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Cardi B at the 2024 Met Gala
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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
October 11, 1992 New York City, U.S.
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| Other names | Belcalis Almánzar-Cephus |
| Education | Borough of Manhattan Community College |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Awards | Full list |
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| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Atlantic |
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Belcalis Marlenis Cephus (born October 11, 1992), known as Cardi B, is a famous American rapper. She is known for her honest style and powerful lyrics. Cardi B is one of the most successful female artists in music today. From 2015 to 2017, she became popular on social media platforms like Vine and Instagram. She was also a cast member on the TV show Love & Hip Hop: New York. During this time, she released two mixtapes.
Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), was a huge success. It was the most streamed female rap album ever in its first week. Billboard later called it the best female rap album of the 2010s. The album was highly praised by critics. Cardi B became the only solo female artist to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for it. Rolling Stone magazine even called it the best debut album by a female rapper ever.
Two songs from the album, "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They were also certified "diamond" by the RIAA. "Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a solo song top the Hot 100 in the 21st century. It was also the first time a female rapper achieved a diamond-certified song. "I Like It" made her the first with multiple number-one songs. Her third US number-one song was "Girls Like You" (2018) with Maroon 5. This made her the first female rapper to earn multiple RIAA diamond-certified songs. She also released "WAP" (with Megan Thee Stallion) in 2020 and "Up" in 2021. Both songs topped the Hot 100 and other charts worldwide. "WAP" was the only female rap collaboration to debut at number one on the Hot 100. It also made Cardi B the first main artist to top the Billboard Global 200 chart.
Cardi B holds many records among women in hip hop. She is the female rapper with the most number-one singles (five) on the Billboard Hot 100. She is also the only female rapper to have multiple solo number-one songs. She is the only one to earn number-one singles in two different decades (2010s and 2020s). She is the highest-certified female rapper of all time in the US for digital singles. She is the first female rapper to earn at least three diamond-certified songs by the RIAA. She has sold over 100 million RIAA-certified units in the US. Her album Invasion of Privacy is the most-streamed female rap album on Apple Music and Spotify.
She has won many awards. These include a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, 14 BET Hip Hop Awards, six American Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. She also won the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award twice. Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2020.
Outside of music, Cardi B was a judge on the music show Rhythm + Flow (2019). She appeared in the movie F9 (2021). She also had a voice role in Baby Shark's Big Movie! (2023).
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Early Life and Beginnings
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar was born on October 11, 1992. She was born in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, New York City. Her father is from the Dominican Republic. Her mother is from Trinidad and Tobago. Cardi B identifies as an Afro-Latina. She grew up in the Highbridge neighborhood of the South Bronx. She spent a lot of time at her grandmother's house in Washington Heights. She says this gave her a "thick accent."
She created her stage name "Cardi B" from "Bacardi," a rum brand that was her nickname. She has a younger sister named Hennessy Carolina, born in 1995. During her teenage years, Cardi B worked at a deli in Tribeca. She went to Borough of Manhattan Community College but later left. In 2013, she started to get attention because of her videos on social media, especially on Vine and Instagram.
Music Career Journey
Starting Out: 2015–2016
In 2015, Cardi B joined the TV show Love & Hip Hop: New York. She appeared in its sixth season. Many people thought she was the most exciting new star of the show. The New York Times said she became popular because she could "rattle off one-liners." The show followed her journey to fame. On December 30, 2016, after two seasons, she announced she was leaving the show to focus on her music career.
In November 2015, Cardi B made her music debut on a remix of "Boom Boom" by Jamaican singer Shaggy. Her first music video was for her song "Cheap Weave" on December 15, 2015. On March 7, 2016, she released her first full music project, a mixtape called Gangsta Music, Vol. 1. In November 2016, she was featured on the digital cover of Vibe magazine.
She also appeared on TV shows like Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne and Kocktails with Khloé. In 2016, Cardi B had her first endorsement deal with Romantic Depot, a lingerie store chain.
