Cardi B is making money moves all the way to the top of the charts.
Cardi B is making money moves all the way to the top of the charts.
The Bronx-born rapper has scored her first Billboard No. 1 with debut single « Bodak Yellow, » making her the first female rapper in nearly 20 years to hit the top with a solo billing.
Cardi — whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar — also managed another impressive feat: dethroning pop’s reigning queen Taylor Swift.
Swift, whose massive hit single « Look What You Made Me Do » previously spent three weeks at No. 1, dipped down this week to No. 3.
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Despite the professional rivalry brewing, Cardi revealed she was a fan of Swift in a recently surfaced Twitter video, where she can be seen singing « Look What You Made Me Do » in the back seat of a car.
The 24-year-old is just the second female rapper in history to have a No. 1 song without any other artists featured on the track.
The last rapper to do so was Lauryn Hill in 1998, when « Doo Wop (That Thing) » ruled the charts for two weeks.
Since then, just three other female rappers have managed to score a Billboard No. 1, and not without some help: Lil’ Kim’s 2001 hit « Lady Marmalade » featured P!nk, Christina Aguilera and Mya, Shawnna was featured on « Stand Up » by Ludacris in 2003, and most recently, Iggy Azalea’s « Fancy » in 2014 got an assist from Charli XCX.
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Cardi B initially released the song in June, and she’s performed it live multiple times, including at the Video Music Awards pre-show last month.
While on stage, she gave a shout out to Colin Kaepernick for his peaceful protests.
« Colin Kaepernick, as long as you kneel with us, we’re going to be standing for you, baby, » she said.
