The mainstream dominance of Cardi B has been reaffirmed once again.
Her previous Billboard 100 chart-topper “Bodak Yellow” now has some in-house company in the wake of the J. Balvin and Bad Bunny-assisted “I Like It” eclipsing the peak of the singles mountaintop.
The record’s new placement comes with historic distinction. Both Latin music superstars have earned their first Billboard No. 1 hit and Cardi B is now the first female rapper with two No. 1 Billboard hits. Only Lauryn Hill (1998’s “Doo Wop (That Thing”) Lil Kim (2001’s “Lady Marmalade” alongside Christina Aguilera, Mya and P!nk), Shawnna (on Ludacris’ 2003, Kanye West-produced “Stand Up”) and Iggy Azalea (2014’s “Fancy,” Charli XCX-featured “Fancy”) share the accolade of being female rap Billboard 100 chart-toppers.
Cardi B is also the first artist to have two No. 1 Billboard 100 hits from a debut album since Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ Grammy Award-winning The Heist back in 2012. She’s also the first solo act to do so for a debut album in general since Bruno Mars’ 2011 debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans and first female solo act debut album since Lady Gaga’s 2009 smash, The Fame.
Her studio debut album, Invasion of Privacy, was released on April 5 and due to the success of “Bodak Yellow,” was immediately certified Gold.
To say Cardi B was elated with the “I Like It” news is an understatement, for she dedicated a sizeable amount of Instagram posts to the rare achievement. In one of the videos, she openly admits to “sleeping” on the record because her co-collaborators actually spit the bulk of their verses in Spanish.
It should come as no surprise that “I Like That” is also No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap charts.
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Cardi b please don’t go on Twitter without makeup on u almost broke my phone.
Fake numbers
Yo it seem like yesterday I was sharing some of my testimony with Cardi B ( Dice Pineapple ) because I knew she was a star before I knew her grind and what she did for a living she was hitting me back on my phone for my information but didn’t have it together at the time but I was trying to get Cardi B to start campaign for Big Pun movie the first Latino Rapper to go platinum it would be big for the Hip Hop Culture and bring money to the BX New York this is a name I through out for the name of the movie ‘Pun’erto Rico the Big Pun Story we would get the details about what happen between Big Pun & Jay Z and much more .
Stop lying
Eh…not a fan.
nicki must be furious! kinda surprised she didnt accomplish this (or at least have ONE #1 hit)
People can say what they want. The album is fire. I can let it ride start to finish, and just did on a highway trip. It’s one song I skip just because I don’t feel like another emotional feelings song at that point. But even it’s not bad. I don’t know how much she writes or not, but if that don’t matter for Drake and these other rappers, I don’t want to hear that about her. Her delivery is on point, her voice is perfect for rapping, and the production is tight. I salute her.
Cadi for what !!!dos girl ain’t hip-hop this exactly what am talking about they jacking the industry up give me rapsody that’s hiphop