Is it too early to say that Cardi B is a rap legend? Some could argue it’s, however based mostly on her historic accomplishments through the years, that title feels extra becoming than not. And the scariest half is that she’s simply getting began in her profession.
Cardi B broke out with the 2017 launch of “Bodak Yellow,” a mercurial banger that was equally as potent on a business stage because it was within the streets. The chart-topping observe finally went diamond, making Cardi the primary feminine rapper to succeed in that peak. She now has three diamond songs below her belt, because of the extra releases of “I Like It” with Dangerous Bunny and J. Balvin, plus her function on Maroon 5’s “Women Like You.”
When it was time for Cardi to launch her debut album, Invasion of Privateness, in 2018, she shook the sport with that undertaking as properly. For starters, it made historical past as the primary album to have each music licensed platinum. The firepower of tracks just like the 21 Savage-assisted “Bartier Cardi,” “Be Cautious” and “Bickenhead” earned her a Grammy in 2019 for Finest Rap Album. With that win, she turned the primary feminine solo spitter to safe that feat.
Her impression goes far past music as properly, a notion that Time journal cosigned in 2018 by naming her as one of many world’s most influential individuals. Again in 2019, Cardi additionally turned the primary rapper to cowl Vogue within the U.S. Today, her imprint is in all places, right down to massive display appearances in R-rated films like Hustlers (2019) to children reveals like Child Shark’s Huge Present!.
Total, profitable is one thing that’s turn into synonymous with Cardi B’s identify. So, in honor of her birthday (Oct. 11) and in mild of her early however flourishing resume, right here, XXL highlights 30 of her accomplishments for her thirtieth journey across the solar. Verify them out beneath.
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Makes Historical past because the First Girl Rapper to Have Each Tune on Album Licensed Platinum
Cardi B’s debut album, Invasion of Privateness, reached sufficient milestones for it to be thought of a traditional. About 4 years after it got here out, every of the 13 songs had been licensed platinum. With that, Bardi turned the primary lady rapper to perform a victory of that sort.
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Turns into First Girl Rapper to Go Diamond A number of Occasions
Not one, not two, however three diamond data are in Cardi B’s possession. With “Bodak Yellow,” she turned the primary lady rapper to safe a diamond plaque. Now with the inclusion of Maroon 5’s “Women Like You,” by which Cardi was featured, and the Invasion of Privateness minimize “I Like It” with J. Balvin and Dangerous Bunny, she made historical past as the primary lady rapper to go diamond a number of occasions.
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Has Three Diamond Songs to Her Title
Diamonds are clearly Cardi’s greatest good friend, because the Bronx famous person has already tallied three diamond songs in only a seven-year profession. Her first was the breakthrough hit, “Bodak Yellow,” which she launched in 2017. The following two diamond certifications got here through Cardi’s verse on Maroon 5’s “Women Like You” in 2018, adopted by “I LIke It” with J Balvin and Dangerous Bunny just some months later. All three songs had been licensed diamond in 2021, additional cementing how giant Cardi looms over hip-hop. No feminine rapper has extra diamond songs than Cardi both.
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First Girl Rapper to Seem within the Quick & Livid Collection
The racing-turned-action-adventure sequence Quick & Livid has had rappers as actors in it from day one. Ja Rule, Ludacris and Bow Wow have all had roles, however a feminine rapper by no means appeared till Cardi B’s spot as Leysa in F9. She’s already set to seem in Quick X, the tenth movie within the sequence, subsequent yr. Cardi’s stardom exists exterior of rap; alternatives like these illustrate simply how far her attain goes.
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Wins 2019 Finest Rap Album Grammy Award
On the 2019 Grammy Awards, Cardi B made historical past. That night time, she turned the primary solo lady rapper to win a Finest Rap Album Grammy for her critically acclaimed debut album, Invasion of Privateness. Up towards Travis Scott’s Astroworld, Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap, Pusha T’s Daytona and Mac Miller’s Swimming, the competitors was thick, however the Queen of the Bronx prevailed.
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First Girl Rapper with 5 Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1 Songs
Somebody’s used to profitable. Cardi B acquired her fifth Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1 music final March as a result of ascent of her single “Up.” No different lady rapper has 5 Sizzling 100 chart-toppers. The songs that led to the feat are “Bodak Yellow,” her function on Maroon 5’s “Women Like You,” “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion and “I Like It” with Dangerous Bunny and J Balvin.
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Achieves Many Billboard No. 1 Sizzling 100 Songs
Along with Cardi having probably the most No. 1 hits of any lady rapper, merely getting every of these hits is a feat in itself. Her sizzling streak began in 2017, together with her first hit, “Bodak Yellow.” By 2018, Cardi was a licensed star, catching two No. 1s in the identical yr with Maroon 5’s “Women Like You” and “I Like It,” her music that featured Dangerous Bunny and J Balvin. She was again for extra in 2020, reaching the highest of the Sizzling 100 with the Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “WAP,” then notched one other No. 1 with “Up” in 2021.
