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92-429: The album's lead single was " Sleeping Awake " by P.O.D. The song's lyrics and video refer to elements of the film. Don Davis wrote three cues which were ultimately unused in the final film. The first is an alternate of the "Burly Brawl theme," which lasts for 1:31. The second, "Multiple Replication," was used, but it was combined with a choir as well as composition by Juno Reactor. The third, "Chateau Swashbuckling,"

184-455: A Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance . She was the most streamed female rapper of 2019 in the US, according to Spotify. Consequence of Sound deemed her "one of the most formidable hip-hop artists of the decade." In March 2020, Cardi B created a reaction video about the coronavirus pandemic . DJ iMarkkeyz, a Brooklyn DJ known for turning memes and online moments into full-length songs, created

276-432: A mixtape titled Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 . In November 2016, she was featured on the digital cover of Vibe magazine ' s "Viva" issue. On September 12, 2016, KSR Group released the compilation Underestimated: The Album , which is a collaboration between KSR Group artists Cardi B, HoodCelebrityy , SwiftOnDemand, Cashflow Harlem, and Josh X . It was previously released only to attendees of their U.S. tour.

368-408: A "weird and uncomfortable" feeling and shyness. In February 2017, she partnered with M.A.C and Rio Uribe's Gypsy Sport for a New York Fashion Week event. Her April appearance in i-D ' s "A-Z of Music" video was sponsored by designer Marc Jacobs , and she made the cover of The Fader ' s July/August 2017 Summer Music issue. Tom Ford 's Cardi B-inspired lipstick, named after her,

460-578: A cast member on VH1 's Love & Hip Hop: New York , and by releasing two mixtapes . Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the largest female rap album streaming week of all time, and Billboard later ranked it the top female rap album of the 2010s. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the only solo female artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album , and Rolling Stone ranked it

552-399: A foundation to sustain" and adding that "When artists have one big record and go run with that, it doesn't work because they never had a foundation to begin with." The same article cited examples such as Cardi B , Camila Cabello and Jason Derulo releasing four or more singles before their album releases. In the 2000s, a common trend developed to release a lead single months in advance of

644-495: A fourth Video Music Award, with visuals that feature Cardi playing characters in different locations, including in an art museum, a bank and a strip club. Her collaboration with DJ Snake " Taki Taki " topped the charts in a number of Hispanic countries, made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Spotify Global 50 chart, and has garnered more than 2 billion views. Both singles were certified multiple-platinum by

736-514: A girl [...] I know that every bitch don't like some bitch, and it's like 'that's what I wanna rap about.'" She credits her experiences growing up in the South Bronx for her success, stating: "I wouldn't be able to rap about the things that I rap about now [if I hadn't grown up there]." Her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy , is primarily a hip hop record, which comprises elements of trap , Latin music , and R&B . Her flow

828-454: A grocery store in Tribeca . She was fired and became a dancer at a strip club across the street. Cardi B has said that becoming a stripper was positive for her life in many ways: "It really saved me from a lot of things. When I started stripping I went back to school." She stated that she became a stripper to escape poverty and domestic violence , having been in an abusive relationship at

920-466: A large cultural impact. Cardi B holds various records among women in hip hop; she is the female rapper with the most number-one singles (five) on the Billboard Hot 100, the only female rapper to achieve multiple solo number-ones, and the only to earn number-one singles in two decades (2010s and 2020s). She further is the highest-certified (digital singles) female rapper of all time in the US,

1012-567: A last-minute appearance in "Big Paper", from DJ Khaled's album Khaled Khaled released on April 30, 2021. Cardi received two nominations for the BET Award for Video of the Year , for the videos "Up" and "WAP", winning for the latter and becoming the first female rapper to win Video of the Year as a lead artist. This became the 10th time that an artist has had two nominated videos in this category as

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1104-581: A lead artist, and the second time for her, following her nominations for "Money" and "Please Me" in 2019. She announced her second pregnancy during the performance of her Migos collaboration "Type Shit" at the 2021 ceremony . She also appeared in F9 , which was released on June 25, 2021, by Universal Pictures . On July 16, 2021, Cardi B was featured on the Normani single " Wild Side ". Cardi collaborated with Lizzo on " Rumors ", which debuted at number four on

