Last month, Cardi B’s criminal past came back to haunt her. This time, Cardi B’s “Bickenhead” was put back into the spotlight as a topic of discussion during an interview with Project Pat this week. The song, part of Cardi’s Invasion of Privacy album from 2018, is a response to Project Pat’s “Chickenhead” from 2001. Cardi draw inspiration from both the subject and style of the original piece. Recently, Project Pat told the world that he was an admirer both of what Cardi had done in “Bickenhead,” and her career in general. What should have been a wholesome interaction turned somewhat soured. Cardi managed to thank nearly everyone who worked on “Chickenhead,” but excluded LA Chat from the praise.
Project Pat Praises Cardi B
The drama kicked off with a round of heartfelt compliments. In an interview with DJ Vlad, Project Pat shows open admiration for Cardi B and her work. He talks both about how Cardi helped to generate more views for “Chickenhead,” and about being, “[…] a Cardi B fan when she was on Instagram talking crazy so yeah, I was loving that, we love that.”
It is amazing to see his face light up with genuine happiness at the mention of “Bickenhead.”
From C to B…
The term “chickenhead” is a derogatory word directed at women performing sexual acts. Project Pat’s “Chickenhead,” though a massive success, doesn’t address the negative nature of its subject. When writing “Bickenhead,” Cardi creates a direct response to this negativity. The song continues to address the same acts and samples the original beats, but changes the perspective to one of empowerment. It focuses on aspects of choice and pride as opposed to simply mocking.
…But not to LA
The fact that Cardi B’s “Bickenhead” was a song about female empowerment makes excluding LA Chat all the more perplexing, at least to LA. In her own interview with DJ Vlad, LA reveals that she was a little bit insulted that she didn’t receive a shout-out like the rest when “Bickenhead” was released. “I did see she thanked everybody except me. I was like, ‘Damn. C’mon now. We bitches. What are we doing?'” It does seem a bit strange that a song focusing on female empowerment would credit all the men from its inspiration, but leave out the woman. As LA Chat says, “That’s how it go. A lot of women that way, but if it was me and I was her, I would’ve been like, ‘Shout out Cardi B.'”
