Cardi B
Belcalis Almanzar
Cardi B is an American Rapper, Musician, Singer, Actress, and Songwriter. She is a famous hip hop recording artist and became an internet celebrity through Instagram.
Name |
Birthdate | Birthplace | Family |
Belcalis Almanzar | October 11, 1992 | Bronx, New York, USA |
Hennessy Carolina (Sister) and Offset (Husband) |
More About Cardi B
Cardi B is a famous rapper, social media personality, comedian, songwriter, singer, and former stripper. She came into limelight through her social media account. Cardi B’s sharp tongue, brave antics, and carefree-unfiltered personality have fetched her a loud fan following, quick popularity and online recognition. The Rapper got her first Tv break from the show titled. ‘Love and Hip Hop: New York.’ She almost did two seasons of the same TV show. As a singer, she created history in September 2017 by becoming the first female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 at the age of 19 years with her debut hit ‘Bodak Yellow (Money Moves).’
Early Life
Cardi B grew up in New York with her sister Hennessy Carolina. She joined Renaissance High School but could not complete her studies due to their poor financial conditions. After that, The singer became part of Bloods Street at the age of 16. After that, she started working as a cashier in a supermarket, but the income generated from there wasn’t sufficient enough. At the age of 19, she began working as a stripper. She was able to go back to school from her new profession’s earning and was able able to bear her livelihood. In 2013 her vine videos and posts went viral on social media, which made her media sensation. Her childhood nickname was ‘Barcardi’ from which she abbreviated her stage name as ‘ Cardi B.’
Career and Work-Life
She joined college to achieve something great and big in life but dropped it in between for joining the glamour world. Cardi began her musical journey with Jamaican Popcaan in a single ‘Boom Boom’ in the year 2015. Right after her song, she joined the cast for ‘Love and Hip Hop: New York.’ Her hot video vixen established her as an actress, host, and comedian. In 2016, she released her first mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1, under the KSR label. In the same year, she appeared in an episode of Kocktails with Khloe, where she revealed how Cardi B confessed to her mother that she was a stripper. In 2017, Cardi B partnered with MAC Cosmetics and Rio Uribe’s Gypsy Sport for an event of New York Fashion Week.
Awards and Achievements
She became the first woman who has five from the top ten singles on the Billboard Hip Hop chart in February 2018.
She even led the Billboard 2019 Music Awards where she was nominated under 21 categories and won 6 awards.
In February 2019, the artist received the Best Rap Album Grammy for Invasion of Privacy, making her the first solo woman to receive the honor.
Personal Life
Cardi B secretly got married to American Rapper Offset who is a member of the Hip Hop group ‘Migos’ on September 2017. They have a daughter together named Kulture Kiari Cephus born in 2018. From her twitter account, she announced in 2018 that she and her husband had split their ways. Her past relationship was with Tommy, who was seen with her in the VH1 reality series.
Did You Know:
At the age of 19, she chooses to be a stripper.
Her father is Dominican, and her mother is Afro-Trinidadian.
She holds the top position in modern America’s cultural landscape.
The artist has secured a place in Time Magazine’s ‘The 100 most influential People’.
Cardi B & Offset reconciled on January 31, 2019.
She has a huge fan following on social media, with more than 45 million followers on Instagram.
She has got the trademark for her Bronx accent and unfiltered personality.
Cardi has worked with famous artists like Bruno Mars, Nicky Minaj, and Selena Gomez.
The artist uses social media accounts for giving updates about her songs and personal life.
Net worth:
According to the reports of 2019, Cardi B’s net worth value is around $8 million. She is satisfied with her earnings through which she can live a luxurious life.
Courting Controversies:
Cardi once created a controversy after her tweet using the word “roach.” After her controversial tweet, many people thought that she is indicating dark-skinned women. But later on clarification to that she again tweeted with a video attached to it with the caption “I called MY OWN self a reach before so stop it !its a word I use a lot Bronx bitches use a lot stop trying to make it into some racist shit.” In 2018, Rapper was arrested and charged with two assaults and endangerments. She surrendered herself for having a connection to a Strip club fight which took place in Queen, New York.