1196-482: A title with the EP, nor being the first single released from the album. Cardi B Belcalis Marlenis Cephus ( née   Almánzar ; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B , is an American rapper. Noted for her unfiltered public image and lyrics, Cardi B is one of the most successful female artists in contemporary music. From 2015 to early 2017, she gained recognition on Vine and Instagram , as

1288-537: A track, based on her reaction titled "Coronavirus", which became an internet meme and was released to music platforms. Netflix announced the return of Rhythm + Flow for 2021. Cardi B released the single " WAP " featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on August 7, 2020, as the lead single off her forthcoming second studio album. The song received critical acclaim and was praised for its sex positive messages. The Colin Tilley -directed music video accompanied

1380-558: A voice role in Baby Shark's Big Movie! (2023). In 2022, she became the creative director of entertainment magazine Playboy . Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar was born on October 11, 1992, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . Her father Carlos is Dominican and her mother Clara is a Trinidadian of African and Spanish descent; Almánzar identifies as an Afro-Latina . Almánzar

1472-571: A year). She ended up winning six awards, including for Top Hot 100 Song , bringing her career total wins to seven—the most of any female rapper in history. An article by Omaha World-Herald called her "the biggest rapper in the world." On February 15, 2019, Cardi B released " Please Me ", a collaboration with Bruno Mars, which became her seventh top-ten song on the Hot 100, reaching number three. The song marked Cardi and Bruno's second collaboration, following " Finesse " in 2018. The official music video

1564-465: Is a freestyle of rapper Missy Elliot 's " She's a Bitch " (1999). The track reached the top 40 in the US and became Cardi's 19th top-ten and 11th chart-topper on Hot Rap Songs and Hot Rap Digital Songs. It was followed by " Enough (Miami) " on March 15, which marked her 12th top-ten on the Hot 100 and seventh number-one on the Digital Songs chart. A remix of Flo Milli 's " Never Lose Me "

1656-431: Is in "her classic throaty style", while Los Angeles Times characterized it as a "staccato bark". NME described her album as "sexually free" and performed with "rapid" flow. Pitchfork and The Source highlighted the album's punchlines as clever and quotable, and The New York Times called them "classically comedic". In a 2017 Complex article, the editor wrote: "unapologetic does not begin to describe

1748-459: Is sometimes used interchangeably with "lead single". The term is used to describe an album's main promoted song, usually released on the same day as the album and promoted on South Korean music programs . This term is used regardless of the song's title or whether or not it was the first single from an album to be released. For example, " Boom Boom Bass " is considered the title track from Riize 's 2024 extended play Riizing despite not sharing

1840-434: Is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band , usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. A similar term, "debut single", is the first single released by a new artist. Artists often choose songs that are more up-tempo , yet representative of the album's sound, as lead singles. Such songs are often catchier and attract

1932-829: The Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist for the third time at the 2020 ceremony . In December 2020, Cardi B became the first female rapper to be named Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. With her win for "WAP" at the American Music Awards , she became the first artist to win the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song multiple times, following her win for "Bodak Yellow" in 2018. On February 5, 2021, Cardi B released " Up ",

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2024-543: The Rolling Stone Top 100 , becoming both Cardi B's second number-one single and second number-one debut, as well as the first time a female rapper debuts atop the chart with a solo song. Cardi B became the first female artist and first lead artist with consecutive number-one debuts on the US Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and second overall performer following Drake in 2016. "Up" reached number one on

2116-465: The Billboard Hot 100 after her Grammy Awards performance, making her the only female rapper to reach number one multiple times with solo songs, following " Bodak Yellow ", and extended her record as the female rapper with the most number-one songs on the Hot 100 as her fifth chart-topper. Cardi B received a second nomination for the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist . Cardi B made

2208-460: The Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cardi B's tenth top 10 single on the chart, and her seventh number-one on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Cardi B received six nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards , including her second nomination for Video of the Year. She also led the nominations for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards along with Megan Thee Stallion, with nine each; both rappers won

2300-470: The Billboard Hot 100, on the chart issue dated April 21. It became the most streamed album by a female artist in a single week in Apple Music , and the largest on-demand audio streaming week ever for an album by a woman. Cardi held the latter record until 2019 . The album's title reflects Cardi B's feeling that as she gained popularity her privacy was being invaded in a variety of ways. Following

