Cardi B: Will She Do ‘B.A.P.S.’ Remake With Megan Thee Stallion?

A rumor has been circulating that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion would be remaking Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle Reid’s 1997 film B.A.P.S. However, the Bronx rapper had no idea that such a thing was occurring and addressed the rumor on Twitter.

“I don’t even know where that rumor even came about…,” Cardi wrote. “Maybe because we looked soo cute in the Wap video?”

What possibly prompted the rumor to circulate on social media was an interview that the director, Robert Townsend did with Slash Films.

“There are people that love, love, love the film and some people that didn’t get it. And those that love it—like you love it and you get it—I’ve had people go, ‘Hey, we want to do a remake,'” he said. “Everybody from Megan Thee Stallion to Cardi B is like, ‘Could we do…’ I mean, it’s like, I don’t know.”

Although it doesn’t look as if Cardi and Megan are on the books for a new version of B.A.P.S. (or if the film, in general, has been greenlit for a remake), Megan has increasingly been adding to her acting portfolio. Last year, the “Traumazine” rapper guest starred in STARZ’s P-Valley as her alter ego, Tina Snow. She revealed to The Cut that she auditioned for the lead role of Mercedes. However, that role ended up going to Brandee Evans.  “I was just coming up, and I read for Mercedes, but seeing Brandee play Mercedes, I’m like, obviously, I was not here yet. She’s so perfect for that role.” Megan also appeared on Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law last year.

She also be making her film debut in A24’s first-ever musical, F—ing Identical Twins, which is a “subversive spin on The Parent Trap.” The release date for F—ing Identical Twins has yet to be announced.

The Best Hip-Hop and R&B Songs of February 2023

• "Boy's a liar Pt. 2" - Ice Spice and PinkPantheress

  Ice Spice and PinkPantheress teamed up for “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2” which earned them the No. 4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the first time the two collaborated and the first time both artists got a Top 5 spot on the chart.

• "Greatness" - Quavo

  Quavo’s “Greatness” gave fans the answers they were looking for after Takeoff’s tragic death; What is the future of the Migos? “Came in, swept the game like a storm with the muthaf—— flow, n—-, Take did that/ So don’t ask about the group, he gone, we gone, young n—- it can’t come back, damn!” Quavo raps on the outro. He later gave a shoutout to Takeoff and Migos’ impact on the culture: “I couldn’t do it without the greatest group in the world … I couldn’t do it without the greatest nephew in the world.”

• "Lottery" - Latto ft. Lu Kala

  Latto proved in her February offering that she can still make a great rap/pop bop. “Lottery” featuring Lu Kala earned the Congolese-Canadian singer her first Billboard Hot 100 hit when it debuted at No. 83 on the chart. “Lottery” is Latto’s first single of the year following last December’s “Another Nasty Song” and “FTCU” featuring GloRilla and the late Gangsta Boo.

• "Special Remix" - Lizzo ft. SZA

  Lizzo and SZA finally gave us what we were waiting for in the “Special Remix.” The two teased the single back in November 2022 after SZA joined Lizzo on stage for her Special Tour. SZA previously told Rolling Stone how much she adores working with Lizzo. “We just have so much fun together. And I feel like she gets me. She’s another person who has hella music tastes and doesn’t fit in anybody’s box of anything,” she said. This is both Lizzo and SZA’s first collab together and their first release of 2023.

• "Internet Trolls" - GloRilla

  In “Internet Trolls” Glo raps about what people present on the internet is never what it actually is offline. The record is GloRilla’s second song of the year following her collab with Moneybagg Yo for “On Wat U On.”

• "Champions" - NLE Choppa

  NLE Choppa dropped his upbeat and motivational track “Champions” on Feb. 3. The rapper explained the meaning behind the song in an Instagram post writing,”My definition of a champion is anyone who has faced adversity and still [hasn’t] let it define who they are on the inside,” he said. The Memphis native is gearing up for a follow-up his 2019 Cottonwood EP, which has since earned a gold certification.

• "Moonlight" - Kali Uchis

  As Kali Uchis prepares for the release of Red Moon In Venus, she dropped her second single “Moonlight.” The track was first teased on November 20, 2022 via Kali’s official TikTok. Uchis has described her new album as “a timeless, burning expression of desire, heartbreak, faith, and honesty, reflecting the divine femininity of the moon and Venus.”