Breakthrough with Invasion of Privacy: 2017–2018
On January 20, 2017, Cardi B released her second mixtape, Gangsta Music, Vol. 2. In February 2017, she worked with MAC Cosmetics and Gypsy Sport for a New York Fashion Week event. Later that month, Cardi B signed her first big record deal with Atlantic Records. She also opened for the hip hop group The Lox on their tour. In April 2017, she was featured in i-D magazine's "A-Z of Music" video. She also appeared on the show Hip Hop Squares.
In May 2017, Cardi B was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the 2017 BET Awards. She performed at the BET Awards Afterparty. In June 2017, she performed at the Summer Jam music festival. She joined other female rappers like Remy Ma and Queen Latifah to celebrate women in hip hop. She was also on the cover of The Fader magazine's Summer Music issue.
On June 16, 2017, Atlantic Records released Cardi B's first official single, "Bodak Yellow". She performed the song on TV shows like The Wendy Williams Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The song quickly rose on the charts. On September 25, 2017, "Bodak Yellow" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This made Cardi B the first female rapper to have a solo song reach number one since Lauryn Hill in 1998. The song stayed at number one for three weeks.
"Bodak Yellow" was called "the rap anthem of the summer" by The New York Times. Music critics from The Washington Post and Pitchfork named it the best song of 2017. It was later certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song 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 have her first three songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100. In October 2017, Cardi B performed at Power 105.1's Powerhouse music event. In December, she released two more songs: "La Modelo" with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, and "Bartier Cardi".
On January 3, 2018, Cardi B was featured on Bruno Mars' remix of "Finesse". The song reached the top three in the US, Canada, and New Zealand. On January 18, 2018, Cardi B became the first woman to have five top 10 songs at the same time on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She released another single, "Be Careful", on March 30, 2018.
Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy, was released on April 6, 2018. It received great reviews from critics. Variety called it "one of the most powerful debuts of this millennium." The album debuted at number one in the United States. Cardi B became the first female artist to have 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. It became the most streamed album by a female artist in a single week on Apple Music. The album's title shows how Cardi B felt her privacy was being invaded as she became more famous. After the album's release, Cardi B announced her pregnancy during a performance on Saturday Night Live. She also co-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In July 2018, the album's fourth single, "I Like It", featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, reached number one on the Hot 100. This was her second number one song. Rolling Stone named it the "best summer song of all time" in 2020. Her song with Maroon 5, "Girls Like You", also reached number one on the Hot 100. This made her the sixth female artist to have three number-one singles in the 2010s. The music video for "Girls Like You" has over 3 billion views on YouTube.
Cardi B became the first female rapper to replace herself at number one on the Billboard Radio Songs chart. "Girls Like You" spent seven weeks at number one on the Hot 100. This made Cardi the female rapper with the most total weeks at number one, with eleven weeks. In October 2018, Invasion of Privacy was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The next year, it was updated to triple platinum. With all 13 songs, she became the first female artist to have every song 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 nominations. She won three awards. She also tied with Drake for the most nominations at the 2018 American Music Awards. She won three AMAs and performed at the show. Her song "Money" earned her a fourth Video Music Award. Her song with DJ Snake "Taki Taki" topped charts in many countries. It made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Spotify Global 50 chart. Both songs were certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. People en Español named her Star of the Year. Entertainment Weekly called her "a pop culture phenomenon."
In November 2018, Cardi B was honored at Ebony magazine's Power 100 Gala. She ranked fifth on the 2018 Billboard Year-End Top Artists chart. Invasion of Privacy was the most-streamed album by a female artist globally on Apple Music. It was also the most streamed female artist in the US on Spotify. Time magazine and Rolling Stone named Invasion of Privacy the best album of the year. Time also included her in their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
New Projects and "WAP": 2019–2020
Cardi B received five nominations at the 61st Grammy Awards. This included Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. She became the third female rapper to be nominated for Album of the Year. On February 10, 2019, she performed at the award ceremony. She 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. This was the most nominations for a female artist in a single year. She won six awards, including Top Hot 100 Song. This brought her total career wins to seven, the most for any female rapper.
