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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992) is one of the greatest female rappers in the world.
The American rapper, known worldwide by her nickname Cardi B, had a breakthrough career in 2016 after releasing the mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol 1.
Over the past six years, Cardi B has achieved tremendous success as a music artist.
She has won a Grammy Award, two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Songwriter of the Year Awards, five Guinness World Records, five American Music Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards and eleven BET Hip Hop Awards.
American rapper
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| Name: | Belcaris Maranessa Almansa |
| stage name: | Cardi B |
| Date of Birth: | October 11, 1992 (31 years old) |
| place of birth: | Washington Heights, New York, United States |
| high: | 1.6 m |
| Children: | Culture Kiari Cephus, Boji Cephus |
| parents: | Clara Almanzar, Carlos Alman |
| Brothers and sisters: | Hennessy Carolina |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| Boyfriend • Husband: | Offset (2017) |
| Profession: | Rapper • Singer • Songwriter • Actress |
| net worth: | $25 million |
early life
Cardi B is of Hispanic American descent. She has Dominican and Spanish ancestry.
Her father, Carlos Alman, is from the Dominican Republic, while her mother, Clara Almánzar, is from Trinidad and Tobago.
She was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City on October 11, 1992. She has an older sister named Hennessy Carolina.
Her first name was Belcalis and her middle name was Marlenis, which means “Queen of the Housekeepers”.
She grew up in the South Bronx but preferred to spend most of her time at her grandmother’s house in Washington Heights. Spending time with her grandmother helped her develop a strong Latin accent. Cardi B’s family was not well-off, which meant that she could not immediately pursue a college degree after graduating from high school. Therefore, she had to find a job to make ends meet. Her first job was at a local fast food restaurant, but it didn’t take long before she was fired by the owner.
Desperate for cash to make ends meet, she worked as a stripper at a nearby club. This job helped her pay for tuition at a local community college. Coming from a poor background, she soon fell into crime by joining the local chapter of the Bloods street gang. She joined the gang as a teenager because it promised her protection and friendship. As she grew older and wiser, she decided to leave the gang and become a law-abiding American citizen.
As a teenager, she developed a passion for music. Creating music was a way for her to express the emotions of the time, especially the struggles she was experiencing as a young Latina woman from a poor family. She would often improvise rap songs in front of gang members and high school friends. At first, she didn’t take her talent seriously, but encouragement from close friends pushed her to try music.
educate
A resident of the South Bronx community, Cardi B received her elementary and secondary education at schools in the Highbridge neighborhood.
She attended Renaissance High School, majoring in Musical Theatre and Technology. A few years after graduating from high school, she continued her studies at Manhattan Community College. However, she dropped out before earning her degree.
Profession
After Cardi B accepted that music was what she really loved, she began posting freestyle rap videos on her Vine and Instagram pages. She started this act in 2013 and within a few months she had amassed a loyal following. People began to look forward to her videos every week.
The popularity she built led her to participate in the reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York. In 2015, she appeared in the sixth season of the show. Her appearance on the show increased her fame as more and more people knew and liked her. In 2016, she returned to the show for its seventh season.
She made her official debut as a musician with the single “Boom Boom” featuring Shaggy and Popcaan. In December 2015, she filmed and released the video for the song “Cheap Ass Weave”, a cover of Lady Leshurr’s song “Queen’s Speech 4”.
To satisfy her growing fan base, Cardi B released a mixtape titled Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1. The project was released on March 7, 2016. She spent the next year in the studio working hard to create music that would sell well and put her in the national spotlight. It wasn’t until the following year, 2017, that she achieved this goal. She released her second full-length album titled Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2. The mixtape was released in January 2017 and was a huge hit across the country. Many music lovers loved her Latin trap music because it set her apart from other female rappers. Due to her success, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records, a major publishing company.
In 2018, she released her much-anticipated debut album, Invasion Of Privacy. Musically, the album is a masterpiece and has received high praise from many music critics. The album solidified Cardi B’s position as one of the top female rappers in the world. The album sold thousands of copies and topped the Billboard 200 chart. Since its release, millions of people around the world have streamed the album.
Invasion of Privacy won her a Grammy Best Rap AlbumShe broke the record in the award’s history, becoming the first woman to win the award as a solo singer and the first female singer to be nominated in fifteen years. Album of the Year.
The two most successful songs from the album are “Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It”. The former single was certified diamond by the RIAA. Prior to this, she had performed the song live on the shows “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Wendy Williams Show”. “Bodak Yellow” topped multiple music charts for several months and was named the rap anthem of the summer of 2017. The song won the Single of the Year Award at the 2017 BET Awards.
To build on her success in 2017 and 2018, Cardi B released the singles: Please Me, Backin’ It Up, Twerk, Money, Press in 2019. She released the successful song WAP in August 2020 and Up in February 2021. Both singles are part of her upcoming second studio album.
She has collaborated with a wide range of musicians including DJ Snake, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Bodak Yellow, Cashflow Harlem, Josh X, SwiftOnDemand, HoodCelebrityy and Megan Thee Stallion.
She is one of the most successful female artists today. She is the first female rapper to be listed on Spotify’s Global Top 50 chart. At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, her work received 12 nominations. She won three awards at the ceremony. In March 2018, she performed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in front of a record 75,580 fans. She has won the Billboard Music Award for Best Female Rap Artist three times. She is also the first female rapper to win the Billboard Women in Music Award for Woman of the Year.
In addition to music, Cardi B is also an actress. She made her debut in the movie Hustlers in 2019. The movie featured top Hollywood actors such as Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, and Lili Reinhart. She also starred in the movie F9, which will be released in May 2021.
Discography
- Watch out
- up
- Invasion of Privacy
- Skill
- I like
- A girl like you
- money
- Taki Taki
- Bodak Yellow
- Boom boom
Awards and nominations
Cardi B wins Grammy Award Best Rap Album in 2018. She has won eight Billboard Music Awards, eleven Black Entertainment Television Awards, two American Songwriters Guild Awards, five Guinness World Records, and five American Music Awards.
Social Media
Rapper Cardi B has over 91.9 million followers on Instagram, while her Twitter page has over 18.2 million followers.
- Instagram – @iamcardib
- Twitter – @iamcardib
Personal life
Cardi B is very proud of her Caribbean heritage and promotes it in her music and in media interviews. She has been a victim of sexual assault in the past. She and rapper Offset have two adorable children, Kulture Kiari Cephus and Wave Set Cephus. Kulture Kiari Cephus was born in July 2018, while Wave Set Cephus was born in 2021.
Her partner is Offset, a famous American rapper. He is a member of the music group Migos. She and Offset started dating in early 2017 and got married in September 2017. Their marriage was not smooth as they had several disagreements over the years.
In 2018, she reportedly separated from her husband but reunited after some time. Cardi B filed for divorce in September 2020 but she withdrew the case a few weeks later as she and her husband had reconciled. The couple seems to have overcome the challenges of their early marriage and are currently living a peaceful life. Their love is growing stronger day by day.
Cardi B is a rival of fellow female rapper Nicki Minaj. The two nearly got into a fight at a party in 2018. In the past, they have also teased each other on Instagram.
The Caribbean rapper is 31 years old and lives in an upscale apartment in Edgewater, New Jersey.
net worth
As one of the most famous female singers in the world, Cardi B has amassed a ton of wealth. Her net worth is estimated to be $25 million.
