Cardi B | |
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![]() Cardi B in 2019 | |
Born | Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar October 11, 1992 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Height | 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Offset (m. 2017; sep. 2023) |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Labels | Atlantic |
Website | iamcardib |
Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar (born October 11, 1992), known by her stage name Cardi B, is an American rapper, singer and actress. She is known for her breakout single, "Bodak Yellow", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in 2017. She became only the second female rapper to reach number one without a featured artist since Lauryn Hill with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998. Almanzar also has appeared on the VH1 reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York. Cardi has earned five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Bodak Yellow", "I Like It", "Girls like You" (with Maroon 5), "WAP" (with Megan Thee Stallion), and "Up".[1]
On January 2, 2018, Billboard announced that Cardi became only the third artist in history to have their first three singles in the top ten at the same time, with the songs "Bodak Yellow", "MotorSport", and "No Limit". The first two artists to do so were the Beatles and Ashanti.[2]
For the week ending July 14, 2018, Cardi's single "I Like It" reached the number-one position of the Billboard Hot 100, making her the only female rapper with two chart-toppers on the Hot 100.[3] A remix of "Girls like You" by the band Maroon 5, featuring Cardi, also reached number one on the Hot 100.[4]
Her first album, Invasion of Privacy, was released on April 6, 2018. Cardi B says that her music is a representation of what she would like to listen to. She is known as the first female artist to be the winner on Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.[5]
She released the single "Press" on May 31, 2019.[6] On August 7, 2020, she released "WAP" featuring rapper Megan Thee Stallion.[7] It entered at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cardi's fourth chart-topper in the US.[8] On March 22, 2021, after entering at number two, her song "Up" became Cardi's fifth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, extending her record for most chart-toppers by a female rapper.[9]
She is known for her outspoken, outlandish personality. She started going viral on Instagram and social media in 2014 when she was stripping.
Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar was born on October 11, 1992, in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Her mother was a cashier, and her father was a taxi driver in New York City.[10] She has a sister named Hennessy.[11] In a video with GQ, she says that the name Hennessy comes from when her mother gave birth and her father walked into the hospital room and told them that he had just been drinking Hennessy and he really likes the name. They all agreed that that was good name, hence the name Hennessy. Her family contains Dominican, Mexican and Trinidadian ancestry. Almanzar worked as an exotic dancer since the age of 19. She has released two mixtapes, Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 and Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2.[12] Following the release of these records, Almanzar signed with Atlantic Records. She’s of Dominican descent.
Cardi B's stage name comes from the rum Bacardi.
On October 27, 2017, she became engaged at a concert in Philadelphia to rapper Offset, a member of the hip hop group Migos.[10] Almanzar later revealed that she and Offset had secretly married in Atlanta on September 20, 2017. Their daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, was born July 10, 2018.[13] In 2020, She legally filed for divorce from him.[14]
On September 15, 2020, it was announced that Cardi B had filed for divorce from Offset but called off the divorce again.[15]
At the 2021 BET Awards, Cardi revealed that she is expecting her second child with Offset. She gave birth to a boy, Wave Set Cephus on September 4, 2021.[16]