On February 15, 2019, Cardi B released "Please Me", a song with Bruno Mars. It became her seventh top-ten song on the Hot 100, reaching number three. The music video was released two weeks later. On March 1, Cardi set a new attendance record at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. With "Backin' It Up", "Twerk", and "Money", Cardi became the first female artist to have the top three songs on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart.
Her next single, "Press", was released on May 31, 2019. The music video was released on June 26, 2019. She performed it at the 2019 BET Awards, where she won Album of the Year. In the summer of 2019, she went on an arena tour. In September, she led the BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with ten.
Cardi B, along with Chance the Rapper and T.I., were judges for the Netflix show Rhythm + Flow. This was a hip-hop talent search that started on October 9, 2019. Cardi B was also an executive producer for the show.
In December 2019, Cardi B went on her first tour in Africa, performing in Nigeria and Ghana. Her song "Clout" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. She was the most streamed female rapper of 2019 in the US, according to Spotify.
Cardi B released the single "WAP" featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on August 7, 2020. The music video 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. This was Cardi B's fourth number-one song in the US. It extended her record as the female rapper with the most number-one singles. It also made her the first female rapper to have Hot 100 number one singles in two different decades (2010s and 2020s).
"WAP" had 93 million streaming units in its first week. This broke the record for the largest first-week streams for a song. It spent four weeks at number one on the Hot 100. The song also spent multiple weeks at number one in seven other countries. "WAP" became the first number one single on the new Billboard Global 200 chart. Critics called it the best song of the year. Cardi B won 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.
New Album and Collaborations: 2021–Present
On February 5, 2021, Cardi B released "Up", the second single from her upcoming album. A music video was released with it. The song was praised for its lyrics and fresh style. "Up" debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the highest debut for a solo female rap song since 1998. The song reached number one on the Rolling Stone Top 100. Cardi B became the only female rapper to reach number one multiple times with solo songs.
Cardi B appeared in "Big Paper" from DJ Khaled's album Khaled Khaled in April 2021. Cardi received two nominations for the BET Award for Video of the Year, for "Up" and "WAP". She won for "WAP". She announced her second pregnancy during her performance at the 2021 ceremony. She also appeared in the movie F9, released on June 25, 2021. On July 16, 2021, Cardi B was featured on the Normani song "Wild Side". Cardi also worked with Lizzo on "Rumors". This song debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cardi B received six nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. She also led the nominations for the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards with nine. She won three awards for "WAP". On October 28, 2021, Cardi B shared a preview of her second album. On November 2, Cardi B was announced as the host of the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). During the ceremony, "Up" won the award for Favorite Hip Hop Song. Cardi B featured on Summer Walker's 2021 album Still Over It. She also helped choose songs for the soundtrack of the film Bruised.
In March 2022, Cardi B appeared on the extended version of Summer Walker and SZA's song, "No Love". The next month, she was featured on rapper Kay Flock's song, "Shake It". Cardi also voiced Sharki B, her "aquatic alter ego," on an episode of Baby Shark's Big Show!. She performed a song called "The Seaweed Sway." She appeared with Offset and her daughter. On July 8 and 9, she performed at the 2022 Wireless Festival in London and Birmingham. Cardi B worked with her cousin and rapper GloRilla on the remix to her song "Tomorrow," called "Tomorrow 2". This song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In November, she signed with Irving Azoff's Full Stop Management. In December 2022, she performed at the Miami Art Basel. A remix of Spanish artist Rosalía's song "Despechá" featuring Cardi was also released.
Cardi B made surprise appearances at concerts by SZA and GloRilla in early 2023. In April, she was one of the main performers at the first Rolling Loud Thailand festival. In June, she was featured on "Put It on da Floor Again," a remix of Latto's song. It reached number 13 on the Hot 100. On June 4, Cardi B performed at the 2023 Summer Jam festival. In July, she worked with Offset on two songs for his album Set It Off (2023): "Freaky" and "Jealousy".
