June 30th 2023.
Cardi B recently took a trip down memory lane to the time the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considered suing her for performing "WAP" at the Grammy Awards. On Wednesday, June 28, she called out the FCC in a tweet, writing "Y'all remember when the FCC almost sued me cuz I performed WAP at the Grammys? What about when all the republicans literally harassed me over it? On the news everyday… Y'all remember? Oooohhh cuz I do."
The FCC's decision came two years after her performance with Megan Thee Stallion at the 2021 Grammy Awards, which resulted in over 1,000 complaints. Critics allegedly called the performance "pornographic" and one viewer in Colorado claimed the two were performing "as if they were dancing in a strip club". Errol Webber, a Republican California gubernatorial candidate, even went as far as to claim Cardi was "deliberately choosing to do wrong" with her dance moves.
Cardi responded to the criticism by pointing out that the Grammys are rated PG and that it's a parent's job to monitor what their children watch. She then challenged them, asking, "My performance was around 10 pm on a Sunday. Your child should be in bed ready for school the next day. Why are they up watching WAP?"
In 2021, Cardi responded to the controversy lyrically during her verse on Lizzo's "Rumors," rapping, "Last time I got freaky, the FCC sued me / But I’mma keep doing what I wanna do / ‘Cause all the rumors are, all the rumors are true."
Cardi's latest tweet was supported by her fans who shared screenshots of the criticism she received at the time. One fan even shared a clip of women's rights protestors who responded to the conservative backlash by rapping the lyrics to "WAP" outside the White House.
It's clear that Cardi B is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and will continue to do so no matter the opposition.
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