In December 2023, Cardi B shared via Instagram that she and Offset were separated.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[17] | US R&B/HH[18] |
US Rap[19] |
AUS[20] | CAN[21] | DEN[22] | IRE[23] | NZ[24] | SWE[25] | UK[26] | |||
Invasion of Privacy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
USInd.[33] | US R&B/HH[34] |
US Rap[19] | ||
Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 |
|
27 | 30 | 20 |
Underestimated: The Album(with The KSR Group) |
|
— | — | — |
Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2 |
|
25 | — | — |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[38] | US R&B/HH[39] |
US Rap[40] |
AUS[20] | CAN[41] | FRA[42] | IRE[23] | NZ[24] | SWI[43] | UK[26] | |||||
"Stripper Hoe"[44] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single | ||
"What a Girl Likes"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Underestimated: The Album | |||
"Bronx Season"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Underestimated: The Album and Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2 | |||
"Bodak Yellow" | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 70 | 51 | 24 | 74 | 24 | Invasion of Privacy | ||
"MotorSport"
(with Migos and Nicki Minaj) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 12 | 72 | 79 | —[A] | 54 | 49 | Culture II | |||
"Bartier Cardi"
(featuring 21 Savage) |
14 | 7 | 6 | 77 | 18 | 196 | 51 | —[B] | 79 | 40 | Invasion of Privacy | |||
"Be Careful" | 2018 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 24 | 154 | 25 | 39 | — | 24 | |||
"I Like It" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
"Ring"
(featuring Kehlani) |
28 | 17 | 14 | — | 61 | — | — | —[C] | — | — | ||||
"Money" | 13 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 30 | — | 14 | 36 | — | 35 | Non-album singles | |||
"Please Me"
(with Bruno Mars) |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 116 | 21 | 12 | 57 | 12 | |||
"Press" | 16 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 37 | 158 | 38 | —[D] | 97 | 44 |
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"Yes"
(with Fat Joe and Anuel AA) |
—[E] | —[F] | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Family Ties | |||
"WAP"
(featuring Megan Thee Stallion) |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | To be determined | ||
"Up" | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 169 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 16 | |||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[38] | US R&B/HH[39] |
US Latin[62] |
AUS[20] | CAN[41] | FRA[42] | IRE[23] | NZ[24] | SWI[43] | UK[63] | |||||
"Gimme Head Too"[64](J.R. featuring Cardi B) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Due Time | ||
"Want My Love Back"[65](Cashflow Harlem featuring Cardi B and Ryan Dudley) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rich Thoughts Poor Habits | |||
"Island Girls"[66](Hood Celebrityy featuring Cardi B, Josh X and Young Chow) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album singles | |||
"Heaven on My Mind"[67](Josh X featuring Cardi B) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Right Now"[68](PHresher featuring Cardi B) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"No Limit"
(G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky and Cardi B) |
4 | 2 | — | 43 | 7 | — | 61 | 21 | 54 | 45 | The Beautiful & Damned | |||
"La Modelo"
(Ozuna featuring Cardi B) |
52 | — | 3 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Aura | |||
"Finesse (Remix)"
(Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B)[H] |
2018 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | —[I] | 5 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 24K Magic[79] | ||
"Girls"
(Rita Ora featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha and Charli XCX)[80] |
—[J] | — | — | 52 | 72 | 138 | 26 | —[K] | 54 | 22 | Phoenix | |||
"Dinero"
(Jennifer Lopez featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B) |
80 | — | — | — | 75 | 140 | — | — | — | — |
|
Non-album single | ||
"Girls Like You"
(Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B) |
1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Red Pill Blues | |||
"Who Want the Smoke?"
