Cardi B has expressed displeasure with what the clean version of her new single “Bongos” has to be in order for it to be played on radio.
In between bites of chicken in her long-awaited Hot Ones interview that was published on Thursday (September 28), the Bronx superstar vented about the “annoying” process of cleaning up such a vulgar song to make it consumable for the masses.
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“It’s annoying! So annoying!” she began. “Like how upset… because I just did it like practically two weeks ago. And I was so over it because you know my new song [‘Bongos’], I be like, ‘N-gga eat this ass like a plum.’ So you know, I’m doing the clean version and I’m like alright, ‘Baby eat it up like a plum!'”
She continued: “And [the label is like], ‘No, you still can’t play that for pop radio.’ And I’m like, ‘Baby eat these peaches and plums.’ And I was so over it! [I was] like, ‘I cannot say that. that’s sounds so corny.’ That sounded like a Kidz Bop, whatever my son [listens to]. But I have no choice so, ‘Baby eat these peaches and plums!'”
You can watch the full interview below.
The Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “Bongos” debuted at No. 14 on the Hot 100, but has fallen to No. 31 in its second week. However, there may be more to come from the pair, as Meg recently teased a potential EP and tour with Cardi B.
“I literally think that’s the route that we’re going,” she recently told Complex when asked about the prospect of doing a project together. “So I’ve done two songs for her. And now I feel like I’m in a space where I know exactly what songs I want her to do for me. So we’re really building a little EP already.
“We’re gonna have enough music that we need to go on tour together. Me and [Cardi B] going out together will be so amazing. We are already so cool. And I feel like we got similar fans. So if she wanted to do a little EP, I would definitely be so down to do that, but we are making enough music to already have that.”
As two of the biggest rappers in the game today, Megan and Cardi have formed a formidable friendship in recent years. They first linked up in 2020 for “WAP,” the raunchy, in-your-face hit that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and shocked millions around the globe.
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Speaking about her collaborative chemistry with Cardi B in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Megan said: “I feel like we hype each up so well. Anytime she might be feeling a way, I’m definitely her sunshine.”
She added: “She’s so sweet and she’s so kind, and that’s why I really like her — ’cause she’s real. You don’t really come across a lot of raw people. Whatever comes to her mind first, that’s what she’s saying, that’s how she feels … I absolutely love that about her.”
