Netflix Enlists Cardi B To Preview First Trailer For ‘You’ Season 5: “Y’all Gonna Gag”

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Cardi B may be a Grammy-winning rapper, but she is a fan of Netflix‘s You first and foremost. In previewing the official trailer for the twisty crime series, which drops tomorrow, the streamer enlisted the “WAP” singer to give her spoiler-free reactions.

Fans of the Penn Badgley vehicle and/or Cardi B — plus the extremely online — will recognize the marketing move as a nod to the two entertainment industry figures’ Twitter-first relationship.

The two first began a meme-filled correspondence when the Gossip Girl alum name-dropped the musician in an interview, citing her as a person who has an “authentic relationship” with fans on social media and contrasting that with his self-described inaptitude with online platforms.

Since then, the two have switched profile icons and talked glowingly about each other during press appearances. Netflix’s X account even once changed its bio to read: “Petition to get Cardi B to guest star in Season 4 of You!” (That obviously did not happen, but her track “I Like It” did play in the first episode of that season.) “Hello, you,” Cardi B began in her best impression of Joe Goldberg (Badgley), the duplicitous and murderous antagonist front and center of You. “When I tell you … girl, I am shook,” she continued. “I cannot wait, and it’s like they got a little, cute surprise.