2392-482: The Crypto.com Arena on June 28. Her collaboration with Rob49 , titled "On Dat Money", was released on July 19. "Enough (Miami)" was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards . In November 2024, Cardi confirmed that her second studio album would be released in 2025; it was reported to be "three-quarters of the way done". Previously set for release in 2023 and 2024, she revealed that she

2484-680: The Latin Pop Airplay chart for nine weeks. On May 21, Cardi B appeared as a surprise performer at the Madison Square Garden show of Megan Thee Stallion's Hot Girl Summer Tour . She featured on the remix of Thee Stallion and GloRilla's " Wanna Be ", released on May 31. In June, Cardi featured on " Put Em in the Fridge " from Peso Pluma 's fourth album Éxodo . She co-headlined the BET Experience festival at

2576-470: The Nickelodeon animated series Baby Shark's Big Show! —and performed a song of the same name. She appeared alongside Offset and her daughter. On July 1, 2022, Cardi B released " Hot Shit ", featuring rappers Kanye West and Lil Durk , as the third single from her upcoming second studio album. The song was first announced during a BET Awards 2022 commercial break. On July 8 and 9, she headlined

2668-503: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song received nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 60th Grammy Awards . It won Single of the Year at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards . With her collaborations " No Limit " and " MotorSport ", she became the first female rapper to land her first three entries in the top 10 of the Hot 100, and the first female artist to achieve

2760-788: The freestyle "Red Barz". In May 2017, the nominees for the 2017 BET Awards were announced, revealing that Cardi B had been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist . Although Chance the Rapper and Remy Ma won those categories, respectively, Cardi B performed at the BET Awards Afterparty show. On June 11, 2017, during Hot 97 's annual Summer Jam music festival, Remy Ma brought out Cardi B, along with The Lady of Rage , MC Lyte , Young M.A , Monie Love , Lil' Kim, and Queen Latifah , to celebrate female rappers and perform Latifah's 1993 hit single " U.N.I.T.Y. " about female empowerment . In June 2017, it

2852-492: The 100 most influential people in the world. In its decade-end review article, NME stated that the era secured "her crown as the new Queen of Rap ." Cardi B received five nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards , including for Album of the Year , Best Rap Album and Record of the Year ("I Like It"). She became the third female rapper to be nominated for Album of the Year, following Lauryn Hill (1999) and Missy Elliott (2004). On February 10, 2019, she then performed at

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2944-511: The 2022 Wireless Festival in London and Birmingham . Cardi B worked with cousin and fellow rapper GloRilla on the remix to her song "Tomorrow", titled " Tomorrow 2 ", which was released in September 2022. The remix peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cardi's eleventh top-ten single. HipHopDX listed it as the "Best Hip-Hop Collaboration" of 2022 while it was also

3036-537: The Hill " as double lead singles from his album ÷ , although these songs were both released on the same day, 6 January 2017. The 1995 Oasis single " Some Might Say " would go on to appear on the group's second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , though at the time it was a standalone release, with " Roll with It " acting more as a lead single. In South Korean music , the term " title track "

3128-455: The RIAA. People en Español named her Star of the Year, and Entertainment Weekly deemed her "a pop culture phenomenon", as she was named one of "2018 Entertainers of the Year". On November 30, 2018, Cardi B was honored at Ebony ' s annual Power 100 Gala. Cardi ranked fifth on the 2018 Billboard Year-End Top Artists chart, while Invasion of Privacy ranked sixth. She achieved

3220-584: The US. Cardi led the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with 21 Savage , with twelve each. She reprised her voice role as Sharki B for the children's animated film, Baby Shark's Big Movie! , in which ch she appeared alongside Offset and their two children. It premiered in December on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. Cardi B co-headlined TikTok 's inaugural In the Mix festival on December 10 in Mesa, Arizona , which

3312-605: The United Kingdom. Neil Shah of The Wall Street Journal deemed it "a big moment for female rappers" and "a historic sign that women artists are making their mark on hip-hop like never before". "WAP" became the first number one single on the inaugural Billboard Global 200 chart. It became critics' best song of the year according to a compilation of rankings made by the BBC , with publications such as Pitchfork and Rolling Stone placing it at number one. Cardi B won

