The success of "WAP" changed how female rappers approach video releases. In the years following, artists like Megan Thee Stallion herself (with "Thot Shit"), Latto ("Big Energy"), and GloRilla ("F.N.F.") adopted the same high-gloss, female-empowered surrealism. You can trace a direct line from the tiger in "WAP" to the horses in Beyoncé’s "Renaissance" visuals.

These provide the full, uncensored "Explicit" audio, with the official audio track alone amassing over 1.7 billion plays on YouTube Music.