# Cardi B

> Cardi B is a Bronx-born rapper and entertainer who converted candid social videos into reality-TV recognition, then into a chart career led by "Bodak Yellow," the Grammy-winning album Invasion of Privacy, and her 2025 follow-up Am I the Drama? Her durable advantage is not mystery but recognizability: the jokes, impatience, ambition, fashion, and blunt self-accounting arrive in the music with the same voltage they carry in conversation.

- **Role:** Recording artist at Atlantic Records
- **Organizations:** Atlantic Records
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Attended; no degree reported, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- **Known for:** Won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy, with 11 Grammy nominations recorded through the 2026 ceremony., Earned five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles as a lead or featured artist: "Bodak Yellow," "I Like It," "Girls Like You," "WAP," and "Up.", Became the first solo woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Her candid short-form videos began circulating widely on Vine and Instagram.
- **2015** — Joined VH1's Love & Hip Hop: New York and used the exposure to widen her audience.
- **2016** — Released her debut mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1, and left reality television to focus on music.
- **2017** — Signed with Atlantic Records; "Bodak Yellow" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- **2018** — Released Invasion of Privacy, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
- **2019** — Invasion of Privacy won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
- **2020** — "WAP," with Megan Thee Stallion, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- **2021** — "Up" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- **2025** — Released Am I the Drama?, a 23-track second album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
- **2026** — Completed her first headlining arena run, the Little Miss Drama Tour, and performed at the Essence Festival of Culture.

## Achievements

- Won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for Invasion of Privacy, with 11 Grammy nominations recorded through the 2026 ceremony.
- Earned five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles as a lead or featured artist: "Bodak Yellow," "I Like It," "Girls Like You," "WAP," and "Up."
- Became the first solo woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
- Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with both Invasion of Privacy and Am I the Drama?.
- Turned a social-media following into a television platform, then left Love & Hip Hop: New York to pursue music full time.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Said she planned to focus on another album after her October birthday while appearing around the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival.
- **2026-07** — Performed at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans.
- **2026-04** — Completed the first North American Little Miss Drama arena tour and spoke onstage about eventually making a Spanish-language project after another English album.
- **2026-02** — Opened the Little Miss Drama Tour, her first headlining arena run.
- **2025-09** — Released Am I the Drama?, which became her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cardib.com/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/iamcardib
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxMAbVFmxKUVGAll0WVGpFw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamcardib/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cardib/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcardib

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Last updated: 2026-09-21