3404-418: The Year awards (2) among female rappers, six American Music Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards . Time listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2020. Outside of music, Cardi B served as a judge on the music competition series Rhythm + Flow (2019), appeared in the films Hustlers (2019) and F9 (2021), and had

3496-574: The album itself. With album sales continuously declining in the United States, record labels often release singles before the album's release date to online music retailers including iTunes , ranging in price from $ 0.99 to $ 1.29. This trend has become increasingly popular in many markets. In the late 2010s, artists began a trend of releasing multiple singles before eventually releasing a studio album. An unnamed A&R representative confirmed to Rolling Stone in 2018 that "an artist has to build

3588-672: The album release date. It has equally become common for further singles to be released before the release of the album. For example, Usher issued the lead single " Love in This Club " four months before the May 29, 2008, release of Here I Stand . The second single " Love in This Club Part II " was released one month before the album release date. Another example is Justin Timberlake 's 2013 album, The 20/20 Experience , which

3680-530: The album's release, during a performance on Saturday Night Live , Cardi B officially announced her pregnancy, after much media speculation. She also co-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Several months later, in July 2018, the album's fourth single, " I Like It ", which features vocals from Bad Bunny and J Balvin , reached number one on the Hot 100 ; this marked her second number one on

3772-405: The attention of listeners. The subsequent single might then be slower in tempo, in order to demonstrate the range of the album. Female vocalists like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera often maintain a formula of an up-tempo first lead single with a slow ballad follow-up. For example, two singles were released by Miley Cyrus before her album Bangerz – an up-tempo track, " We Can't Stop ",

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3864-471: The award ceremony, where she wore three vintage Thierry Mugler couture looks during the telecast and became the first female rapper to win Best Rap Album as a solo artist. Cardi B led the 2019 Billboard Music Awards nominations, with 21, earning the most nominations in a single year by a female artist and the third most nominations in a year (behind Drake and The Chainsmokers, who both had 22 in

3956-540: The best debut album of all time by a female rapper. Its singles " Bodak Yellow " and " I Like It " both topped the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified diamond by the RIAA ; the former made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo song in the 21st century and the first to achieve a diamond-certified song, while the latter made her the first with multiple number-one songs. Her third US number-one,

4048-528: The brand, "Mommy & Me", was released in May 2021 in recognition of Mother's Day , which includes Cardi's iteration of Club C shoes for adults, children, and infants. The next, titled "Let Me Be...Enchanted" was released in two parts in June and July 2022; it was revealed to be inspired by "a state of enchantment and euphoria" and included crop tops, faux fur jackets, and leotards along with footwear. The fifth and final collection, "Let Me Be...Next Level Energy",

4140-534: The cast of the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York , debuting in season six. Jezebel considered her the breakout star of the show's sixth season. The New York Times wrote that she garnered popularity with "her ability to rattle off one-liners". The sixth and seventh seasons chronicle her rise to stardom and her turbulent relationship with her incarcerated fiancé. On December 30, 2016, after two seasons, she announced that she would be leaving

4232-420: The chart and made her the first female rapper to achieve multiple chart-toppers. It received critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone naming it "the best summer song of all time" in 2020. Her collaboration with Maroon 5 , " Girls Like You ", also reached number one on the Hot 100 chart, extending her record among female rappers and also making her the sixth female artist to achieve three number-one singles on

4324-487: The chart during the 2010s. The song's music video has received more than 3 billion views on YouTube and was the fifth-best selling song of the year globally. With "Girls Like You" following "I Like It" at the top of the Billboard Radio Songs chart, Cardi B became the first female rapper to replace herself at number one on the chart. The single spent seven weeks atop the Hot 100, making Cardi

4416-489: The charts for several months, and, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 25, 2017, "Bodak Yellow" reached the number one spot, making Cardi B the first female rapper to do so with a solo single since Lauryn Hill 's " Doo Wop (That Thing) " debuted atop the chart in 1998. The song stayed atop the charts for three consecutive weeks, tying with American pop singer Taylor Swift 's " Look What You Made Me Do " as

4508-494: The collaboration " Girls Like You " (2018) with Maroon 5 , made her the first female rapper to earn multiple RIAA diamond-certified songs. She released " WAP " (with Megan Thee Stallion ) in 2020 and " Up " in 2021, both of which topped the Hot 100 and other charts worldwide. "WAP" is the only female rap collaboration to debut atop the Hot 100, made Cardi B the first lead artist to top the Billboard Global 200 , and had

