Fifth Harmony alum Normani enlisted Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B to grind against her for the steamy music video for her new single Wild Side, which dropped Thursday.
In it, the R&B songstress, 25, and the expectant rapper, 28, writhe together, totally nude, on a green platform surrounded by long chains in the latest steamy music video offering.
In the song, the famously provocative musician, who stunned fans last year with her sexually-explicit track WAP, is heard to rap: ‘It’s my d*** and I want it now / Tell me how you want / Put me on my back and my stomach’.
Sapphic moment: Fifth Harmony alum Normani (L) enlisted Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B (R) to grind against her for the steamy music video for her new single Wild Side, which dropped Thursday
‘Baby, let me blow it like a trumpet / I could do it all / I could probably suck a watermelon through a straw / Believe me.’
The F9 actress tweeted that Normani’s team specifically wanted her guest verse to be ‘nastier’ so she said: ‘Alright, your wish is my command!’
The talented twosome were also seen getting doused in water, an image reminiscent of Adrian Lyne’s 1983 classic Flashdance.
The pairing of the Atlanta-born belter and the Bronx-born rapper excited Oscar winner Halle Berry so much she tweeted a shout out for them.
Hellraisers: In it, the 25-year-old R&B songstress (L) and the expecting 28-year-old (R) writhe together, totally nude, on a green platform surrounded by long chains
Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) rapped: ‘It’s my d*** and I want it now / Tell me how you want / Put me on my back and my stomach’
The F9 actress tweeted that Normani’s team specifically wanted her guest verse to be ‘nastier’ so she said: ‘Alright, your wish is my command!’
Cardi divulged on Twitter that same day that she was pregnant while shooting Wild Side directed by Tanu Muino, who also helmed her Up music video.
‘Honey I was trynna hit them angles!’ the Cardi Tries star – who boasts 160M social media followers – wrote.
‘Baby wanted a moment sooo bad.’
Before finding fame, Cardi famously paid her bills for three and a half years stripping in gentlemen’s clubs in her native New York.
‘YES LADIES’: The pairing of the Atlanta-born belter and the Bronx-born rapper excited Oscar winner Halle Berry so much she tweeted a shout out for them
Bump and grind: Cardi divulged on Twitter that same day that she was pregnant while shooting Wild Side directed by Tanu Muino, who also helmed her Up music video
The Cardi Tries star – who boasts 160M social media followers – wrote: ‘Honey I was trynna hit them angles! Baby wanted a moment sooo bad’
Research: Before finding fame, Cardi famously paid her bills for three and a half years stripping in gentlemen’s clubs in her native New York
Elsewhere in the Wild Side video, Normani (last name Hamilton) danced in a hall of mirrors while clad in tiny embellished pieces of fabric a la pasties.
The Savage X Fenty Show: Vol. 2 catwalker was then duplicated digitally so she appeared to be dancing very closely with her ‘twin.’
Normani’s sultry new slow jam will be the lead single from her upcoming debut studio album.
‘We can’t just keep talking about it / We think too often about / We can’t just be cautious, I want to get wild,’ the homeschooled millennial sang in the chorus.
Double take: The Savage X Fenty Show: Vol. 2 catwalker was then duplicated digitally so she appeared to be dancing very closely with her ‘twin’
Coming soon! Normani’s sultry new slow jam will be the lead single from her upcoming debut studio album
‘Take me for a ride boy / Show me your wild side, boy. I wanna get wild.’
Wild Side marks Normani’s first radio single since her 2019 hit Motivation.
Saavy listeners might hear a sample from the late great Aaliyah’s 1996 hit One in a Million during Wild Side.
The homeschooled millennial sang in the chorus: ‘We can’t just keep talking about it / We think too often about / We can’t just be cautious, I want to get wild / Take me for a ride boy / Show me your wild side, boy. I wanna get wild’
Bendy: Wild Side marks Normani’s first radio single since her 2019 hit Motivation
Taking off! Saavy listeners might hear a sample from the late great Aaliyah’s 1996 hit One in a Million during Wild Side
Ready for the club: Stylist Kollin Carter selected all of the scantily-clad costumes for the Legendary guest judge, including a leopard-print ensemble
Stylist Kollin Carter selected all of the scantily-clad costumes for the Legendary guest judge, including a leopard-print ensemble.
At one point, Normani was trapped inside a tiny helicopter as two muscular shirtless men reach for her outside of the glass.
Hairstylist Yusef Williams coiffed the RuPaul’s Drag Race guest judge’s various hairdos while make-up artist Priscilla Ono made sure her complexion was glowing.
Fish eye lens: At one point, Normani was trapped inside a tiny helicopter as two muscular shirtless men reach for her outside of the glass
Mesh moment: Hairstylist Yusef Williams coiffed the RuPaul’s Drag Race guest judge’s various hairdos while make-up artist Priscilla Ono made sure her complexion was glowing
LA landmark: One of the dance sequences – choreographed by Sean Bankhead – was shot at the Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles
One of the dance sequences – choreographed by Sean Bankhead – was shot at the Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles.
After Normani acted embarrassed by how racy her video was, Cardi supportively tweeted: ‘Ommmmgggg I’m nervous! But then again I’m not YOU DID THAT! I hope and you better be proud of yourself!’
Last year, the hip-hop It Girl enlisted The X Factor alum to showcase her dance moves in her eye-popping WAP music video featuring Megan Thee Stallion.
After Normani acted embarrassed by how racy her video was, Cardi supportively tweeted: ‘Ommmmgggg I’m nervous! But then again I’m not YOU DID THAT! I hope and you better be proud of yourself!’
Macaroni in a pot! Last year, the hip-hop It Girl enlisted The X Factor alum to showcase her dance moves in her eye-popping WAP music video featuring Megan Thee Stallion