Who is Cardi B: Biography, Personal Life, Career And Net Worth
Rapper Cardi B, who made headlines in 2020 by endorsing Joe Biden, declared that she would not be supporting either presidential candidate this year. Cardi expressed her dissatisfaction with the United States' damaging involvement in international affairs and said she has experienced "layers and layers of disappointment" under the Biden administration.
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Cardi B: Key Facts
• Birth name: Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar
• Nicknames: Bacardi, Cardi, Bardi
• Birth date: October 11, 1992
• Birth State: New York
• Birth City: The Bronx, New York
• Birth Country: United States
• Gender: Female
• Height: 1.57 m
• Spouse: Offset (September 20, 2017 - present) (2 children)
• Children: Kulture Cephus, Wave Set Cephus, Jordan Cephus, Kody Cephus, Kalea Marie Cephus
• Relatives: Hennessy Carolina(Sibling)
• Best Known For: Cardi B is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper, social media personality and former reality star whose commercial debut single, "Bodak Yellow," surged to the top of the music charts in 2017.
• Zodiac Sign: Libra
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Who Is Cardi B?
Cardi B first got the world's attention through social media with her tough and frank attitude about life as a stripper. Starting in 2015 she appeared on VH1's reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York and left the show in 2017 to pursue music full time. That same year she released her No. 1 single "Bodak Yellow" through Atlantic Records, and in 2019 she won a Grammy for her debut album, Invasion of Privacy.
She secretly got married to Migos group member Offset in September 2017.
Cardi B revealed her name comes from the alcoholic beverage Bacardi. "My sister's name, her name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be like Bacardi to me... then I shortened it to Cardi B, and the 'B' stands for whatever... depending on the day," she said.
Early Life and Parents
Cardi B, real name Belcalis Almanzar, was born on October 11, 1992, in The Bronx, New York. In addition, she spent a lot of time with her grandmother in nearby Washington Heights. Her father is Dominican, and her mother is Trinidadian, so she has a mixed Caribbean ancestry.
She attended Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology as a teen and was a member of the Bloods gang. She chose to become a stripper in order to escape an abusive relationship and poverty, and she has made no secret of her satisfaction with this decision.
"It truly protected me from many dangers. "I went back to school when I started stripping," the woman said.
Cardi B forged her own path to success, despite dropping out of school: first on social media (via Vine and Instagram), then as a reality star (Love & Hip Hop: New York), and finally as a powerful figure in the music industry.
In a viral Instagram Live video from March 2019, Cardi B admitted to using drugs and robbing men while working as a stripper. A few days later, she addressed the situation on social media, saying, "I did what I had to do to survive," but she did not apologize.
Cardi B: Career
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| A million-like photo: Cardi B, the female singer who once shocked the audience by throwing a mic at the audience's head, attracted attention when posting a photo as the cover for her new album. |
After a number of her Vine and Instagram videos and posts gained popularity, she became well-known online.
She was a regular cast member of the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop (2010) from 2015 to 2017, which followed her as she pursued her dreams of becoming a musician. Before joining Atlantic Records in the early months of 2017, she put out two mixtapes, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Invasion of Privacy (2018), her debut studio album, broke multiple streaming records, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, and was named the best female rap album of the 2010s by Billboard.
It was widely praised and went on to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album, making Cardi the first female rap artist to win the category as a solo performer and the first to be nominated for Album of the Year in 15 years. It gave rise to two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100: I Like It, which made her the first female rapper to have multiple number-one hits on the chart, and Bodak Yellow, which made her the second female rapper to top the chart with a solo output (after Lauryn Hill in 1998).
She became the only female rapper to reach the top of the Hot 100 three times with her Maroon 5 collaboration, Girls Like You. WAP, the lead single from her second album, became her fourth Hot 100 number-one single, expanding her record as the most successful female rapper. It also made her the only female rapper to have chart-topping singles in two decades (the 2010s and 2020s).
Cardi B, who has garnered extensive media coverage for her candid lyrics and aggressive flow, is regarded by Forbes as one of the most influential female rappers of all time. According to the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking, she is the most certified female rapper of all time.
She also has the highest certified song by a female rap artist and ranks among the top ten highest-certified female artists. The only other female rapper on Spotify with multiple billion-streamers is her. A Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, five Guinness World Records, four American Music Awards, eleven BET Hip Hop Awards, and two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards are just a few of her accomplishments. She was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2018.