4600-440: The content "seems like that's what people want to hear", since she faced negative reactions after releasing her more emotional song, " Be Careful ". She has declared, "[Drill music] is the type of artist I always wanted to be: I like to rap about the streets, and I like to rap about my pussy. I don't give a fuck about it." She has stated that writing and performing songs about her personal life and relationships initially caused her

4692-423: The female rapper with the most cumulative weeks atop the chart, with eleven weeks. It spent 33 weeks in the top 10, tying both Ed Sheeran 's " Shape of You " and Post Malone and Swae Lee 's " Sunflower " for the longest top 10 run in the chart's archives at the time. In October 2018, Invasion of Privacy was certified double platinum by the RIAA, and the following year it was updated to triple platinum. With

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4784-416: The first female rapper to achieve Hot 100 number one singles in two different decades (2010s and 2020s). With 93 million streaming units, it became the largest first-week streams for a song, breaking the all-time record held by Ariana Grande 's " 7 Rings ". It has spent four weeks atop the Hot 100. The single has also spent multiple weeks at number one in seven other countries, including Australia and

4876-413: The first female rapper to earn at least three diamond-certified songs by the RIAA, and has over 100 million RIAA-certified units sold in the US. Additionally, Invasion of Privacy is the most-streamed female rap album on Apple Music and Spotify . She has won a Grammy Award , the most Billboard Music Awards (8), Guinness World Records (6), BET Hip Hop Awards (14) and ASCAP Songwriter of

4968-605: The highest-listed song by a female rapper on Billboard 's 100 Best Songs of 2022 list. On October 1, Cardi B made a surprise appearance at the Inglewood show of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny 's concert tour, the World's Hottest Tour . In November, she signed with entertainment executive Irving Azoff 's Full Stop Management. In December 2022, she gave a 35-minute private performance at the Miami Art Basel for which she

5060-467: The initial direction for her music, Cardi B said in an interview, "When I first started rapping [...] I liked certain songs from Khia and Trina , and they [were] fighting songs. I haven't heard fighting songs for a very long time," crediting the two female rappers for her aggressive rap style. She continued, saying "a lot of girls they cannot afford red bottoms , a lot of girls they cannot afford foreign cars [...] but I know that every girl has beef with

5152-477: The label's flagship artist, Cardi B, said: "I wanted to make a song that would make girls dance, twerk and at the same time encourage them to go get that Shmoney," in regard to the compilation's single "What a Girl Likes". She appeared on the December 9, 2015, episode of Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne . On April 6, 2016, she was on the twelfth episode of Khloé Kardashian 's Kocktails with Khloé : in this episode, she revealed how she told her mother that she

5244-425: The longest running female at the number one spot in 2017. Cardi B became the first person of Dominican descent to reach number one in the history of the Hot 100 since it was launched in 1958. An editor of The New York Times called it "the rap anthem of the summer". Selected by The Washington Post and Pitchfork music critics as the best song of 2017, "Bodak Yellow" was eventually certified Diamond by

5336-490: The most awards during the ceremony with three for "WAP", with Cardi becoming the first female artist to win Best Hip Hop Video twice (2019 and 2021). On October 28, 2021, Cardi B previewed her second album to Atlantic Records via her Instagram Story. She captioned "The money people liking the album sounds". On November 2, Cardi B was announced as the host of the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The award show

5428-484: The most-streamed album of the year by a female artist globally in Apple Music , and ranked as the most streamed female artist of the year in the United States in Spotify . Editorial staff from Apple Music and Billboard named "I Like It" the best song of 2018, while Time magazine and Rolling Stone named Invasion of Privacy the best album of the year. Also in 2018, Time included her on their annual list of

5520-586: The remix to rapper Latto's " Put It on da Floor ". It peaked at number 13 on the Hot 100, becoming Cardi's 20th top-twenty single. On June 4, Cardi B headlined the 2023 Summer Jam festival in Elmont, New York . ln July, she featured on " Point Me 2 ", the remix to drill rapper FendiDa Rappa's single "Point Me to the Slut's". Later that month, she collaborated with Offset on two tracks of his second solo album, Set It Off (2023): "Freaky" and " Jealousy ". The latter

