Cardi B's site crashes after she offers limited edition 'WAP' vinyl, fans say they can't wait for Megan collab
Such is the craze for rapper Cardi B's music that when her website crashed on Monday, her fandom wasted no time in asking her to quickly fix it so they can buy her limited edition, personally-signed picture discs, vinyl and cassette versions of her upcoming single 'WAP', set to release this Friday, August 7. The single is a collaborative effort with Megan Thee Stallion.
On August 4, she tweeted, "Limited Edition Pre Order available now. All signed by Me!!! Link in bio Bio link (http://store.cardib.com) ....I will be signing some on live soon.Asoon as I get a vagina pen.GO NOW !," making her fans go gaga over the offer.
Limited Edition Pre Order available now. All signed by Me!!! Link in bio
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) August 4, 2020
Bio link (https://t.co/C2BtBw7NQi) ....I will be signing some on live soon.Asoon as I get a vagina pen.GO NOW ! pic.twitter.com/vRmn3CEUXa
As the website began flooding with a sudden surge of heavy traffic from followers, it crashed. Confirming the news, Cardi tweeted, "Everything was going great till my damn website crash. I was happy cause it crash cause of the live but now I’m tight cause I’m trying to get it fix . STAY ON DECK GUYS. It finna be up and running!"
Everything was going great till my damn website crash 😢I was happy cause it crash cause of the live but now I’m tight cause I’m trying to get it fix .STAY ON DECK GUYS .It finna be up and running !
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) August 4, 2020
Hearing this, while some fans were ready to wait patiently for the site to be back, others were upset. A fan tweeted, "We patient take your time boo..you and meg got everybody hype."
We patient take your time boo..you and meg got everybody hype pic.twitter.com/8KLavDXLWq
— Nikietha (@only1Nikietha) August 4, 2020
Some excited fans tweeted, "Thank you! I can't wait to purchase my 4 copies!!! We’re excited for your new music & we're about to stream the hell out of your new single!"
Thank you! I can’t wait to purchase my 4 copies!!! We’re excited for your new music & we’re about to stream the hell out of your new single!
— Luka Ohara (@Lupe621) August 4, 2020
Many were ready to wait for hours for the new music she is dropping. A fan tweeted, "The way I’ve been on your website for 4 hours, WAP FT MEG OUT FRIDAY!"
the way i’ve been on your website for 4 hours, WAP FT MEG OUT FRIDAY! pic.twitter.com/zfiJAw1ikJ
— ᴀʀɪᴇʟ (ғᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ) (@RingOnMyPhone) August 4, 2020
On the other front, memes started to do the rounds on social media where fans tweeted how they are longing to buy music but can't due to glitches on the website. Some were irritated but were grateful that Cardi informed them of the crash. "Girl hurry and fix the site so I can buy the vinyl and cassette," tweeted a fan. Another tweeted, "Me still waiting to buy my signed clear vinyl. The locals and the 2nd fanbase rushed to the website and crashed it," tweeted a fan.
Girl hurry and fix the site so I can buy the vinyl and cassette pic.twitter.com/rzqrgKPm68
— Fan Account | #BLM (@BardiUpdatess) August 4, 2020
Me still waiting to buy my signed clear vinyl.. The locals and the 2nd fanbase rushed to the website and crashed it. pic.twitter.com/u1jekmGBk9
— 🅱️𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖞 🅱️𝖔𝖇𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖊 (@HoneyCardiB) August 4, 2020
After the news of the website crash, a fan tweeted, "honestly? thank u for giving enough of a damn to even be keeping us updated. cuz not everybody would be tweeting with us thru this. it's appreciated.if your website was a person I'd still drag it outside and fight it tho cuz I'm frustrated af right now lmao."
honestly? thank u for giving enough of a damn to even be keeping us updated. cuz not everybody would be tweeting with us thru this. it's appreciated. 💜
— cherrilizabiff (@cherrilizabiff) August 4, 2020
if your website was a person i'd still drag it outside and fight it tho cuz i'm frustrated af right now lmao
Fans also started to mention the problems they were facing while ordering Vinyls. A fan tweeted, “No it is NOT!! I got booted off fiddy leven times, finally got the checkout and got booted again, couldn’t get back to my cart, got on the waitlist and then got an email saying they ended the waitlist...who I gotta Twerk fit to get this dang vinyl?!!!"
No it is NOT!! 😩🤣 I got booted off fiddy leven times, finally got the checkout and got booted again, couldn’t get back to my cart, got on the waitlist and then got an email saying they ended the waitlist... 🗣who I gotta Twerk fit to get this dang vinyl?!!!😩🤬🤬😩😩😡🙄
— #GirlWitTheLipRing (@BootsWitDaJuice) August 4, 2020
Later Cardi tweeted how she is fixing the situation saying, "I'm cursing 20 curser words per minutes for these damn vinyls." On August 3, Cardi announced her new joint single 'WAP' with Megan Thee Stallion which will be out on August 7. Since then, fans can't stop talking about the dream collaboration.
