'If it's up then it's stuck' is colloquialism for 'street beef.' Critical reception In an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, the rapper stated that 'Up' is inspired by Chicago drill music, which also influenced her first mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. She revealed the song title alongside the cover art the following day, February 1. On January 31, 2021, the rapper teased towards an announcement she was going to make the day after. However, she also clarified that she does not desire to put out music too frequently in order not to succumb to the label's pressure, saying 'I feel like I'm not gonna let that shit get to me to the point that I'm gonna put out a song that I'm not really in love with just 'cause'. On October 1, 2020, it was revealed that she was already 'plotting her next move'. The single also spent a total of four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song achieved worldwide success, reaching number one in multiple countries, including Australia, Canada and the UK. On August 7, 2020, Cardi B released the single ' WAP', featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

She performed the song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021. The music video received nominations for the BET Award for Video of the Year and the American Music Award for Video of the Year. It won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song, making Cardi B the first artist to win the category three times. 'Up' received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammys, extending Cardi B's record as the female rapper with the most nominations in that category. It was Billboard 's top female rap song and top female R&B/hip-hop song of 2021. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Greece, and Ireland, and became her second top five debut on the Billboard Global 200. It previously debuted at number two on the chart, marking the highest debut for a solo female rap song since Lauryn Hill's ' Doo Wop (That Thing)' in 1998, and became her second number-one debut on the Rolling Stone Top 100. 'Up' reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Cardi B the only female rapper to top the chart with multiple solo singles, following her first ' Bodak Yellow', and extended her Guinness World Record as the female rapper with the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as her fifth chart-topper. 'Up' is a hip hop song with drill influences, written by Cardi B alongside Joshua Baker and Jordan Thorpe and produced by Yung Dza, DJ SwanQo, Sean Island and DJ Prince. It was released on February 5, 2021, through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album. ' Up' is a song by American rapper Cardi B.

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