For the first time in 19 years, a female rapper has hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart without any assistance from another credited artist, according to Billboard.
Cardi B, the wildly outspoken Love & Hip Hop: New York star, has nabbed the crown with her breakout hit, “Bodak Yellow.”
The only other woman to accomplish this feat was Lauryn Hill in 1998 when she released “Doo Wop (That Thing)” minus The Fugees.
Overall, Cardi is only the fifth female rapper to ever top the chart. She joins Hill, Lil Kim, Iggy Azalea and Shawnna, who was featured on Ludacris’ “Stand Up” in 2003.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Bronx native is also the first female solo act to hit #1 with a debut single since Meghan Trainor released “All About That Bass” in 2014.
2017 has already been a breakout year for Cardi. Since releasing “Bodak Yellow” in June, she’s exploded with notoriety and appeared at several high-profile events, including the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards and Rihanna’s recent Diamond Ball charity event.
Her debut album was originally planned for an October release, but during an interview with The Breakfast Club, she alluded that the pressure to top “Bodak Yellow” was a factor in pushing the album’s release date back.
It’s unclear when her album will arrive, but for now, “Bodak Yellow” is evidently treating her well.
Woohoo congrats on jacking another guys flow and probably taking a nut for the lyrics soooo much talent
People have done worse for less…
Generation L…
Ummm HHDX how much did VH1 pay you to put ads up here for snoop and martha?
Ppl are hating because the “queen” hasn’t even done this lol. I don’t care really, congrats to cardi, I’ll just sit back and watch all the Nicki stans and straight up haters bicker back and forth.
This song is so garbage dude …idgaf wht u say…garbage
I still think offset wrote this shit
I only like her red barz song. I don’t get this bodak ish, but all the best to her. Guess the rap game is tired of nicki, new bronx mamie bout to take over. hahaha!
So glad someone knows about that Red Barz joint!!!! Ish is FIRE!!! She got bars on that joint for sure. Bodak is aiight but that’s the Cardi jam for meyou. Happy that she made itme to the top tho, big ups to her.
Awful trash made by awful, plastic and annoying trash, congratulations America you played yourself yet again.
I’m calling it. There’ll be no follow up to this success. This is one hit wonder status. Another Young MA anthem and then what? Build your career and take chances. I hope she enjoys it while it lasts.
Guess you was wrong. 5 MTV awards and 3 top 10 singles on billboard hot 100. Stop hating and let the young women shine.
this doesn’t mean anything anymore. the record industry is beyond dead. one hit wonder.
You don’t have to have a oz of talent today and cardi b is living proof take the oath and they will make it appear your record is hot and number #1 on the charts and you cant find five people who own this crap or playing it any where in the streets !
Man i would need alot of shade/shadow to look as dark as her wonder how much white light she got shining on her to look like me? Lmao
What’s with all the hate? It’s a good day for hip hop and for women. You would think that us as a people who are used to being ‘hated upon’ (i.e racial profiling, mass incarceration, being called a son of bitch by the leader of the free world etc) would be happy..SMH!
Brodie how is this good for hip-hop?????
Or for women? Wtf is this shit?
…and The President’s SOB comment wasn’t a “black thing” so stop trying to make it that.
I guess the false claim she made up about getting assaulted by NYPD worked in getting her that extra attention she was so desperate for, dirty ass hoodrat one hit wonder better enjoy it now cos it ain’t gonna happen again
For real..thats exactly why she did that…phony bitch
What the fucking fuck is Cardi B?
How is shawnna on that list of number 1’s. She was accomplices by ludacris. They are saying number 1s without a credited artist.
Incorrect. The only two to do it without a feature are Lauryn Hill and Cardi B. The other three are females to reach number one, but they had features or were the featured artist.
I just listened to this song for the first time… Un. Believable. What fucking GARBAGE people are making these days, it doesn’t even seem real. She raps like a person trying to imitate the stereotype of an old white person rapping… completely off-beat, on a very elementary rhyme pattern too lol, and just zero lyrics, zero creativity… ugh. Such a sad day for Hip-Hop.
I’ve never heard the song, but I think I’ll take your word for it! No thanks…