5612-675: The same on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In October 2017, Cardi B headlined Power 105.1 's annual Powerhouse music celebration, alongside the Weeknd , Migos , and Lil Uzi Vert , at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In December, she released two songs: a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna titled " La Modelo ", and " Bartier Cardi ", the second single from her debut album. On January 3, 2018, Cardi B

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5704-485: The second single from her upcoming studio album. A music video for the single was released alongside it. The song was praised by NME magazine for its lyricism and fresh approach as a successor to "WAP". "Up" debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the highest debut for a solo female rap song since Lauryn Hill 's " Doo Wop (That Thing) " in 1998. The song debuted at number one on

5796-458: The show to further pursue a career in music. In November 2015, Cardi B made her musical debut on Jamaican reggae fusion singer Shaggy 's remix to his single "Boom Boom", alongside fellow Jamaican dancehall singer Popcaan . She made her music video debut on December 15, 2015, with the song "Cheap Ass Weave", her rendition of British rapper Lady Leshurr 's "Queen's Speech 4". On March 7, 2016, Cardi B released her first full-length project,

5888-476: The song itself, and broke the record for the biggest 24-hour debut for an all-female collaboration on YouTube. She became the only female rap artist to top the Global Spotify chart multiple times. "WAP" debuted at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, garnering Cardi B her fourth chart-topper in the US, extending her record as the female rapper with the most number-one singles, and also making her

5980-814: The soundtrack for Halle Berry 's directorial debut film Bruised on November 19. Selected by executive producers Berry and Cardi B, the Netflix film's soundtrack features six original songs by female artists, including Cardi, H.E.R. , City Girls, Flo Milli , Saweetie , and Latto , and seven additional female rap songs inspired by the film. In March 2022, Cardi B appeared on the extended version of Summer Walker and SZA 's collaboration, " No Love ". The following month, she featured on rapper Kay Flock's song, " Shake It "; it samples Akon 's 2005 song " Belly Dancer (Bananza) ". Also in April, Cardi guest-voiced as Sharki B, her "aquatic alter ego", on "The Seaweed Sway" episode of

6072-445: The thirteen tracks, she became the first female artist to have all songs from an album certified gold or higher in the US. Cardi B received the most nominations for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 mentions—including for Video of the Year , winning three awards. She tied with Drake for the most nominations at the 2018 American Music Awards . She won three AMAs and performed at the ceremony. Her single " Money " earned her

6164-505: The time after being kicked out of her mother's house, and that stripping was her only way to earn enough money to escape the situation and get an education. She attended Borough of Manhattan Community College before eventually dropping out. While stripping, Cardi B lied to her mother by telling her she was making money by babysitting . In 2013, she began to gain publicity due to several of her videos spreading on social media, on Vine and her Instagram page. In 2015, Cardi B joined

6256-408: The totally unfiltered and sheer Cardi B-ness of Cardi B's personality. She's a hood chick who's not afraid to be hood no matter the setting ... this is why she resonates with people, and that same energy comes out in her music." She possesses a New York-Dominican accent. Cardi B has defended her musical content featuring sexually-charged lyrics—like most contemporary female rappers; she stated that

6348-608: The up-tempo criteria. Artists may release a lead single that has a message they want to convey to listeners instead of a song with more commercial potential, such as Fall Out Boy who chose to release " This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race " over the radio-friendly " Thnks fr th Mmrs ". Japanese artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki , Namie Amuro and B'z may release four to eight singles before their albums to achieve record-breaking debut-week sales. The lead singles in Japan are very heavily advertised and promoted, in some cases even more than

6440-587: Was "just holding it" because she felt "[the record was] missing a couple of things" and "gotta make sure that everything is just planned out". In Billboard ' s "You Should Know" series, Cardi B said the first albums she ever purchased were by American entertainers Missy Elliott and Tweet , respectively. She has credited Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen and Jamaican dancehall artist Spice as influences, as well as Beyoncé , Lady Gaga , Lil' Kim , Madonna , and Selena . She has mentioned Chicago drill music as an important influence. When asked about

6532-509: Was a gang member with the Bloods in her youth, since age 16, but stated she would not encourage joining a gang. She attended Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology, a vocational high school on the Herbert H. Lehman High School campus. Belcalis speaks Dominican Spanish , English as well as a smidgen of Russian and French. During her teens, Cardi B was employed at