Cardi released "Bongos" featuring Megan Thee Stallion on September 8, 2023. This was their second song together after "WAP". The music video cost over $2 million. "Bongos" reached number 14 in the US. Cardi led the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with twelve. She voiced Sharki B again for the children's movie, Baby Shark's Big Movie!, appearing with Offset and their two children. Cardi B co-headlined TikTok's first In the Mix festival on December 10. She performed at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on December 31, 2023.
She released the song "Like What (Freestyle)" on March 1, 2024. This was her first solo song since "Up" (2021). The song reached the top 40 in the US. It became her 11th number-one on the Hot Rap Digital Songs chart. This was followed by "Enough (Miami)" on March 15. A remix of Flo Milli's "Never Lose Me" was released on the same day, featuring SZA and Cardi B. On March 11, Cardi joined Madonna onstage for her Celebration Tour. She appeared on "Puntería" with Shakira, released on March 22, 2024. "Puntería" reached number one on the Latin Airplay chart. In May 2024, she appeared as a surprise performer at Megan Thee Stallion's concert. She was featured on the remix of Thee Stallion and GloRilla's "Wanna Be", released on May 31. In June, Cardi was featured on "Put Em in the Fridge" from Peso Pluma's album Éxodo. She performed at the BET Experience festival on June 28. Her song with Rob49, "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. She said it was "three-quarters of the way done."
Artistic Style
Influences and Inspiration
Cardi B has shared that the first albums she bought were by American artists Missy Elliott and Tweet. She has said that Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen and Jamaican dancehall artist Spice have influenced her. She also looks up to Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Lil' Kim, Madonna, and Selena. She has mentioned that Chicago drill music was an important influence on her.
Musical Sound
Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy, is mainly a hip hop album. It also has sounds from trap, Latin music, and R&B. Consequence of Sound described her rapping style as "acrobatic and nimble." AllMusic editor David Jeffries called Cardi B "a raw and aggressive rapper."
In a 2017 article, Complex magazine wrote that Cardi B is "unfiltered." They said she is not afraid to be herself, no matter where she is. This is why people connect with her, and that same energy comes out in her music. She has a New York-Dominican accent. Cardi B uses different vocal styles in her music. In "WAP," her voice has been described as "throaty" and "staccato." In "Up," she raps with alliteration and funny punch lines.
Other Activities
Products and Endorsements
In February 2017, she worked with M.A.C and Gypsy Sport for a New York Fashion Week event. Her appearance in i-D magazine's "A-Z of Music" video was sponsored by designer Marc Jacobs. She also made the cover of The Fader magazine's July/August 2017 issue. Tom Ford released a lipstick named after her in September 2018. It sold out in 24 hours. In November, she released a clothing line with Fashion Nova. The same month, she partnered with Reebok, promoting their Aztrek sneaker.
In partnership with Reebok, she released a footwear and clothing collection in 2020. It was inspired by her personal style. She released her second collection with Reebok in 2021, called "Let Me Be...In My World." The third collection, "Mommy & Me," was released in May 2021 for Mother's Day. The next collection, "Let Me Be...Enchanted," was released in June and July 2022. The fifth and final collection, "Let Me Be...Next Level Energy," was released in September and December 2022. This ended her four-year partnership with Reebok.
Cardi B worked with Pepsi for three TV commercials. These aired during the Super Bowl LIII, the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, and Christmas. In early 2019, Cardi also joined other hip hop artists, including Offset, to release her own flavors of Rap Snacks. These included chips and popcorn.
In February 2023, Cardi B and Offset partnered with McDonald's to create the Cardi B and Offset meal. It was launched on Valentine's Day. The meal was first announced in the 2023 McDonald's Super Bowl commercial. In October, she was the face of Skims' Cotton Collection campaign. In December 2023, she made her runway debut at the Balenciaga fall 2024 show in Los Angeles.
In February 2024, Cardi B starred in NYX Cosmetics' first Super Bowl commercial. In May 2024, she appeared with sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson in a commercial for the 2024 Summer Olympics. In July, Cardi was the face of the Marc Jacobs fall 2024 campaign.
