Belcalis Almanzar who is known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper whose hometown is New York.
Cardi B Biography
She was born on October 11, 1992 in New York City in United States under the name Belcalis Almanzar, the daughter of a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother .
She grew up primarily in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx , although she also spent much of her childhood at her grandmother’s house in Washington Heights ( Manhattan ).
She was attending Musical Theater and Technology High School and from a young age.She was part of extremely violent street gangs. Because her family was poor, during her teens Cardi began working as a cashier at an Amish Market supermarket in Manhattan.
After being fired, she began working as a stripper at the age of 19. In this regard, she assured in an interview that said work helped her get out of poverty and in addition to domestic violence, since her boyfriend at that time was extremely possessive.
Given the life she was leading, she resorted to plastic surgery to augment her breasts and buttocks in order to attract more clients and get better tips.
Having saved enough money, she left her apartment in the Bronx and with it, her boyfriend. Although one of her goals was to get a bachelor’s degree, Cardi dropped out of college because she didn’t have time to study and continue her work.
In 2013 , she began to become a social media personality, primarily on Vine and Instagram . About her stage name, she explained that it is an abbreviation of her childhood nickname, Bacardi.
Favorite Cardi B Quotes
“No, I don’t accept your apology unless you will buy me a bag.” – Cardi B
“I find it so ridiculous that if you make $10 an hour they won’t let you get welfare. Look in New York, the rent is very expensive. Living in a seedy one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx costs like $1,000. I feel like the salary would go up more.” – Cardi B
“Don’t expect me to cook. I’m tired. I’m as tired as you.” – Cardi B
“But one day it can be like, ‘Guess what? My daughter owns this. So what if my daughter was a stripper? She owns a business. She owns a house. Look at the shit she’s driving.’ That’s what I want you to say. “Look what my daughter bought me? What the hell did your daughter buy you? Any'”. – Cardi B
“If a girl has problems with me, she’s going to have problems with me forever.” – Cardi B
Cardi B Career
In November 2015 , she was making her music debut by remixing Shaggy ‘s single “Boom Boom . ” The following month, she joined the main cast of the sixth season of Love & Hip Hop: New York. In March 2016 , she was releasing her first mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1, under the KSR label.
It reached number twenty on Billboard’s Rap Albums chart and number twenty-seven on Independent Albums. In January 2017 , she was releasing a second mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2, and after wrapping up the seventh season of Love & Hip Hop: New York in February, she announced that she had been contacted by Atlantic Records to sign a contract.
After that, she began opening for The Lox during their Filthy America. It’s Beautiful Tour. Later in June,she was releasing her first commercial single, “Bodak Yellow,” and it quickly became a viral hit. In a matter of three months, the song was reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making her the second rapper in all of history to reach number 1 as a solo artist.
It also managed to lead for three consecutive weeks, tying Taylor Swift ‘s “Look What You Made Me Do” as the longest-reigning female song of 2017 , as well as the song by a female solo rapper with the most weeks at the top position. Shortly after, she was nominated in nine categories at that year’s BET Hip Hop Awards, of which she managed to win five, including Best New Hip Hop Artist and Best Single for “Bodak Yellow.”
In September, she was collaborating with rappers G-Eazy and ASAP Rocky on the song “No Limit“, which also became a hit in the United States after reaching position 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the second song of the artist to enter the top ten.
Only a month later, towards the end of October, he released his single “MotorSport” in conjunction with Migos and Nicki Minaj , which also entered the top ten reaching position 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, being his third consecutive song to do so.
In November, “Bodak Yellow” took home the award for Best Hip Hop Song of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards , in addition to earning two nominations for the Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.
Cardi B Musical Style
In an interview for the website Hollywood Unlocked, when she was asked about her musical style, she was assuring that from the beginning she wanted to make aggressive music similar to that of rappers Khia and Trina .
However, she also wanted to create music that would be suitable for most women; “A lot of girls can’t afford high heels, a lot of girls can’t afford sports cars, but I know every girl has a problem with another girl. I know some bitches don’t like other bitches, and that’s what I want to rap about.”
Writer David Jeffries of Allmusic described the artist’s style as “aggressive rap akin to Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown “, and the Stereogum site explained that her voice is nasal, strong and provocative, which, coupled with her violent accent New Yorker, makes it perfect for rap. 
On the other hand, Complex magazine described her as reckless, assuring that she is a girl who is not afraid to act under any circumstances. She also stated that the artist remains faithful to her personality all the time and that energy is transmitted to her music, which makes her connect with the public.
Cardi B Awards
- 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Best New Hip-Hop Artist
- 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Best Rap Style
- 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards. sexiest artist
- 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards. best single
- 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards. best mix tape
- Soul Train Music Awards Best Hip Hop Song of the Year
Cardi B Discography
- March 7, 2016 Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1
- Jan 20, 2017 Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol 2
Cardi B Simple
- 2016 Stripper Hoe
- 2016 What a Girl Likes
- 2016 Bronx Season
- 2017 Bodak Yellow
- 2017 MotorSport feat. Migos and Nicki Minaj
- 2017 Bartier Cardi feat. 21 savage
Cardi B Filmography
- 2015 Uncommon Sense with Charlamagn. Season 1, episode 23
- 2015 – 2017 Love & Hip-Hop: New York. Seasons 6 and 7
- 2016 Cocktails with Khloé. Episode: “Khloe Kardashian Spills the Tea”
- 2017 Being Mary Jane. Episode: “Getting Real”
- 2017 Hip Hop Squares. 2 episodes
Cardi B Private Life
Cardi B identifies herself as a feminist and she says that she dates boys for fun because it makes her feel stronger and better about herself. In addition to that, she has assured that she is not ashamed of her past, and openly declares that she is a stripper prostitute. 
Since August 2017 , she has been in a relationship with rapper Offset from the group Migos , although she herself commented: “I don’t date, I just have fun.” On October 27 of that year, during a concert in Philadelphia , Cardi and Offset got engaged.
Cardi B Net Worth
As of 2021, her net worth is $24 million and it is very likely to rise rapidly over the next couple of years. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t even worth 7 figures.
What does Cardi B spend her money on?
Cardi B likes to give gifts especially to her husband. When she performed in 2019, she bought gifts for less fortunate children. The rapper spent around $5,000 on children’s toys.
On Offset’s birthday, she decided to give him an unusual birthday present. She gave him $500,000 that was stacked inside a fridge. It looks like Cardi B had a lot of money to splurge this past December. Cardi B and Offset bought a whopping $5.8 million mansion in Atlanta.
It is noted that Cardi B likes to pamper her man with birthday gifts. On her 26th birthday, she bought him a $320,500 Rolls Royce Wraith and a matching gold Wraith watch.
In an Instagram video, she explained that she had to spend between $250,000 and $300,000 to look as good as she does. Cardi B fans spotted her at Coachella 2018 wearing a 110-carat diamond Lola Bunny Chain priced at $400,000.