(Lil Yachty featuring Cardi B and Offset) |
—[L] | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nuthin' 2 Prove | |||
"Backin' It Up"
(Pardison Fontaine featuring Cardi B) |
40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | —[N] | — | — |
|
UNDER8ED | ||
"Taki Taki"
(DJ Snake featuring Ozuna, Cardi B and Selena Gomez) |
11 | — | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 15 | Carte Blanche[87] | |||
"Mi Mami"
(El Alfa featuring Cardi B) |
— | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | El Hombre | |||
"Twerk"
(City Girls featuring Cardi B) |
2019 | 29 | 14 | — | — | 70 | — | — | —[O] | — | — |
|
Girl Code | |
"Clout"
(Offset featuring Cardi B) |
39 | 17 | — | — | 41 | — | 54 | —[P] | — | 64 |
|
Father of 4 | ||
"South of the Border"
(Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) |
49 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 75 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | No.6 Collaborations Project | |||
"Writing on the Wall"
(French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B and Rvssian) |
56 | 33 | — | 43 | 18 | — | 42 | —[Q] | 54 | 44 | Montana | |||
"Me Gusta"
(Anitta featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers) |
2020 | 91 | — | 5 | — | 92 | — | 63 | —[R] | 56 | — | Girl from Rio | ||
"Rumors"[92][93]
(Lizzo featuring Cardi B) |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 85 | 20 | To be announced | ||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[38] | US R&B/HH[39] |
US Rap[40] |
AUS[20] | CAN[41] | FRA[42] | IRE[23] | NZ[24] | SWI[43] | UK[26] | ||||
"Cheap Ass Weave"[94] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single | |
"Drip"
(featuring Migos) |
2018 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 31 | 116 | 72 | —[S] | 95 | 41 | Invasion of Privacy | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[38] | US R&B/HH[39] |
US Rap[40] |
US Latin[62] |
CAN[41] | IRE[23] | NZ[24] | UK[26] | |||||||
"Ahora Dice (Real Hasta La Muerte Remix)"
(Chris Jeday featuring Anuel AA, Cardi B, Offset, J Balvin, Ozuna, and Arcángel) |
2018 | —[T] | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single | ||||
"I Do"
(featuring SZA) |
23 | 16 | 12 | — | 38 | 81 | — | — |
|
Invasion of Privacy | ||||
"Get Up 10" | 38 | 23 | 18 | — | 67 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"Best Life"
(featuring Chance the Rapper) |
39 | 24 | 19 | — | 66 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"Bickenhead" | 43 | 25 | 20 | — | 76 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"Thru Your Phone" | 50 | 29 | 24 | — | 80 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"She Bad"
(with YG) |
57 | 31 | — | — | 87 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"Money Bag" | 58 | 32 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — |
| |||||
"Champagne Rosé" | —[U] | —[V] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quavo Huncho | |||||
"On Me"
(Meek Mill featuring Cardi B) |
30 | 13 | 12 | — | 97 | — | — | — |
|
Championships | ||||
"Thotiana (Remix)" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
|
Non-album single | |||
"Wish Wish" | 19 | 8 | 6 | — | 28 | — | —[W] | 81 | Father of Asahd | |||||
"Rodeo"
(with Lil Nas X) |
22 | 12 | 10 | — | 44 | 35 | —[X] | 55 | 7 | |||||
"La Bebe (Remix)"
(with Anuel AA, Black Jonas Point, Secreto, and Liro Shaq) |
2020 | — | — | — | —[Y] | — | — | — | — |
|
Non-album single | |||
"Bet You Wanna"
(Blackpink featuring Cardi B) |
—[Z] | — | — | — | 58 | 43 | —[AA] | 62 | The Album | |||||
"Big Paper"
(DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B) |
2021 | 84 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Khaled Khaled | ||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"Boom Boom (Remix)"[98] | 2015 | Shaggy, Popcaan| rowspan="5" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | |
"Know the Difference"[99] | N.O. Corleone | ||
"Fuck Me Up" | 2016 | TJR | |
"She a Bad One (BBA) [Remix]" | Red Café | ||