Whipshots Brand
Cardi B launched a special whipped cream product called Whipshots in the US in December 2021. It has sold over five million cans by March 2024.
Cardi Tries Series
She started the web series Cardi Tries on Facebook Messenger in December 2020. She was also one of the executive producers. The series ran for three seasons until April 2023.
Giving Back
In 2022, Cardi B donated $100,000 to the elementary school she attended, I.S. 232 in The Bronx.
Impact and Influence
Cardi B has been called the "Reigning Queen of Hip Hop" by many publications. These include Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, and Entertainment Weekly. She has also been called the "Queen of Rap" by NME and Essence.
Spin magazine said she helped open doors for a new generation of artists. Billboard editors stated that with "Bodak Yellow"'s success, she "left an indelible mark" and "gave hope to the have nots." Several publications have said that "I Like It" helped introduce Latin trap music to a wider audience. Billboard noted that Cardi B kept making hits that crossed over to pop radio or became huge in hip-hop culture. She also worked on Hollywood projects and brand deals.
The Wall Street Journal said in 2020 that her success influenced "today's female-rap renaissance." Genius staff said she helped "jumpstart a new wave of female hip-hop signings." NPR Music commented that the excitement for women in rap grew since Cardi's first big success in 2017. Similarly, Clover Hope's book The Motherlode (2021) stated that Invasion of Privacy "jump-started a new era for women rappers."
The New Yorker has said she is "changing a genre that has rarely allowed for more than one female superstar at a time." Uproxx noted Cardi B for supporting new female rappers. They said she uses her fame to help other women succeed in hip-hop. Variety called her a "hip-hop icon." The Independent called her "the people's pop culture icon." In 2024, Billboard included Cardi B among the "25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century." The magazine called her one of the "most influential female rappers ever."
NPR defined "Cardi B effect" as her "branding power rooted in specific authenticity." Business magazine Inc. stated that her success "shows how social media changed everything we knew about traditional marketing." In 2019, a life-sized sculpture of her was shown at the Brooklyn Museum.
Bloomberg News reported that her concert tour helped boost Ghana's GDP growth in 2019. She inspired the TV show Partners in Rhyme, about a young woman who wants to be the next Cardi B. Many artists have said Cardi B's work inspires them, including Rosalía, Olivia Rodrigo, and Selena Gomez. Cardi B has been praised for supporting and bringing together female rappers in the music industry.
Key Achievements
Cardi B has received many awards. These include a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, six BET Awards, and 14 BET Hip Hop Awards. Invasion of Privacy made her the first female rapper to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist. It was also the first female rap album in 15 years to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. She received the ASCAP award for Songwriter of the Year in 2019. She was the first female rapper to win this award. She won it again in 2020, making her the first female songwriter to win it twice. In 2020, Cardi B became the first female rapper to be named Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.
Cardi B is the female rapper with the most Billboard Hot 100 number one singles (5). She also has the most total weeks at the top position (16). "I Like It" became the first song by a female rapper to get over a billion streams on Spotify. This made her the first woman in hip hop with multiple songs streamed over a billion times. With "Taki Taki" and "WAP," she became the only female rapper to top the global Spotify chart multiple times. Since August 2020, "WAP" holds the record for the biggest first-week streams for a song in the United States. Invasion of Privacy was the top female rap album of the 2010s. It became the longest-charting album by a female rapper on the Billboard 200. It is also the most-streamed female rap album on Spotify.
Cardi is the first female rapper with at least three Diamond-certified songs by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). These are "Bodak Yellow," "Girls Like You," and "I Like It." "Bodak Yellow" made her the first female rapper to have a song certified Diamond. "Girls Like You" made her the only female rapper to achieve multiple Diamond-certified songs. Cardi B has topped Pitchfork magazine's annual list of best songs of the year twice (2017 and 2020). Billboard and Rolling Stone ranked her debut album very high on their lists of the best albums of the 2010s. Cardi B has become the highest-certified female rapper of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking. In October 2022, she reached 100 million units sold in RIAA certifications.
