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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus (/ˈbɛlkəliːz ɑːlˈmænzɑːr/, Spanish: [alˈmansaɾ]; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper.[2] She first gained popularity as an influencer on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to early 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York, which depicted her pursuit of her music aspirations, and earned further recognition with the release of her two mixtapes: Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 (2016) and Vol. 2 (2017).

Cardi B’s first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 With the album receiving critical acclaim, it made her the first and only woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist, and marked the second female rap album nominated for Album of the Year. It spawned two number-one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the lead single, “Bodak Yellow” made her become the second female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo song and the first to achieve a diamond-certified song by the RIAA. The fourth single, “I Like It” (with Bad Bunny and J Balvin), marked the first time a female rapper attained multiple number-one songs on the Hot 100. Her third Hot 100 number-one was her feature on “Girls Like You” by pop rock band Maroon 5. It made her the only female rapper to achieve multiple diamond-certified songs by the RIAA.