Cardi B fires back: why older hits 'WAP' and 'UP' deserve a spot on her new album

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26-06-2025

Taking to X, Cardi B has addressed critics who questioned as to why she decided to add songs that are almost five years old to her new sophomore album.
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US rapper Cardi B has addressed the backlash she is facing for adding tracks that are three to four years old on her highly anticipated sophomore album 'Am I the Drama'.
Fans of the 32-year-old rapper created a buzz on the internet after she made the announcement and also shared the cover of her second album, which is scheduled to drop later this year on September 19.
However, the excitement was followed by criticism online after Cardi B added songs such as 'WAP' and 'UP', which many claimed that she added because of how well they did.
Both songs surpassed more than a billion streams on all streaming platforms, and online critics expressed that adding the songs was a cheat code to have an album that already had high numbers of streams before its release.
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'Cardi B is a straight liar, for the fans my a**. It's a cheat code. I personally think no singles older than 2 years should be allowed on your new album,' @Ami_truthteller said.
"She really added them 5-year-old songs just so she can have another IOP (Invasion of Privacy) lmaooo. This honestly made me lose respect for her cuz why can't you do it authentically," @Vonbucksss1 commented.
The Grammy-award-winning rapper clapped back at critics who questioned her decision to add the songs to the album.
'This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this.. 'WAP' and 'Up' are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time … they deserve a home,' she said.
This will be the last and only time I'm gonna address this.. WAP and Up are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time… they deserve a home.. I let haters make me not submit WAP for the Grammy's… — Cardi B (@iamcardib) June 25, 2025
She further added that she did not submit 'WAP' for the Grammy because of what online critics were saying, and this time around, she has added both of the songs on this sophomore album because she is giving her fans what they want.
'These two songs don't even count for first week sales, so what are y'all even crying about??? Do ya say anything when all these artists pull out all of their little tricks and ponies to sell out??? Exactly… Now let them eat cake. Go cry about it!!!'