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{{Infobox song

| name = How It Is (Wap Bap …)

| cover = Bibi How It Is cover.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = [[Bianca Heinicke|Bibi H.]]

| album =

| released = May 5, 2017

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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]

| length = 2:57

| label = Warner Music

| writer = Dave Knight, Sam Sommer

| producer = Chinzilla Films

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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4gSOMba1UdM|"Bibi H. - How it is (wap bap...)"}}}}

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"'''How It Is (Wap Bap …)'''" is a song by the German [[Video clip|web video]] producer [[Bianca Heinicke]], better known as "Bibi" from the [[YouTube]] channel "BibisBeautyPalace". The song is in [[English language|English]] and was released on May 5, 2017 by the record label [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]]. The corresponding music video is the most disliked video on any German YouTube channel.<ref name=playlist>{{cite web|title=Most Disliked YouTube Videos - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2o1ism1dr5SbvB8Mf7Ve6Aa|website=YouTube|accessdate=20 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==

[[File:2016-06-28 282 Bianca „Bibi“ Heinicke von „BibisBeautyPalace“.jpg|thumb|upright|Bianca 'Bibi' Heinicke of "BibisBeautyPalace"]]

"How It Is (Wap Bap …)" was written by Dave Knight and Sam Sommer and composed by the latter. The production was undertaken by the film production company Chinzilla Films.<ref name="official">BibisBeautyPalace: {{YouTube|4gSOMba1UdM|Bibi H – How It Is (Wap Bap …) [Official Video]}}</ref>

On December 10, 2016, Heinicke published a video on her YouTube channel, reporting to be interested in a music career.<ref>Juliane: [https://www.promiflash.de/news/2016/12/10/das-auch-noch-bibi-heinicke-traeumt-von-gesangskarriere.html ''Das auch noch! Bibi Heinicke träumt von Gesangskarriere.''] In: ''Promiflash''</ref> After that, she contacted the songwriter Sam Sommer in order to produce her own song. He sent her the demo version of a song he had written years ago. Heinicke recorded the vocals of this demo version afterwards. Concerning the release as well as the promotion campaign, she worked together with Warner Music and additionally took singing lessons.

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== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===

Upon its release, "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" was met with generally negative reviews from contemporary [[Music journalism|music critics]]. The main points of criticism were the lyrics, the voice and pronunciation of the singer, as well as the use of [[Auto-Tune]]. Nicolas Heine, writing for German online magazine ''[[:de:Dance-Charts|Dance-Charts]]'', criticized the song as flat and childish, while comparing it to advertising jingles. Heine concluded that the song's success was the only positive aspect, mostly attributed to it being unoffensive.<ref>Nicolas Heine: [http://www.dance-charts.de/201705058614/musikvideo-bibi-h-how-it-is-wap-bap ''Top oder Flop? Musikvideo » Bibi H - How It Is (Wap Bap).''] In: ''Dance-Charts''</ref> Carsten Heidböhmer from ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'' similarly gave a negative review of the song, pointing out the chorus as obtrusive and the concept of the lyrics trite. Heidböhmer jokingly noted that "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" has "the potential to become the most unpopular song of all time.".<ref name="stern" /> Beyond the widely negative feedback from critics, "How It Is (Wap, Bap ...)" was also accused of plagiarizing "[[The Show (Lenka song)|The Show]]" (2008) by Australian singer [[Lenka]]. Multiple publications have noted the rhythm, melody and notes as being very similar.<ref>[https://www.n-joy.de/entertainment/Alles-nur-geklaut-Bibis-Song-klingt-wie-Lenka,bibisbeautypalace102.html ''Alles nur geklaut? Bibis Song klingt wie Lenka.''] In: ''[[N-Joy]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.tz.de/stars/abgekupfert-vorwuerfe-gegen-bibi-heinicke-von-bibisbeautypalace-wegen-song-how-it-is-zr-8271442.html ''Schwere Vorwüfe gegen Bibi von BibisBeautyPalace.''] In: ''TZ''</ref><ref>[http://www.kronehit.at/news/vorwuerfe-bibis-song-ist-geklaut ''Vorwürfe: Bibis Song ist geklaut.''] In: ''Kronehit''</ref>

The promotional campaign of the song also aroused criticism. While critics believed the announcement that additional CDsCD's would only be produced if there was a high number of pre-orders was untrue, it was also assumed to be an agenda for higher profit.<ref>[https://noisey.vice.com/de/article/bibisbeautypalace-versetzt-popmusik-den-todestoss-und-das-internet-sendet-fluche-aus ''BibisBeautyPalace versetzt Popmusik den Todesstoß und das Internet sendet Flüche aus''] auf ''Noisey''</ref> Additionally, the reason for the release of the song was questioned due to the lack of Heinicke's singing abilities.<ref>[https://www.kreiszeitung.de/laeuft/bibi-song-how-it-is-8259937.html ''Ein Kommentar zu #bibissong: Achtung! Bibi singt.''] In: ''Kreiszeitung''</ref> Two days after the release, Heinicke prominently responded to the reproaches and the criticism, appearing surprised by the massive attention in one of her [[Video blog|vlog]]s. She further emphasized that not everybody had to like the song and that everybody should judge it for themselves.<ref>[http://www.fr.de/kultur/netz-tv-kritik-medien/netz/bibis-song-ich-haett-gerne-noch-mehr-geld-a-1274370 ''Bibis Song: „Ich hätt' gerne noch mehr Geld“.''] In: ''Frankfurter Rundschau''</ref><ref>[http://www.rp-online.de/digitales/internet/youtube-star-bibi-mein-song-muss-nicht-jedem-gefallen-aid-1.6804599 ''YouTube-Star Bibi: "Mein Song muss nicht jedem gefallen".''] In: ''RP Online''</ref>

=== Further reaction ===