorded with the snakes, in the clip she and Megan Thee Stallion are lying on the ground covered and surrounded by reptiles. "One of the scariest parts was the scene with the snakes," said Cardi, 27, "I was naked and one of them pissed on me."
The rapper also commented on the reactions the song's lyrics, which touch on the issue of sexuality, are generating, "I knew it was going to have a big impact, I guess, thanks to me and Megan. But I didn't know what it was going to be. So controversial. I never expected that, you know, conservatives and Republicans were going to talk about the song. "
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"I didn't think the song was as vulgar as they say, you know? I'm so used to it. I'm so weird that I didn't think it would be a big deal. I didn't think people would think I was so out of this world," she asserted Cardi and commented that she is not bothered by the negative reactions, "It doesn't make me mad. It makes me happy. They keep talking and the numbers keep going up. At the end of the day, whatever they say, the numbers speak for themselves."
On the controversy sparked by the presence of Kylie Jenner, which has caused annoyance to some people who think she shouldn't be there because she's not African American, Cardi B wrote on Twitter, "There are problems in this world that I preach all the time about the race. But this is not about a fucking race, "but then he deleted it.
In another message she also noted, "Why is Kylie in my music video? She treated my sister and daughter so lovely at Stormi's birthday party . Travis and Offset are very good friends and Kris Jenner has given me advice on certain things. that I asked ".
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