Cardi B announced “Hot Shit"—the lead single to her upcoming sophomore album via a commercial that first aired during the BET Awards with a short snippet of the song featuring bass-heavy production and some visuals on June 26, 2022.

The following day, Cardi announced the song would feature both Kanye West and Lil Durk and revealed its cover art. Later that day, Cardi talked about the song on two live streams, describing it as “masculine” and revealing she had it since 2019.

A collaboration with Kanye West was first reported by a close affiliate of both artists, the Hollywood Unlocked founder, Jason Lee revealed it during a January 2022 episode of his podcast [UNLOCKED]. Ye later confirmed this during an interview with Jason Lee in the same month.

The track was first teased on the episode, “Cardi Tries Rhythmic Gymnastics,” of her Facebook series, Cardi Tries, which aired on August 5, 2021.

Cardi shared a longer snippet of her verse on June 29, via social media, showcasing the sampling of 1983’s Marcia Griffiths hit “Electric Boogie.” The song premiered on HOT97 hours before its official release.