"Drip" is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B, featuring American hip hop trio Migos. It was written by Cardi B,

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, Offset and Joshua Cross, with production handled by Cassius Jay and Nonstop Da Hitman. The song was released by Atlantic Records on April 4, 2018, as the first promotional single from Cardi B's debut studio album, ''

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'' (2018) and was later sent to Australian radio on April 6, 2018.

Release and composition

The song was made available for digital download alongside the reveal of the album's full track listing. 2 days later, it was sent to Australian radio as the fourth single from the album. "Drip" is a

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song that features "slinky production and a pulsating trap beat". Described as "a blinking, Atlanta-style track full of hi-hat tics and tinny synth melodies", it "chugs along on looped flutes and ''

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''-like synth blips". Lyrically, the artists hit back at critics who have attacked them. The song's beat was originally used for an unreleased

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and Future song titled "Upscale" which also featured

Critical reception

"Drip" received mixed reviews from music critics. Kevin Goddard of ''HotNewHipHop'' deemed the song "an aggressive and braggadocios record". Shaad D'Souza of '' Noisey'' wrote that the song "makes a meal out of some pretty standard Migos trap", calling it "a return to the hard-as-nails Cardi that we're used to" despite being "pretty standard Migos fare". She complimented Cardi B's ability to make good use of her only verse. Sheldon Pearce of ''

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'' opined that the song marks a return to Cardi B's initial mindset that made her popular, describing it as "a self-assured, swag-obsessed rap parade packed with quotables". While it lacks punchiness and slickness compared to "

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" and "

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", he wrote that "the song does exude supreme self-confidence, and with Cardi that's often half the victory". Charles Holmes of MTV News wrote: "If '

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' was Cardi at her most vulnerable, then 'Drip' finds the rapper reclaiming her confidence."

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* {{authority control 2018 songs Cardi B songs Migos songs Songs written by Cardi B Songs written by Quavo Songs written by Takeoff (rapper) Songs written by Offset (rapper) Trap music songs