Lizzo feat. Cardi B 'Rumors' lyrics meaning explained

13 August 2021, 10:40

Lizzo - Rumors feat. Cardi B [Official Video]

What are the lyrics to Lizzo and Cardi B's song 'Rumors'? What do they mean?

Lizzo and Cardi B have joined forces on their new collaborative track 'Rumors'. The highly-anticipated song dropped on Friday (Aug 13).

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The song is Lizzo's first new single in two years and used this song to address rumours which have been spread about her.

Cardi B does the same by dispelling rumours and claims that are untrue and clarifying which ones are.

Here's the lyric meaning breakdown to the song 'Rumors'.

"They say I should watch the sh*t I post, oh, goddamn/Say I'm turnin' big girls into ho*s, oh, goddamn" - Lizzo

In this lyric, Lizzo is addressing people claiming she should be more conscious of what she posts on the internet.

She is also saying people claim she is turning big girls into ho*s, criticising her for promoting body positivity and encouraging women to gain agency over their bodies.

"My smoothie cleanse and my diet/No, I ain't f*ck Drake yet (Ha)"

Lizzo references Nicki Minaj’s song Only where Nicki dispels a rumour that she had sex with Lil Wayne and Drake to climb the ladder.

Lizzo means her success is self made also.

"All the rumors are true, yeah/Fake ass, fake boobs, yeah" - Cardi B

In May 2019, Cardi B admitted that she had gone under the knife again – with another breast augmentation and liposuction.

In an 2018 interview with GQ, Cardi B revealed she paid $800 (£564) for her bum implants after seeing her stripper colleagues with bigger bums earning more than her.

"Lizzo, teach me about big girl coochie/Last time I got freaky, the FCC sued me" - Cardi B

In this bar, Cardi B references the 'FCC' suing her for her 2020 Single WAP with Megan Thee Stallion.

The song was controversial due to explicit lyrics and sexual nature of the music video.

1. What are the full lyrics to Lizzo & Cardi B's song 'Rumours'?

   [Intro: Lizzo]
   They don't know I do it for the culture, goddamn
   They say I should watch the sh*t I post, oh, goddamn
   Say I'm turnin' big girls into ho*s, oh, goddamn
   They say I get groupies at my shows, oh, goddamn
   

   [Verse 1: Lizzo]
   All the rumors are true, yeah
   What ya heard, that's true, yeah
   I f**k him and you, yeah
   If you believe I do that
   Had to cut some ho*s loose, yeah
   NDA, no loose lips
   Now them hoes tryna sue me
   B**ch, I don't give two sh*ts
   All the rumors are true, yeah
   I've been in the bamboo, yeah
   Focused on this music
   My ex n****, he blew it
   Last year, I thought I would losе it
   Readin' sh*t on the internеt
   My smoothie cleanse and my diet
   No, I ain't f**k Drake yet (Ha)
   

   [Pre-Chorus: Lizzo]
   Spendin' all your time tryna break a woman down
   Realer sh*t is goin' on, baby, take a look around
   If you thought that I was ratchet with my ass hangin' out
   Just wait until the summer when they let me out the house, b**ch

   [Chorus: Lizzo & Cardi B]
   (Talkin', talkin', talkin')
   Give 'em somethin' to talk about
   Sick of rumors (Ooh)
   But haters do what they do (Uh)
   Haters do what they do (Cardi)
   

   [Verse 2: Cardi B, Cardi B & Lizzo, Lizzo]
   All the rumors are true, yeah
   Fake ass, fake boobs, yeah
   Made a million at Sue's, yeah
   Y'all be runnin' with fake news, yeah
   Cardi ain't poppin', no, that's a machine (Huh?)
   Nobody listen, they buyin' them streams (Hmm)
   They even post it on blogs overseas
   And lie in a language I can't even read
   The f**k do this mean?
   Look, I'm a Bronx b**ch with some pop hits
   Used to pop off when they pop sh*t (Woo)
   But I'm calmed down and I'm locked in
   And my records live in the top ten
   Lizzo, teach me about big girl coochie (Okay)
   Last time I got freaky, the FCC sued me
   But I'm gonna keep doin' what I wanna do
   'Cause all the rumors are
   All the rumors are true, yeah

   [Bridge: Lizzo, Lizzo & Cardi B]
   They hated on me since school, yeah
   I never thought I was cool, yeah
   Now me and Cardi, we cool, yeah
   I love hoes on poles, yeah (Woo)
   I am body goals, yeah
   This sh*t from my soul, yeah
   Black people made rock and roll, yeah
   

   [Pre-Chorus: Lizzo]
   While you're spendin' all your time tryna break a woman down
   Realer sh*t is goin' on, baby, take a look around
   If you thought that I was ratchet with my ass hangin' out
   Just wait until the summer when they let me out the house, b**ch
   

   [Chorus: Lizzo & Cardi B]
   What they say? (Yeah)
   What they say? (Yeah)
   (Talkin', talkin', talkin')
   Give 'em somethin' to talk about
   Sick of rumors (Ooh)
   But haters do what they do
   Haters do what they do
   

   [Outro: Lizzo]
   All the rumors are true
   Rumors, yeah (Yeah)
   Sheesh

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