Cardi B

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Cardi B is an American rapper and songwriter. She is known for her aggressive flow and candid lyrics. Born and raised in New York City, she became an internet celebrity by achieving popularity on Vine and Instagram.

## Musical Career

Her first studio album, *Invasion of Privacy* (2018) debuted at number one on the *Billboard* 200, was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, and was the best-selling female rap album of the 2010s according to *Billboard*. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the only woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist, and marked the first female rap album after fifteen years to be nominated for Album of the Year. It spawned two number-one singles on the *Billboard* Hot 100. With "Bodak Yellow", Cardi B became the first female rapper to achieve a Diamond-certified song by the RIAA, as well as the second female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo output—following Lauryn Hill in 1998. "I Like It" marked the first time a female rapper attained multiple number-one songs on the chart. With her collaboration "Girls Like You" with band Maroon 5, she became the first female rapper to achieve multiple Diamond-certified songs by the RIAA. She has released two singles from her upcoming second album—the chart-toppers "WAP" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) and "Up".

## Controversies

Cardi B sparked controversy after throwing one of her high heel shoes at and attempting to physically attack fellow rapper Nicki Minaj at a New York Fashion Week after-party in September 2018. Following the altercation, she alleged that Minaj had previously "liked" social media comments that spoke negatively of Cardi B's ability to take care of her newborn daughter. Minaj denied the allegations, and accused Cardi B of cyberbullying in a heated Instagram exchange from 2014. Cardi B was on the cover of the 2019 spring fashion issue of *Harper's Bazaar*, which featured her in a Cinderella-themed photo shoot wearing a red gown and leaving a shoe behind. Some interpreted this as a reference to the incident.

After the release of "Girls" in May 2018, a collaboration where she had a featured verse, Cardi B responded to accusations of the song trivializing and sexualizing LGBT relationships; she tweeted, "We never try to cause harm or had bad intentions with the song." She went on to add, "I personally myself had experiences with other women."

In March 2019, an Instagram livestream from 2016 resurfaced where Cardi B can be heard claiming that in the past she "had drugged and robbed men" who willingly came with her to hotel rooms for sexual intercourse. She stated that the men she referred to were conscious, willing and aware; they were getting "twisted in the club" before approaching her, and denied ever putting anything in a man's drink. She added that she took some money from them because they wasted her time by falling asleep, and then "kept coming back." She concluded by saying that at that time she had very limited options to survive, and feels a responsibility not to glorify it.

In July 2020, Cardi B used the word "chinky" in a since-deleted Instagram comment talking about her daughter's eyes. She denied knowing it was a racial slur, as such usage prompted backlash from social media users, stating in a since-deleted tweet: "I don't know f\*ckin' everything. We don't even use that as [an] insult and I don't use it as [an] insult. I'm sick of the internet". In an interview with *Elle*, she again denied knowing it was a racist slur.