Point Me to the Slut's explained

Point Me to the Slut's
Cover:FendiDa Rappa - Point Me to the Slut's.jpg
Type:single
Artist:FendiDa Rappa
Released:December 5, 2022
Genre:Hip hop
Length:2:55 (original)
3:45 (remix)
Label:Self-released (original)
Giant Music (remix)
Producer:Jordan Loud
Chronology:FendiDa Rappa
Prev Title:SRT
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Cobain
Next Year:2023

"Point Me to the Slut's" is a single by American rapper FendiDa Rappa, released on December 5, 2022. It became her breakout song through going viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. On July 7, 2023, the official remix of the song, titled "Point Me 2", with American rapper Cardi B was released. The remix became Fendi's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 82.

Background and release

In 2021, FendiDa Rappa released her debut project Str8 From da Raq. She followed this up with a series of standalone singles in 2022, including "Point Me to the Slut's", which was first released on December 5, 2022.[1] The song went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok with over 150,000 posts as of 2023. After the success of "Point Me to the Slut's" on TikTok, the rapper signed a deal with the label Giant Music.[2]

Remix

An official remix of the song titled "Point Me 2" was released on July 7, 2023, with Cardi B, alongside an official video directed by Michelle Parker.

Composition

On the remix, Cardi B confidently boasts about her sexual prowess and ability to get a bag by any means and throws shade at her naysayers. She raps, “Like the Plan B didn't work, baby, I'm in this ho.” She references her 2020 number-one hit single "WAP" by saying "She playin' 'WAP', she throwin' cat in that Uber Black." Later, she shouts out singers Kehlani and Normani with the line, "One of my bitches like Kehlani, one look like Normani/Me and my n**** 'bout to flip 'em, we like Tip and Tiny."[3]

Music video

An official music video directed by Michelle Parker was released simultaneously with the single's release. The video depicts FendiDa Rappa and Cardi B in a massage parlor vibing with other women, twerking, and mean-mugging through Chicago's streets. Groups of youth are shown dancing to the song, with special effects giving them glowing glasses, illuminating feet, and bullets shooting from their fingers.[4]

Commercial performance

The remix debuted at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 7.3 million official streams and 4,000 downloads sold through July 13, according to Luminate. The track marked Fendi's first appearance on any Billboard charts.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Point Me To the Slut's – Single . . 9 June 2023 . January 27, 2023.
  2. Denis . Kyle . July 7, 2023 . Cardi B Links With FendiDa Rappa for 'Point Me 2' Remix: Stream It Now . July 7, 2023 . . en-US.
  3. Cowen . Trace . July 7, 2023 . Cardi B and FendiDa Rappa Start a Party in a Massage Parlor in "Point Me 2" Video . July 7, 2023 . Complex .
  4. Griffin . Marc . July 7, 2023 . FendiDa Rappa Taps Cardi B For "Point Me 2" Music Video . July 7, 2023 . Vibe . en-US.
  5. Zellner . Xander . July 18, 2023 . Hot 100 First-Timers: FendiDa Rappa Arrives With Cardi B Collab 'Point Me 2' . July 18, 2023 . . en-US.