In an awards show full of excitement, Bruno Mars shook it hard at the 2017 BET Awards. Mars and his bandmates opened the show and brought the house down with an energetic performance. Complete with matching baseball jerseys, sharp dance moves and accompanied by some nimble instrument players, the team performed “Perm” from Mars’ most recent album, “24k Magic.”
Bruno Mars brought his A-game at last night’s BET Awards.
OK, so everyone’s talking about Cardi B, like always, and for good reason. The Bronx-raised Dominican rapper keeps snapping out hit after hit. Does anyone even remember her first hit single, “Bodak Yellow”? Her debut album “Invasion of Privacy” won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, making her the first female solo artist to take home the award.
Then, claro, there’s her hit collaboration with fellow Afro-Latino, Bruno Mars, in “Finesse.” Nobody saw it coming when they announced their second collab together. “Please Me” has officially become the baby-making song of 2019 and the word “Horchata” has taken on a new, not-mami-approved meaning.
The official music video dropped on March 1, 2019, and the visuals are a throwback dream.
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The video opens up with a ’90s-esque “Somewhere in Los Angeles” graphic overlaying footage of downtown L.A. These two giving us nostalgic feels is everything.
“Theee after party spot” is Tacos Mexico.
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Cardi always does right by her Latinidad in everything she does. From her Spanglish remix of “Bodak Yellow” to her record breaking “I Like It” single that skyrocketed Bad Bunny to fame, she’s writing music for Latinos and giving voice to Latinos.
The taquería has been around since 1975, and this publicity is going to keep it around for decades to come.
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“Please Me” is no different. The entire premise is a nod to the Mexican food and culture that props up Los Angeles.
Tacos Mexico has promised it’s sanitized its counters for your eating pleasure.
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Just know, Angelenos, that theee Cardi B twerked on the counters. That really happened.
Then, when Cardi walks into the taquería, Bruno Mars’ jaw clenches. 😅
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I’m sweating. The music goes dark and we just hear his heart beating as they make eye contact for the first time.
Let’s just say that things get sensual.
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We get 3 minutes and 51 unadulterated seconds of Bruno Mars pleading with Cardi to “please me, baby.” Note that Bruno Mars and Cardi B continue to only hire people of color to shine in their music videos together. 🤩
And then Cardi actually spits this rhyme: “Your pussy basura…”
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Every time Cardi raps in Spanish, we come alive inside. Though, yes, we see how problematic it is that some of Cardi’s best rhymes are at the expense of other women. So let’s just focus on this next line.
“… my pussy horchata.”
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She said that. That just happened. Millions of humans are singing along to “my pussy horchata” as of February 15, 2019.
The Internet is living for that line.
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Having some feelings about the mala in your life? New mantra: “Your pussy basura, my pussy horchata.”
All of a sudden, “horchata” is the new standard for sexiness.
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No shade to Jhene Aiko, but the world needed something fresh. Now that ‘something’ is super Mexi, to match the ever more Mexi and Latino world we live in. 🇲🇽
Here’s how to use horchata (n.) in a sentence:
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Simple, yet effective. Oooof, the chemistry is sizzling between these two.
Fans are embracing the newly sexualized meaning of horchata.
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It’s not just me. All our brains are in the gutter now. That’s just the power of Cardi B and her music.
People are even changing their handles to shoutout to the Bruno Mars in their lives.
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I don’t want to attract anyone who wouldn’t know what that means. It is something that will definitely be around for a very long time.
Overall, “Please Me” has become a bedroom pop sensation.
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The only generation that could come after Generation Z is Generation Cardi B. I said it. We owe human civilization to her beats.
Fans are even trying to convince Cardi to ditch Offset and embrace Bruno.
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They do make award-winning music together. Would youe be mad if they got together?
Cardi B had to back out of her tour with Bruno, but maybe there’s hope yet for next year?
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After Kulture came into the picture, Cardi had to back out of her tour so that she could spend more time with her newborn. Please us all, Cardi, and tour with Bruno next year.
Meanwhile, a few guys are feeling for Offset.
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He’s fine. Everyone’s fine. They’re still happily together vacationing in Cabo, but Offset hasn’t commented on the public’s concerns for the steamship happening on set.
We think the horchata industry is about to boom like no other.
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“Please Me” is all about desire that we don’t see fulfilled. Bruno and Cardi steam up the whole place while rarely touching.
But you go get that horchata, girl.
Foodies be warned: you’ll crave a million things watching “Please Me” but none more than tacos.
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Pro tip: Tacos Mexico has over a dozen locations in California, all open past midnight. Check out tacosmexico.com to support Mr. Moreno’s taco business. Mexicans creating jobs right there .
Or horchata, depending on your needs. 😉
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We can want everything for Kulture and ship this fantasy couple at the same time, right? #TeamHorchata
From the inside, the place is filled with Mexico’s finest ingredients: pork, avocado, tortillas, shredded lettuce, and rabanos. We’re not describing your mom’s house (although we’re sure she has those things too), but rather an iconic local restaurant that is now blowing up because of a music video. It’s not just any music video. Tacos Mexico was the filming location for the latest collab with Cardi B and Bruno Mars called “Please Me.”
Cardi B and Bruno Mars filmed their latest collaboration video inside Tacos Mexico in East Los Angeles.
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Sometimes the coziest place for a couple can be inside of a taco joint. Just check out the chemistry between those two. The singers were giving us so much life and lighting up the iconic taco joint at the same time. After the success of “Finesse,” it isn’t a total surprise that the two could light up the screen while grinding in a taco restaurant.
On Instagram, Tacos Mexico said they were extremely proud to be part of this amazing project.
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“Tacos Mexico is very proud of being part of ‘Cardi B & Bruno Mars” official music video (Please Me) that is a total Hit! On the very first day of release with over 10,000,000 views and coming…thank you.”
And they’re not exaggerating on those numbers. Total views are now more than 20 million and counting.
Tacos Mexico isn’t just a random Mexican restaurant but an eatery that has deep L.A. roots.
According to their website, Tacos Mexico was founded by Antonio Moreno. “In addition to expanding his menu, Mr. Moreno also began opening additional restaurants throughout southern California including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties and expanding out of State to Nevada and Arizona. By 2009, the number of Tacos Mexico restaurants had grown to almost 40 locations in three states, all while staying true to its roots and using only the freshest ingredients.”
Moreno passed away in 2009. We’re certain he would have loved this video.
If you want to visit the spot of this video, here’s where you need to go.
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Head on down to 5120 E Olympic Blvd. in Los Angeles and you can eat and vibe in the same spot. Good for you, the restaurant is open 24 hours so there is no time where you won’t be welcomed in for some great food and reminiscing about the first time you saw “Please Me.”
Let’s also take a moment to give Cardi B and Bruno Mars some props for highlighting a local, Latino business.
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Tacos Mexico might have locations in two other states but the home of the restaurant is in downtown Los Angeles. We can only assume that the video will help to push the restaurant, which is already a neighborhood staple, into a go-to destination for fans and taco lovers alike.
Check out the video below.
Who wants to meet up for a fun time with delicious tacos? Clearly they are going to be playing “Please Me” on repeat for a while.