In the US, Cardi has had the best-performing song of the year by a female artist three times (2017, 2018, and 2020). As of 2021, "I Like It" is the most-streamed song by a female rapper in the United Kingdom. In August 2021, "Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the first female rapper to have two videos on her YouTube channel with over 1 billion views. She has the most-viewed music videos on YouTube among female rappers. As of September 2024, she has one music video with over 3 billion views ("Girls Like You"). She also has one video with over 2 billion views ("Taki Taki") and three videos with over a billion views. Cardi is the only female rapper ranked on Billboard's Greatest Hot 100 Hits of All Time, with "Girls Like You" at number 30.
Personal Life
Cardi B identifies as a practicing Catholic.
In a 2018 interview, Cardi B spoke about being Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean. She explained that people from the Caribbean have African roots. She said, "We are Caribbean people. [...] I hate when people try to take my roots from me."
Relationships and Family
In early 2017, Cardi B started dating fellow rapper Offset. They got engaged on October 27, 2017. On April 7, 2018, Cardi B announced her pregnancy during a performance on Saturday Night Live. On June 25, 2018, it was found that Cardi B and Offset had secretly married in September 2017. She later confirmed this.
Cardi B gave birth to her daughter on July 10, 2018. In December 2018, she announced they had separated, but they later got back together. In February 2019, they appeared together at the Grammys. In September 2020, it was reported that Cardi B had filed for divorce from Offset, but they reunited the next month. In June 2021, Cardi B announced she was pregnant with her second child, a boy. She gave birth to her son on September 4, 2021. In December 2023, Cardi shared that she had been "single for a minute," confirming they were no longer together. However, as of March 2024, their relationship status was unclear as they were still working together. In July 2024, Cardi officially filed for divorce from Offset. She announced her third pregnancy the day after. She gave birth to her third child, a daughter, on September 7, 2024.
Discography
- Invasion of Privacy (2018)
Film and Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015–2017 | Love & Hip Hop: New York | Herself | Main cast |
| 2017 | Being Mary Jane | Mercedes | Episode: "Getting Real" |
| Hip Hop Squares | Herself | Panelist; episodes: "Ray J vs Princess Love", "Jessica White vs Joe Budden" | |
| 2018 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Musical guest; episode: "Chadwick Boseman/Cardi B" |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Herself | Co-host; episode: "Cardi B/John Mulaney" | |
| 2019 | Untold Stories of Hip Hop | Herself | Episode: "Cardi B & Snoop Dogg"; streaming docuseries |
| 2019 | Rhythm + Flow | Herself | Judge; streaming reality show; also executive producer |
| 2020–2023 | Cardi Tries | Herself | Host; web reality series; also creator and executive producer |
| 2022 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Sharki B | Episode: "The Seaweed Sway" (season 1) |
| 2023 | TikTok: In the Mix | Herself | Performer; television concert special |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | F9 | Leysa | |
| 2023 | Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé | Herself | Cameo |
| Baby Shark's Big Movie | Sharki B |
Commercial Appearances
| Year | Product(s) | Brand(s) | Role | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Fashion Nova x Cardi B | Fashion Nova | Herself | |
| 2018 | Aztrek sneaker | Reebok | ||
| 2019 | Cheddar BBQ and Jerk BBQ chips as well as Honey Drip Butter and Habanero Hot Cheese popcorn | Rap Snacks | with Offset | |
| 2019 | Pepsi | Herself | ||
| 2020 | Footwear and apparel collection | Reebok | ||
| 2021 | "Let Me Be...In My World" collection | |||
| Whipped cream product | Whipshots | |||
| 2022 | "Let Me Be...Next Level Energy" collection | Reebok | ||
| 2023 | Cardi B & Offset Meal | McDonald's | with Offset | |
| Skims' Cotton Collection campaign | Skims | Herself |
Images for kids
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Cardi B's signature
See also
In Spanish: Cardi B para niños
- Afro-Caribbean music
- Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
- NYC Pride March
- Dominican Americans
- Hispanics and Latinos in New York
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