Cardi B and Offset's Kids
Despite their breakup, Cardi B and Offset are still embracing parenthood and living as a contemporary family.
The former couple has a 5-year-old daughter named Culture Kiari Cephus and a 2-year-old son named Wave Set Cephus. Offset's sons, Jordan Cephus, 14, and Kody Cephus, 9, as well as his daughter, Kalea Marie Cephus, 9, are also his biological children from prior partnerships.
During an Instagram Live in December 2023, Cardi B revealed that she and Offset had split up. She began, "I've been single for a minute now," and then she said that she hadn't shared the news because she was "afraid."
The Migos rapper previously told Essence in April 2022 how appreciative he was of his blended family. "It's a blessing to be able to have them all together, and to have a wife who's open and treats them as if they're her kids," he said. "It could be an issue, but I don't have to go through that, and that's beautiful."
Cardi accepted her role as a stepmother as well. "I first met his children after we were married. They genuinely do love me, which is what I've always wanted. That's what they tell me. I hope our relationship continues to be wonderful because I sense it," she remarked.
For a breakdown of their five kids, continue scrolling.
Cardi B: Net Worth
Long before she dropped her bankable 2018 single "Money," Cardi B was all about her money.
The 31-year-old Bronx native recently spoke with Complex's Speedy Morman, who inquired about Cardi's purported $80 million net worth, which she feels is far in the past now that she's in a higher tax bracket.
Cardi B also made sure to clarify that the checks aren't just filling her wallet—rather, they're helping her many friends and family members who are struggling financially.
Cardi B: Trivia
• Her nickname was originally Bacardi because her sister was named Hennessy Carolina. However, the liquor company Bacardi asked her to stop using the name professionally.
• Her parents were born in the Dominican republic. Her mother also has roots in Trinidad.
• She is the first woman to have five consecutive top ten singles on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart.
• Her daughter Kulture's first name could be derived from the titles of Migos' most recent albums, Culture and Culture II. Offset, the girl's father, is the source of the middle moniker. Additionally, Kulture and Offset share the same initials: KKC.
• When she was 16, she joined the Bloods, but she has since left the gangs.
• Her favorite artists include Madonna and Lady Gaga.
• She has three stepchildren: Jordan Cephus (b. December 21, 2009), Kody Cephus (b. March 2, 2015), and Kalea Marie Cephus (b. March 23, 2015) with her husband, Offset.
• In 2015, she made her musical debut by appearing on Shaggy's remix of "Boom Boom".
• Cardi B has admitted to drugging unsuspecting men in order to rob them, claiming she did so to survive despite being physically fit.
• She first gained attention in 2013 when many of her videos went viral on Vine and Instagram.
• She and Offset reconciled on January 31, 2019.
• (September 20, 2017). She secretly married her boyfriend of a few months, Offset.
• Taraji P. Henson's tribute landed her on TIME magazine's ''The 100 Most Influential People'' (pioneers) list in April 2018.
• (December 5, 2018). She briefly separated from her husband, Offset.
• Cardi B's manicurist spends three hours perfecting her infamous bedazzled salon nails.
• I endorsed Bernie Sanders in his 2020 presidential campaign.
• On September 15, 2022, she pleaded guilty in Queens Superior Court to two misdemeanors for her role in a 2018 bar brawl at the Flushing, Queens, New York Angels Gentlemen's Club strip club, where she assaulted two female bartenders because she suspected her husband Offset had slept with one of them.
• She first bought albums by Missy Elliott and Tweet.
• I attended Renaissance High School for Musical Theatre and Technology, a vocational high school.
• She has two children, Kulture Cephus (born July 10, 2018) and Wave Set Cephus (born September 4, 2021), with her husband Offset.
• Paid $800 for silicone injections in her buttocks.
• She's lactose intolerant.
Arrest and Indictment
Cardi B turned herself in to the New York City police on October 1, 2018, regarding her involvement in a fight that occurred in a Queens, New York strip club in August 2018, during which she is said to have given the order for her group to assault two bartenders. Following his detention, the rapper was accused of two misdemeanors: assault and reckless endangerment.
In June 2019, a grand jury indicted Cardi on two counts of felony attempted assault, six misdemeanors, and six violations after the artist turned down a plea deal.
Later that summer, 6ix9ine, a hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, accused Cardi B of being a member of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods in New York City during the rapper's trial. Later, Cardi said she had no connection to the gang.