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Invasion of Privateness Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Cardi B’s debut album was extremely anticipated, as she was the most important new lady in rap that the style had seen in a very long time. Plus, her music is enjoyable, and charisma mixed with a humorousness shines via her songs. When Invasion of Privateness dropped in April of 2018, all the pieces modified. She landed on the highest of the Billboard 200 chart with 225,000 items bought out the gate. Cardi had formally arrived. There have been questions if she may ship with a full-fledged undertaking, and folks puzzled if she had extra tips up her sleeve. Years later, each music she’s on turns into a second in itself and the runaway success of Invasion of Privateness is what acquired her right here.
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Chosen as A part of Time Journal’s Most Influential Folks
Chosen in 2018, Cardi B was part of Time journal’s Time 100, a number of the 100 most influential individuals from that yr. Every honoree has a devoted to them carried out by one other movie star. Cardi’s author was famend actress Taraji P. Henson. In Taraji’s phrases, she shared her admiration for Cardi, seeing herself within the younger rapper in how they each are dedicated to being their true selves.
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Wins ASCAP Songwriter of the 12 months Award Twice
In 2019 and 2020, Cardi B was awarded the Songwriter of the 12 months award by ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers firm that licenses artists music and will get them their royalties. The 2019 win made her the primary lady rapper to ever obtain the distinction, then the second made her the primary lady to win it twice.
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Owns Six Totally different Guinness World Data
Cardi B’s profession has already been superb; her entries within the Guinness World Data summarize simply how extraordinary issues have been. She has six Guinness data, spanning issues like Billboard placements to how properly her music is streaming. Cardi has each probably the most simultaneous Billboard Sizzling 100 entries by a girl document (13 songs, which is all from Invasion of Privateness), together with probably the most simultaneous Billboard U.S. Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Prime 10 entries by a feminine. These entries are G-Eazy’s “No Restrict,” Bruno Mars’ “Finesse (Remix),” “Bodak Yellow,” “Bartier Cardi” and Migos’ “Motorsport.” The remainder of Cardi’s Guinness data are probably the most streamed album on Apple Music in a single week by a feminine artist with Invasion of Privateness, most No. 1 singles of 5, first solo feminine rapper to win Finest Rap Album on the Grammys and lastly, most diamond singles with three.
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Wins $4 Million Libel Lawsuit In opposition to Blogger
Fame brings consideration, a few of which can come from individuals who want you the worst. Cardi B sued blogger Tasha Ok via a libel lawsuit in 2019. Tasha, who focuses on celeb gossip, had been levying all kinds of accusations at Cardi via YouTube movies, from saying that she contracted herpes, was a prostitute, practiced infidelity in her marriage to Offset and extra. The case concluded in 2022, with Cardi profitable and Tasha Ok being discovered responsible of libel. Total, the cash Cardi is ready to be award is barely over $4 million for her troubles, the libel itself, lawyer charges and extra.
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Turns into First Girl Rapper on Vogue U.S. Cowl
Style and hip-hop go hand-in-hand, however some rappers attain one other stage of favor. Cardi B is actually amongst the higher ranks of the style world, as she turned the primary lady rapper to make the duvet of Vogue U.S., showing on their January 2019 challenge. On the duvet, she wore the labels Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors, together with her daughter Kulture in tow.
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Earns Eight Gold Data
Along with her a great deal of platinum plaques, Cardi B has a large quantity of songs that went gold, most of that are options. Cardi pulled it off with three 2018 releases: Jennifer Lopez’s “Dinero,” Lil Yachty’s “Who Need The Smoke?” and Meek Mill’s “On Me.” She did it once more in 2019, with Ed Sheeran’s “South of The Border” and French Montana’s “Writing on the Wall.” Cardi gained one other gold plaque for Anuel AA’s 2020 single “La Bebe (Remix),” then acquired two extra for Normani’s “Wild Facet” and Lizzo’s “Rumors,” each launched final yr.
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Has 28 Platinum Data
Cardi B has sufficient platinum for everybody. With 28 platinum singles, her profession has been an unquestionable success. Inside that tally lies each music from her debut album, Invasion of Privateness, her Lil Nas X collab “Rodeo,” “Backin It Up” with Pardison Fontaine and a litany of different tracks. Almost all the pieces Cardi touches turns to platinum, a testomony to how robust her fan base and attain is.
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Invasion of Privateness Is Licensed Triple Platinum
Invasion of Privateness is triple platinum, a feat many artists won’t ever see of their careers. The LP even went gold on the very first day of its launch because of the success of its singles “Bodak Yellow” and “Bartier Cardi.” It’s additionally the best-selling feminine rap album of the 2010s; not half dangerous for a relative newcomer. Each music on Invasion of Privateness is at the very least platinum, which explains each the album’s meteoric rise and endurance.