6624-529: Was a stripper. In November 2016, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the BET series Being Mary Jane . TVLine describes her character, Mercedes, as a "round-the-way beauty with a big weave, big boobs and a big booty to match her oversize, ratchet personality." In 2016, Cardi B was featured in her first endorsement deal with Romantic Depot , a large New York chain of lingerie stores that sell sexual health and wellness products. The ad campaign

6716-817: Was almost completely omitted in favor of Rob Dougan's track, although the final few seconds were retained in the film. The following cue, "Double Trouble," which accompanies the scene in which the Twins chase the Keymaker, Morpheus and Trinity through the Merovingian's chateau, was altered to feature the beat track from Oakenfold's "Dread Rock." The track "Mona Lisa Overdrive" was used in 2004 by rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova of Ukraine for her club routine, as well in 2008 by Eleni Andriola in her hoop routine. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Lead single A lead single (or first single )

6808-728: Was also released in two parts in September and December 2022, concluding her four-year partnership with Reebok. Inspired by Cardi B's "unmatched energy", the collection consisted of bodysuits, crop tops, footwear, leggings, and woven jackets—of a color palette based on crystals . Cardi B teamed up with Pepsi for three television commercials, which aired during the Super Bowl LIII , the 61st Annual Grammy Awards , and Christmas. In early 2019, Cardi also joined other hip hop artists (including her husband Offset , as part of Migos ) in releasing her flavors of snack food Rap Snacks: two flavors of chips, and two of popcorn. The bags' artwork

6900-433: Was described as "acrobatic and nimble" by Consequence of Sound , and "aggressive" by Newsweek and AllMusic . Stereogum called her vocals an "unabashedly loud and sexual fuck-you New York honk" and "a full-bodied New Yawk nasal bleat, the sort of thing that you've heard if someone has ever told you that you stupid for taking too long at swiping your MetroCard ." Pitchfork wrote that her vocal performance in "WAP"

6992-400: Was featured on radio and cable TV. On January 20, 2017, Cardi B released her second mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2 . In February 2017, Cardi B partnered with MAC Cosmetics and Rio Uribe's Gypsy Sport for an event for New York Fashion Week . In late February, Cardi B signed her first major record label recording contract with Atlantic Records . On February 25, 2017, Cardi B

7084-545: Was featured on the remix of Bruno Mars ' single " Finesse ", and appeared in the 90s inspired video. It reached the top three on the Hot 100, Canada and New Zealand. On January 18, 2018, Cardi B became the first female rapper to have five top 10 singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She released another single, " Be Careful ", on March 30, 2018, a week before her album's release. Her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy ,

7176-538: Was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 21, and marked the most social telecast of the year per interactions across social media. During the ceremony, "Up" won the award for Favorite Hip Hop Song , making Cardi B the first artist to win the category three times. Cardi B featured on Summer Walker 's 2021 album Still Over It on the opening track "Bitter". Warner Records released

7268-674: Was paid $ 1 million. Later that month, a remix of Spanish artist Rosalía 's song " Despechá " featuring Cardi, was released. Cardi B appeared as a surprise performer at the New York City shows of SZA and GloRilla's tours: the SOS Tour and Anyways, Life's Great Tour, in early 2023. In April, she served as one of three headliners of the inaugural Rolling Loud Thailand festival in Pattaya , along with Travis Scott and Chris Brown . In June, she featured on "Put It on da Floor Again",

7360-595: Was raised in the Highbridge neighborhood of the South Bronx , and spent much time at her paternal grandmother's home in Washington Heights, which she credits with giving her "such a thick accent." Almánzar developed the stage name "Cardi B" as a derivation of Bacardi , a rum brand that was formerly her nickname. She has a younger sister, Hennessy Carolina, who was born in 1995. She has said she

7452-511: Was released as a concert special on Disney+ and Hulu on December 15. She performed at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach , accompanied by DJ Gryffin , on December 31, 2023, which aired live for the 2024 edition of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve . She released the promotional single " Like What (Freestyle) " on March 1, 2024, with an accompanying music video directed by Offset. Her first solo song since "Up" (2021), it

