The rap girls are doing what other musicians simply cannot. You may not know what I'm talking about, but Meghan Sea Stallion (opens in new tab) and Cardi B ate up the Grammy stage and left not a crumb behind. From Meghan's "Body" to "Savage," Cardi B's "Up," and their song that angered many conservatives, the quintuple platinum-certified smash "WAP" (short for Wet Ass Pussy, a song that was a big hit for the band), the Grammys were a huge success.

Hot Girl Meg began her already historic performance with an impressive set of stairs reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood musicals and classic Las Vegas revues. Her first song was a little snippet of her latest hit, "Body," performed with instantly iconic choreography (see: "Body" TikTok Challenge from last November). Dressed in the 222-carat studded corset she wore on the red carpet, Thee Stallion transitioned into the early quarantine bop "Savage," featuring Beyoncé.

Megan strutted down the golden staircase to the beat, flanked by shirtless men in studded suits. She then performed exquisite dance breaks, including her trademark twerking, wild splits, and a surprise appearance by masked tap dancers in garters, a reference to the famous stairway split in the classic black film Stormy Weather (opens in new tab)! Cardi B. Cardi B took the all-white stage with "Up," the highest-ranking solo debut by a female rapper on the hip-hop charts (opens in new tab). Cardi danced in a futuristic two-piece, backed by kaleidoscopic images of money and Birkin; the lyric "broke boys don't deserve no kitty" was particularly memorable; the song's lyric, "I don't want no kitty.

Megan and Cardi then moved on to what everyone was here for: a performance. Cardi opened with an impressive pole dance, followed by an NSFW choreography involving giant stripper heels that took up the majority of the stage. Meghan then appeared in a long-sleeved silver bionic onesie, which the dancers twerked in the heels of their shoes.

Perhaps the most iconic moment of the whole thing occurred after a comically huge bed appeared. Namely! Who else could dance like them? Even Trevor Noah stood there for a bit, stunned, and finally couldn't look away.

Not everyone was happy with all the thrusting and the suggestion of sex. CBS, which was airing the show, peeped out many of the lyrics of "WAP," ostensibly to "protect the youth" or something. The song clearly glorifies female sexuality, and CBS lacked insight in removing half of the lyrics. Also, let them say pussy; it's 2021.