Revealed: Moment singer Cardi B is almost 'attacked' by a cheetah on the set of her music video for hit single Bodak Yellow
- Cardi B's hit single Bodak Yellow was shot in Dubai and features a cheetah
- Video's director Picture Perfect revealed Cardi B was nearly attacked by cheetah
- Cardi B is seen in a clip from the shoot rapping as she holds leash of the animal
- The cheetah then sits up and hisses at the terrified rapper, who calls for help
- According to the director, the team had to use a friendlier cheetah for the video
A behind-the-scenes look into Cardi B's music video for her hit single Bodak Yellow has revealed how she was nearly attacked by a cheetah on the set.
The Bronx native featured a cheetah in the video, which was shot in Dubai.
Director Picture Perfect told Genius that during the shoot the large cat snapped at Cardi B as she performed.
'We shot this scene we didn't use, and he attacked Cardi B in that scene,' Picture Perfect said in the interview.
A behind-the-scenes look into Cardi B's music video for her hit single Bodak Yellow has revealed how she was nearly attacked by a cheetah on the set. The video shows Cardi B rapping the first verse of her chart-topper when the attack occurred
She is seen holding the wild animal's leash when out of nowhere the cheetah hissed at her. 'Okay. No, no, no! Come hold him,' the terrified rappers yells to the cheetah's handler, who then comes to her rescue
The clip from the shoot shows Cardi B rapping the first verse of her chart-topper when the 'attack' occurred.
She is seen holding the wild animal's leash when out of nowhere the cheetah hissed at her.
'Okay. No, no, no! Come hold him,' the terrified rappers yells to the cheetah's handler, who then comes to her rescue.
Video contains bad language
'So that was kind of crazy,' Picture Perfect said of the incident.
The crew then decided to use a much friendlier cheetah, which is the one that more than 450 million people have seen in Bodak Yellow since its release in June 2017.
'We got her spirits back up … and this cheetah right here is not the other cheetah from the other scene,' Picture Perfect said.
'We got her spirits back up … and this cheetah right here is not the other cheetah from the other scene,' Picture Perfect said. Pictured is the cheetah's handler ahead of the music video shoot
The crew then decided to use a much friendlier cheetah (pictured), which is the one that more than 450 million people have seen in Bodak Yellow since its release in June 2017
With the release of Bodak Yellow, Cardi B became the first female rapper to have a solo No. 1 song in 19 years
'This cheetah right here he's eaten about six pounds of deer meat at this time, and he's just calm.'
With the release of Bodak Yellow, Cardi B became the first female rapper to have a solo No. 1 song in 19 years.
She then made history again when she became the first female MC to send her first three entries on the Billboard Hot 100 to the top 10.
Those include, Bodak Yellow, Migos' Motorsport, featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy's No Limit, featuring Cardi B and A$AP Rocky.
She then made history again when she became the first female MC to send her first three entries on the Billboard Hot 100 to the top 10
Cardi Bi recently flew back to the Billboard's Hot 100 when she was featured on Bruno Mars' hit Finesse. Bruno Mars (performing together at the Grammys) recently announced his 'finale' leg of his 24K Magic World Tour, with Cardi B as a special guest
Cardi Bi recently flew back to the Billboard's Hot 100 when she was featured on Bruno Mars' hit Finesse.
The pair also performed at the Grammys together. Cardi B was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
Bruno Mars recently announced his 'finale' leg of his 24K Magic World Tour, with Cardi B as a special guest.
The pair have plans to hit Boston, Brooklyn, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, Newark, Philadelphia, St. Paul, Toronto and Tulsa.
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