☝️ Key Points
- Cardi B emphasizes her financial independence and success through her music rather than dancing
- She showcases her ability to buy expensive things and reveals her preference for expensive brands like 'red bottoms' and 'bloody shoes'
- The artist shows her willingness to distance herself from negative influences
- She emphasizes her dominant position and status as a boss
- Cardi B shows how she has improved her life by taking care of her health and also the financial needs of her mother
Interpretation
The song 'Bodak Yellow' by
Cardi B is a message of female strength and independence. She emphasizes her financial independence and success. She states that she no longer has to dance to make money, because she now does it through her music, as expressed in the lines 'I don't dance now, I make money moves' and 'Say I don't gotta dance, I make money move'.
She also highlights her ability to buy expensive things in the lines 'These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes' and 'Hit the store, I can get 'em both, I don't wanna choose'. She shows her willingness to cut off people who are not good for her, as expressed in the line 'And I'm quick, cut a nigga off, so don't get comfortable'.
Furthermore, she shows her determination and her status as a boss in the lines 'If I see you and I don't speak, that means I don't fuck with you' and 'I'm a boss, you a worker, bitch, I make bloody moves'.
Throughout the song, she emphasizes how she has improved her life by fixing her teeth and helping her mother pay her bills, as expressed in the lines 'Got a bag and fixed my teeth' and 'And I pay my mama bills'.
Overall, 'Bodak Yellow' is a song about self-confidence, financial independence, and the willingness to work hard to succeed.