Vagina (song)
| "Vagina" | ||||
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| Single by Cupcakke | ||||
| from the album Cum Cake | ||||
| Released | October 9, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Dirty rap | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
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| Producer(s) | SeeMaple | |||
| Cupcakke singles chronology | ||||
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"Vagina" is a song by American rapper Cupcakke, released on October 9, 2015 as the lead single from her first mixtape Cum Cake (2016).[1] It gained popularity on the Internet, helping Cupcakke rise to fame before her follow-up song "Deepthroat" propelled her to further recognition.
Background[edit]
According to Cupcakke, her inspiration to write the song came from the song "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" by Khia.[2][3] While Cupcakke recorded the song in the studio, the engineer was surprised at her using the word banana vulgarly and said "This is gonna be something else!"[3] Cupcakke was encouraged to release the song by others,[4] though her mother was initially hesitant, telling her "You want to keep the innocence in the child as much as you can, but you can only do so much." Cupcakke reassured her that it was "just a song". The music video went viral overnight,[3] garnering 40,000 views,[4] and was on WorldStarHipHop by the next day.[3][4]
Composition[edit]
The song features "sparse keyboard stabs and a driving beat",[5] as well as moans from Cupcakke. A sexually explicit song,[6] she repeatedly raps about being "wet".[7]
Music video[edit]
The music video shows Cupcakke topless and wearing rainbow pasties and sporty knee socks. She licks a large lollipop and cucumber.[3][7]
TikTok virality[edit]
In July 2021, the song renewed popularity through TikTok, when fan-produced mashups of the song known as "CupcakKe remixes" began gaining traction on the platform.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vagina - Single". Apple Music. October 9, 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Zane, Zachary (March 30, 2017). "A Kiki with CupcakKe: The Audacious Rapper Is a Queer Icon in the Making". Out. Here Media Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Garvey, Meaghan (November 7, 2017). "CupcakKe Is the Coolest Rapper in Chicago". Vice. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "A Conversation With CupcakKe, Whose Explicit Sex Raps Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg". Complex. April 7, 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Cook, Cameron (June 19, 2017). "CupcakKe's Raunchy Raps Make Her an Unprecedented Pop Icon". Vice. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Downing, Andy (May 19, 2016). "Concert preview: Chicago rapper Cupcakke brings her "Vagina" monologue to MINT". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b Tanzer, Myles (September 28, 2016). "Meet CupcakKe, The Dazzling Rapper Who's Just As Freaky As You And Me". The Fader. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Haasch, Palmer (August 18, 2021). "'Smack my a-- like a drum' is TikTok's hottest lyric as creators mash up CupcakKe's song 'Vagina' with music from Mozart and Madonna". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 February 2024.