Cardi B

Cardi B is an American rapper and songwriter. She’s best known for straighforward lyrics and unique aggresive rapping flow.

She gained attention initially through social media, before being casted as Love & Hip Hop: New York reality TV show, followed by the release of her first mixtape in 2016.

Career

Cardi B started her career when her videos on Vine and Instagram went viral. Then, she joined the television series Love & Hip Hop: New York.

In November 2015, she published two mixtapes, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2, and signed a contract with Atlantic Records in 2017.

Eventually, she released her debut single titled Bodak Yellow in June 2017.

The single peaked at number one and stayed on the top for three weeks.

The song received platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and led her to Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song nominations at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

Her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, was her quantum leap. Popular media like Variety and The New York Times even named it one of the most impactful debuts in this millennium.

She then featured with other famous singers such as Maroon 5 for Girls Like You, also Bad Bunny and J Balvin for I Like It.

She continued to break the record as a female rapper. She brought six awards at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, became the most streamed female artist in Spotify U.S in the same year, and the first female rapper that won Songwriter of the Year at the 2019 ASCAP award.

Profile

Full name: Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar
Stage name: Cardi B
Nickname: Bacardi, Cardi, Bardi
Birthday: October 11, 1992
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Religion: Catholic
Profession: Rapper, Songwriter
Education: High School for Musical Theater & Technology
Hobbies: Studying political science,
Instagram: @iamcardib
YouTube: Cardi B Official
Facebook: @therealcardib
Twitter: @iamcardib

Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance

Height: 168 cm (5’6″)
Weight: 62 Kg (137 lbs)
Blood Type: –
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Body Measurements: 38-27-35 (Bust -38, Waist -27, and Hips -35 inches)
Shoe Size: 6 (US)
Dress Size: –

Family

Father: Carlos Almanzar
Mother: –
Brother: –
Sister: Hennessy Carolina
Children: Wave Set Cephus, Kulture Kiari Cephus

Boyfriend & Dating History

King Yella

Cardi B was rumored to date King Yella, who’s a fellow rapper, in 2015.

He released a diss track against her with a title Cardi B Truth, in early 2018, claiming that she “wanna have my baby” in the lyrics that suggested she had slept with King Yella.

Tommy Geez

She dated Tommy Geez, who’s also a rapper and Love & Hip Hop co-star in 2015. They split a year later as her career began to rise.

Cardi B has his name written in tattoo on her left wrist.

Offset

Her relationship with Offset began in early 2017, as the couple were seen attending Super Bowl even together and holding hands.

He proposed to her on a concert stage in October 2017. She announced that they’re expecting a child together in April 2018 and the baby was born in July, named Kulture.

They used to briefly split in December that year, due to Offset’s cheating on her, before reunited later.

In June 2021, she announced that they’re expecting a second child together. The baby was born a couple of months later and is named Wave.

Their relationship is still going on.

Net Worth

She’s estimated to have collected around $80 million to $85 million of net worth by several sources. Most of her net worth comes in the form of her music catalog rights valuation, that’s worth $50 million.

Music

According to the RIAA, Cardi B holds the position as the female rapper with the most diamond-certified songs as well as the highest-certified female rapper in history.

In United States alone, she has sold more than $100 million certified units, that include songs and albums.

Real Estate

She and Offset bought a mansion locatedin Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, for $5.5 million in December 2019.

They listed the property for $10 million in 2017.

Controversies

Allegedly Drugged And Robbed Men in the Past

One of Cardi B’s recorded Instagram lives in the past circulated online and viral in 2019. In the record, she revealed that during her stripper days, she used to drug and rob men who wanted to have sex with her.

She released responses shortly, claiming that the acts were done out of the need to “survived” back then and admitting that she was “not proud of it.”

Facts

Her trademarks are Bronx accent and unfiltered personality.
Cardi’s favorite singers are Lady Gaga and Madonna.
Her stage name was originated from the rum, Bacardi.
She is extremely protective of her parents.
Cardi is a fast-food lover.
Her bedazzled nails can take three hours to finish.
When she was a teenager, the Taki Taki singer worked as a cashier at Amish Market.
After being fired, the woman worked as a stripper at a New York club.
However, she lied to her mother about the job. Bacardi told she was working as a babysitter.
Cardi had her first plastic surgery at the age of 19.
In 2017, she was secretly married to her boyfriend, Offset.
Kulture Kiari Cephus, her daughter with Offset, was born in 2018.
During the 2018 New York Fashion Week, she made controversy by throwing one of her high heels to Nicki Minaj.
In the same year, she appeared as the first female rapper on Vogue cover.
She got 12 nominations at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards including Best New Artist, Song of Summer, and Best Collaboration that she won.
Jennifer Lopez asked her to join her film Hustlers in 2019. Then, she said that Cardi was very natural for the character.
Cardi B co-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February 2019.
The Rodeo singer became Balenciaga’s face for their campaign for the winter 2020 season.
During the coronavirus pandemic, she partnered with Fashion Nova and donated 1 million USD through a giveaway.
Her ideal type is…

Pics of Cardi B

1. The combination of her brown dress and black coat is gorgeous!

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2. Cardi B with her expensive car

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3. What do you think of her all-black outfit?

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4. Meanwhile, she wears a white dress with golden details here

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5. This style makes her look like a superwoman

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Who is Cardi B?

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What makes Cardi B famous?

She’s got famous because initially through social media, before being casted as Love & Hip Hop: New York reality TV show, followed by the release of her first mixtape in 2016.