"Cute (Remix)" | 2017 | DRAM | |
"Kamasutra"[100] | Juicy J | Highly Intoxicated and Shutdafukup | |
"Um Yea" | Offset | Quality Control: Control the Streets Volume 1 | |
"Coronavirus" | 2020 | rowspan="1" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | |
"Intro / Cardi B Interlude" | Rubi Rose | For the Streets | |
"Type Sh*t" | 2021 | Migos | Culture III |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"Cheap Ass Weave" | 2015 | Renel Jolly[101] |
"Foreva" | 2016 | Picture Perfect[102] |
"Washpoppin" | ||
"Red Barz" | 2017 | Benji Filmz[103] |
"Lick" (Remix)
(featuring Offset) |
Mazi O.[104] | |
"Pull Up" | Benji Filmz[105] | |
"Bodak Yellow" | Picture Perfect[106] | |
"MotorSport"
(with Migos and Nicki Minaj) |
Bradley & Pablo and Quavo[107] | |
"Bartier Cardi"
(featuring 21 Savage) |
2018 | Petra Collins[106] |
"Be Careful" | Jora Frantzis[106] | |
"I Like It" | Eif Rivera[108] | |
"Ring"[109](featuring Kehlani) | Mike Ho | |
"Money" | Jora Frantzis[110] | |
"Please Me"
(with Bruno Mars) |
2019 | Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard |
"Press" | Jora Frantzis and Cardi B[111] | |
"Yes"
(with Fat Joe and Anuel AA) |
Eif Rivera[112] | |
"WAP"
(featuring Megan Thee Stallion) |
2020 | Colin Tilley |
"Up" | 2021 | Tanu Muino |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"She a Bad One (BBA) [Remix]"
(Red Café featuring Cardi B) |
2016 | Red Café[113] |
"Heaven on My Mind"
(Josh X featuring Cardi B) |
Mazi O.[114] | |
"Look At Me"
(Popperazzi Po featuring Cardi B and Billionaire Black) |
2017 | Benji Filmz |
"La Modelo"
(Ozuna featuring Cardi B) |
Nuno Gomez[115] | |
"No Limit (Remix)"
(G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky, Cardi B, French Montana, Juicy J, and Belly) |
Daniel Cz[116] | |
"Finesse (Remix)"
(Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B) |
2018 | Bruno Mars and Florent Dechard |
"Dinero"
(Jennifer Lopez featuring Cardi B and DJ Khaled) |
Joseph Kahn | |
"Girls"
(Rita Ora featuring Cardi B, Bebe Bexha and Charli XCX) |
Helmi | |
"Girls Like You" (Original, Volume 2 and Vertical Video versions)
(Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B) |
David Dobkin[117][118][119] | |
"Backin' It Up"
(Pardison Fontaine featuring Cardi B) |
Kid Art[120] | |
"Taki Taki"
(DJ Snake featuring Ozuna, Cardi B and Selena Gomez) |
Colin Tilley[121] | |
"Mi Mami"
(El Alfa featuring Cardi B) |
Fernando Lugo | |
"Twerk"
(City Girls featuring Cardi B) |
2019 | Daps and Sara Lacombe[122] |
"Thotiana (Remix)"
(Blueface featuring Cardi B) |
Cole Bennett[123] | |
"Clout"
(Offset featuring Cardi B) |
Daniel Russel[124] | |
"Wish Wish"
(DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage) |
Eif Rivera | |
"South of the Border"
(Ed Sheeran featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) |
Jason Koenig | |
"Writing on the Wall"
(French Montana featuring Post Malone, Cardi B and Rvssian) |
Myles Whittingham and French Montana | |
"Me Gusta"
(Anitta featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers) |
2020 | Daniel Russel |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–2017 | Love & Hip Hop: New York | Herself | Reality television series about musicians working in the world of hip hop music |
2016 | Kocktails with Khloé | Herself | Celebrity guest star, episode 1.12: "Khloé Kardashian Spills the Tea" |
2017 | Being Mary Jane | Mercedes | Guest star episode 4.03: "Getting Real" |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Musical guest, episode: "Chadwick Boseman/ Cardi B" (aired April 7, 2018) |
2019 | Rhythm + Flow | Herself | Judge, upcoming Netflix musical talent show |
Hustlers | Diamond | Feature film debut, playing Diamond, a stripper alongside Jennifer Lopez | |
Untold Stories of Hip Hop | Herself | Reality musical show, episodes: "Cardi B & Snoop Dogg" (S01E01), "A$AP Rocky & Nelly" (S01E04) | |
2021 | F9 | Leysa | Ninth film of the Fast & Furious film franchise, post-production |
TBA | World's Most Dangerous | TBA | Upcoming action project |