7544-655: Was released as the first, and a slow-ballad song, " Wrecking Ball ", as the second. This was a successful practice of 1980s heavy metal bands. Girls Aloud chose to use " The Show ", a dance-pop and electropop song, as their lead single for their second album, What Will the Neighbours Say? , following the fact that their previous singles from their debut album Sound of the Underground were "quite down and moody" according to band member Cheryl . However, not all artists decide to choose their lead single with

7636-400: Was released as the lead single of the record; it samples Three 6 Mafia 's "Jealous Ass Bitches". Cardi released " Bongos " featuring Megan Thee Stallion on September 8, 2023, as the fourth single of her upcoming second studio album. The song marks the pair's second collaboration after "WAP" (2020). The music video, directed by Tanu Muino , cost over $ 2 million. "Bongos" reached number 14 in

7728-597: Was released in September 2018. It sold out within 24 hours. In November, she released a clothing line collection with Fashion Nova . The same month she partnered with Reebok , promoting the brand's Aztrek sneaker. In partnership with Reebok, she released a footwear and apparel collection in 2020, inspired by her personal style and paying homage to "classic 80s styling" and motifs. She released her second collection with Reebok in 2021, titled "Let Me Be...In My World", comprising sneakers, tracksuits, and corsets, inspired by everyday life in New York City. The third collection with

7820-410: Was released on April 6, 2018, to universal acclaim from music critics. Editors from Variety and The New York Times called it "one of the most powerful debuts of this millennium" and "a hip-hop album that doesn't sound like any of its temporal peers," respectively. The album entered at number one in the United States, while she became the first female artist to chart 13 entries simultaneously on

7912-570: Was released on June 26, 2019. It had its debut performance at the 2019 BET Awards , where she received the most nominations with seven, and won Album of the Year . During the summer of 2019, she embarked on an arena tour. In September, she led the BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with ten. Cardi B made her film debut in Hustlers directed by Lorene Scafaria , opposite Jennifer Lopez , Constance Wu , and Lili Reinhart . The film

8004-486: Was released on March 19, 2013. The first single off it is " Suit & Tie ", released two months before the album hit stores. One month before the release of the album, another single called " Mirrors " was released. Katy Perry released " California Gurls " as a single on May 7, 2010, and " Teenage Dream " on July 23, 2010, leading to the release of the album Teenage Dream on August 24, 2010. Ed Sheeran did something similar, releasing both " Shape of You " and " Castle on

8096-519: Was released on September 13, 2019. Cardi B, along with Chance the Rapper and T.I. , were confirmed as judges for the Netflix series Rhythm + Flow , a ten-part hip-hop talent search that premiered on October 9, 2019, which she also executive produced . In December 2019, Cardi B embarked on her first tour of Africa, performing in Nigeria and Ghana. Her collaboration " Clout " was nominated for

8188-533: Was released on the same day, featuring SZA and Cardi B. On March 11, Cardi joined Madonna onstage for a guest appearance at the Inglewood show of her Celebration Tour . She appeared on " Puntería " with Shakira , the opening track and eighth single of the latter's twelfth album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran , released on March 22, 2024. "Puntería" reached number one on the Latin Airplay chart and topped

8280-658: Was released two weeks later. On March 1, Cardi set a new attendance record at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo , with 75,580 fans in the audience. With " Backin' It Up ", " Twerk " and " Money ", Cardi became the first female artist to occupy the top three on the Billboard Mainstream R&;B/Hip-Hop airplay chart. Her following single titled " Press " was released on May 31, 2019. The parental-advisory labeled music video marked her directorial debut—being credited as co-director, and

8372-408: Was revealed that Cardi B would be on the cover of The Fader ' s Summer Music issue for July/August 2017. She performed at MoMA PS1 on August 19 to a crowd of 4,000. On June 16, 2017, Atlantic Records released Cardi B's commercial debut single, " Bodak Yellow ", via digital distribution . She performed the single on The Wendy Williams Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! The song climbed

8464-477: Was the opening act for East Coast hip hop group The Lox 's Filthy America... It's Beautiful Tour, alongside fellow New York City-based rappers Lil' Kim and Remy Ma . In April 2017, she was featured in i-D 's "A-Z of Music" video sponsored by Marc Jacobs . Cardi guest-starred on the celebrity panel show Hip Hop Squares , appearing on the March 13 and April 3, 2017, episodes. She also released

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