Cardi B Takes Aim At The Media On Her New Track “Press”
The promo art references serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
After first teasing it last year, Cardi B just released her highly anticipated new single, “Press.” The track is produced by KeY Wane and Slade Da Monsta, and its promo art features some murderous allusions.
The pre-release imagery for the track–where Cardi poses in handcuffs in a courtroom–visually references serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in 2002.
The former sex worker murdered seven men she accused of raping or attempting to rape her. Her story was turned into the 2003 film Monster, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Charlize Theron.
The murderous imagery also filters into the lyrics:
Press, press, press, press, press
Cardi don’t need more press
Kill ‘em all, put them hoes to rest
Walk in, bulletproof vest
Please tell me who she gon’ check
Murder scene, Cardi made a mess
She dropped a teaser for the track on Instagram last December, and the video has racked up over 100 million views:
It’s unclear if “Press” will appear on her next album, which is set to follow last year’s breakout debut, Invasion of Privacy. In a January Instagram Live session, she said that she was aiming to release a new album this year.
“Of course it’s gonna be an album in 2019,” she said. “Hopefully, I could get my album done around the same time that ‘Invasion of Privacy’ came out, but I don’t know how possible that’s gonna be because I feel like I’m going to be extremely, extremely busy.”
The “I Like It” rapper recently canceled tour dates over plastic surgery complications. “I hate canceling shows because I love money. I’m a money addict,” she said in a recent Instagram Live session. “And I get paid a lot of money, a lot of money for these shows. A lot of money. I’m canceling millions of dollars in shows, but health is wealth so I have to do what I have to do.”
She last released “Please Me” with Bruno Mars in March. Her feature on DJ Khaled’s “Wish Wish” alongside 21 Savage recently debuted at No. 19 on the Hot 100.
Read all the lyrics to Cardi B’s “Press” on Genius now.
