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.”

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”“I” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”][/otw_shortcode_dropcap] 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 💭 

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.

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🎙 Cardi B • 🎵 “Hot Shit” (Ft. Lil Durk & Kanye West) • 🏷 Atlantic • 🗓 7.1.22

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