Cardi B, “Hot Shit” | Track Review 🎵

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Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B enlists Lil Durk and Kanye West for her 2022 comeback single, simply titled, “Hot Shit.”

“I

thought I killed you hoes before, it must be déjà vu / It’s either that or I’m catchin’ body number two.” WOOO! After an extended hiatus, Cardi B is back with some “Hot Shit” – OKURRRRR! The

Grammy-winning rapper enlists Lil Durk and Kanye West (!) for the assist. Is it just me, or was it surprising to see ‘Ye appear on a single with the word shit in it after swearing off swearing? Also, he swears: “I’m just sayin’, now I start to get used to the pain / ‘Til one day I said, ‘Fuck it,’ brought my masseuse on the plane.” So, how “hot” is the “shit” – that is the question!

Tay Keith gives Cardi B a banging beat. I love how rhythmic it sounds on the bottom – WOO, that bass! The percussive inspiration is there. As far as energy, Cardi has no shortage of it in the first verse as well as her chorus (those final two lines = ). Similarly, Lil Durk is energetic in the second verse, and Kanye is energetic in the third. Are the rhymes game-changing from any of the three rappers? Nah, not particularly. Cardi places emphasis on being a bad bitch in the first verse, with some potent lines (“Pretty when I wake up, I’m a bad bitch at breakfast / Still might slide on a opp (It’s electric)”). Lil Durk brings toughness and references his label and the late King Von. As for Mr. West, his verse may be the most interesting. He cries foul about social media, remembers Virgil Abloh, and, as usual, is confident AF – that Kanye ego!

Final Thoughts

fire sunglasses So, the question is, is “Hot Shit” truly ‘hot shit’ or is it ‘hot garbage?’ Here’s the deal. If you have to name a song a generic title like “Hot Shit,” I’m skeptical of the quality before even listening to it. That said, this comeback single by Cardi B is respectable. I wouldn’t say it ‘blows me out of the water,’ but it’s respectable.