Nicki Minaj wasn’t the only rapper to show love to Cardi B’s chart-topping success. After Cardi’s “Bodak Yellow” officially hit #1 on the Hot 100, many of Hip Hop’s elite congratulated her on the achievement.
Veterans of the culture like Missy Elliott, E-40 and Lil Kim shared their support for Cardi’s success via social media. Her contemporaries, including boyfriend Offset, were also among the lost list of people congratulating Cardi on the honor.
Check out the outpouring of support below.
(The original version of this article was published on September 26, 2017 and can found below.)
Ever since Cardi B’s ascent began, rumors of a supposed feud with Nicki Minaj have popped up despite the mutual admiration they’ve publicly displayed. The rumors continued to look baseless on Monday (September 25) when Minaj congratulated Cardi on “Bodak Yellow” reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Congratulations to a fellow NEW YAWKA on a RECORD BREAKING achievement,” she tweeted. “Bardi, this is the only thing that matters!!! Enjoy it??? @iamcardib.”
“Thank you!!” Cardi B responded soon after. “This means sooo much coming from you!!”
The record-breaking achievement that Minaj referred to was Cardi B becoming the first female rapper to reach #1 with a solo track since Lauryn Hill. Hill, the only other woman to accomplish the feat, reached #1 in 1998 with her hit single “Doo Wop (That Thing).”
Although Minaj has not reached the #1 spot herself, she knows quite a bit about finding success on the charts. Three of Minaj’s songs — “Anaconda” (#2), “Super Bass” (#3) and “Starship” (#5) — cracked the Top 5 over the course of her career. Earlier this year, she surpassed the legendary Aretha Franklin for most ever songs to chart on the Hot 100 by a woman.
The only reason Cardi B is at number one is because in this day and age Youtube, Spotify, Apple, Google Music, Shazam, Amazon music, Itunes and every other monetised method to play music actually counts towards the records place. In 1998, it was a LOT of work for it to happen, comparitively, as the system could not be tricked the same way. It’s easy for a label to PUSH a radio record that fits the SOUND of a hit, but was difficult in the 90s, unless it was truly unique, such as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Tha Crossroads”, which was in turn a remix of an originally much darker song, spun with an Isley Brother’s record to lighten it up.
Still, congratulations to Cardi B.
“In 1998, it was a LOT of work for it to happen”
You don’t know shit. In the 90s to mid 2000s many people were going platinum because the only way to get good quality music was on CD. Murphy fucking Lee has a platinum album.
With the exception of a very few (jeangrae queen latifah rage), bitches have no place in hip hop other than being come receptacles for real MC’s DJ’s etc. That what you were looking for?
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The fuck? I’m not the only one seeing this, right?
Gotta access your numeric keys character pad whatever you wanna call it. Google it.
Maybe Nicki can create her own buzz with her own song. You guys are pathetic when it comes to her and Drake
The song is so bad but for some reason I keep listening to it. Not gonna lie, out of all those millions of YouTube views, like 5 of them have been from me. I’m ashamed, but somehow the song is kinda catchy.
..but behind the plastic smile we know Nicki mad jealous. let’s face it she had her 15 minutes she blew up in 2010 now it’s 2017 and she fading from the spotlight and she know it too. we will be hearing whole lotta subliminal shots that listeners will speculate are aimed at Remy.. but in reality the target will be Cardi B.
Read the last sentence of the article again and tell me how she’s fallen off. More hits than any female artist ever, not just rap
And you believe everything hiphopdx puts into an article STFU and let ppl have their opinions
Haha, look it up fool its true. She broke Aretha’s record
Shut the fuck up you asshole, nobody asked for your motherfuckin opinion. Bitch boy.
“Maybe these two can link up for a ‘Bodak Yellow’ Remix”
Or maybe just do another song? #OneHitter
I never heard of cardi B but I heard some thot hoe shit type statements…We all know record labels buy spins from record stations and even spend thousands of records so it will artificially climb charts so there is nothing to congradulate but 5 minutes of fame. Her bank account won’t reflect….and I ain’t hatin cuz I don’t love hoez!!!!
Tick Toc! Dej loaf try me, nothing else as hot! young ma ooouuu, nothing else as hot! now cardi b bodak yellow, Tick Toc! ama wait for the album!
on Try Me Dej Loaf raps about hating n-words and being a national socialist. where was the outcry? imagine she was white #DoubleStandards
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I Love sucking on my grandmother’s dick.
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The hypocrisy of Pussy T has no bounds. He is critical of Wayne and Drake for making music which leans too far toward the pop genre but congratulates Cardi B?
her and that song are hot garbage. she sounds like she either has down syndrome or is learning English as third or fourth language. listen to the verse structure and listen to her voice. total trash
yes i agree. moooney moves, blooody shoes, fuckin trash
This is the equivalent of praising Vanilla Ice for going diamond.. I don’t remember Hip-Hop doing that for him back then.. But oh yea, that’s right, people used to have standards & respect for this music once upon a time..
after seeing this bish on The Breakfast Club im convinced she’s officially retarded or some shit, she be ackin mad childish and shit, she’s not that pretty and she lack talent big time
That’s a dude!!!
I tried to hate the song but things catchy ass hell
Man these picture angles get me thinking we got a tranny on our hands
Do I like her music?… No. But a victory for Hip-Hop (yes this is hip-hop in 2017… people said the same thing about Puffy and Ma$e being corny and awful back in 97… this shit ain’t no different) but a victory for Hip-Hop is a victory! She’s herself no matter what, and she’s kinda likable… you gotta admire that. Im very much all about illmatic, 36 chambers, and Reasonable Doubt… but I give it up to the girl. She forged her way to the top and kept who she was in tact. Go Cardi B… plus that song is catchy.
No it’s SHIT, pure shit, she/he can’t rap and the production is dull and lifeless, that dude’s voice is very deep too.
I guess people like garbage ass music now a days if that bullshit ass song hit #1….that song is straight trash just like the bitch who made it….well the bitch who trys to rap. u already know someone else wrote that shit for that hoe.
Just when you thought the state of hip hop couldn’t get any lower this happens. Ain’t nothing but a bunch of p u s s y sellouts in hip hop now a days