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Wins Finest New Artist at 2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Cardi has gained a mind-blowing 162 awards in her profession, with loads of standouts in that quantity. A kind of award wins is her Finest New Artist win on the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. Taking the award in the identical yr that she had actually risen to a different stage, getting Finest New Artist on such an enormous night time was symbolic of all of the success that was forward of her.
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Turns into First Girl Solo Rapper to Win Finest Rap Album at Grammys
The Finest Rap Album class on the Grammys was launched in 1996, however it wasn’t till 2019 {that a} solo lady rapper gained the distinction. Cardi B earned the award for her debut album, Invasion of Privateness, beating out Mac Miller’s Swimming, Pusha T’s Daytona, Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap and Travis Scott’s Astroworld.
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Creates Her Personal Sneaker
Cardi B has been taking her model from individuals’s headphones to their closets. The rapper has her personal sneaker with Reebok, deemed the Cardi B Membership C. There are at present two variations of the shoe. Having her personal assortment makes her one of many few rappers within the sport to be the face of their very own footwear line.
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Makes A number of Appearances in Films and on TV
It’s not simply music with Cardi B. Over the previous couple of years, she’s appeared in films like Hustlers because the character Diamond and F9: The Quick Saga as Leysa. On the subject of TV, she’s carried out voiceovers for youths reveals like Child Shark’s Huge Present!, on which she performed Sharki B. Plus, she secured a task on Being Mary Jane as Mercedes.
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Achieves 1 Billion Spotify Streams for “I Like It”
Spotify has asserted itself as a go-to streaming large as of late, and Cardi B is profitable over there as properly. On the heels of her smash “I Like It” with Dangerous Bunny and J. Balvin, Bardi turned the primary lady rapper to get one billion streams on the platform. She finally doubled up on that victory as properly when “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion hit a billi, too.
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First U.S. Girl Rapper to Have A number of YouTube Movies With Over 1 Billion Views
Followers can at all times rely on Cardi so as to add some worthwhile cinematics to the bangers she drops. Amongst two of her most profitable music video are ones for “I Like It” and “Bodak Yellow.” Each have surpassed greater than 1 billion views every, incomes Cardi the bragging rights of being the primary U.S. lady rapper to have a number of movies try this properly on the platform.
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Turns into First Cohost of The Tonight Present
In 2018, Jimmy Fallon recruited Cardi B to be the first-ever cohost of The Tonight Present. She did so in episode 103 of season 5. Cardi additionally served because the musical visitor for the night, one thing that she had carried out two occasions prior.
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Quickest Rapper to Hit 100 Million Followers on Instagram
For the reason that very starting of her profession, Cardi B has at all times been a outstanding web determine. Her following is large for that motive, and it certainly grows at a fast tempo. That concept is backed by the truth that Cardi was the quickest rapper to hit 100 million followers on Instagram. She’s the twelfth artist to soar that top, and the twenty eighth individual total in Instagram’s person historical past.
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Govt Producer of A number of Reveals
Cardi B not solely seems in reveals, however she produces them as properly. For starters, the Bronx rapper produced her personal sequence known as Cardi Tries, the place she engages in quite a lot of random actions from magic to tennis. She additionally govt produced Netflix’s music competitors present Rhythm + Circulate, which was gained by rapper and singer D Smoke.
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Invasion of Privateness Is Longest-Charting Album by a Girl Rapper on the Billboard 200
Again in 2020, Cardi B’s Invasion of Privateness made historical past because the longest-charting album by any lady rapper on the Billboard 200. The title was beforehand held by Nicki Minaj’s The Pinkprint, which spent 123 weeks on the chart. As of October of 2022, IOP has been on the charts for 222 weeks and counting.
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“WAP” Turns into First All-Feminine Rap Collaboration to Debut at No. 1
Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s “WAP” caught hearth proper out of the gates. It turned the primary all-female rap collaboration to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart upon its launch in 2020.
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Obtains Highest Streaming Week by a Feminine Artist With “WAP”
“WAP” pulled in a record-breaking 93 million streams within the first week of its launch. With that, Cardi and Meg swiped the document for having probably the most first-week streams within the U.S. The feat was beforehand held by Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings,” which had 83.5 million streams within the first seven days of gross sales.
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Made $1 Million in a Day With Her Style Nova Assortment
Cardi B’s partnership with Style Nova turned out to be a fruitful one. She has a number of collections and with the second in 2019, Cardi reportedly made $1 million throughout the first 24 hours of its debut. Style Nova anticipated the demand to extend, ordering 5 occasions greater than what they did for Cardi’s first assortment in 2018. It paid off, that’s for certain.
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Turns into First Rapper to Carry out Pregnant at Coachella
In 2018, Cardi was booked to carry out at Coachella. Six months pregnant, she hit the stage and delivered one of the memorable performances all through each weekends. Bjork had beforehand carried out at Coachella whereas pregnant again in 2002, however Cardi is the primary rapper to take action.
