From W.A.S.P. to "WAP" – The Weird History of Moral Panics Over Lyrics

Rolling Stone Music Now

Rolling Stone

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🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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We discuss how the conservative freakout over Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new song is just the latest in a long series of lyrical controversies, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Brian Hyatt, and this is Rolling Stone Music Now.
0:08.0	We're going to talk about what everyone's talking about right now, which is the song WAP by Megan the Stallion and Cardi B. Great song, fun song, kind of dirty, whatever. But it's like people have never heard music in the past 35 years before because it's become a whole thing.
0:24.6	Let's listen to one Ben Shapiro.
0:27.4	Read the lyrics of this song.
0:28.8	Whores in this house.
0:29.8	There's some hoars in this house.
0:31.2	Hold up.
0:32.2	I said certified freak seven days a week.
0:34.4	Wet ass p-word.
0:36.2	Make that pullout game week.
0:37.9	What is happening here?
0:39.4	I have Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos, what is happening here?
0:44.1	What is this a thing?
0:46.0	What is going on, guys?
0:48.2	Well, in the history of music, people have not enjoyed
0:51.3	women talking about their sexuality and having agency over it, especially
0:56.3	when it's black women, especially when they're popular, especially when they're politically
1:00.6	outspoken, as one-cardi B is more than I would say most popular
1:07.2	stars at her level but people do not like that especially very conservative
1:11.8	men so here we are yeah especially very conservative men.
1:12.5	So here we are.
1:14.1	Yeah, Rob, why do you think out of, and I think what Bernie says is 100% true?
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