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Cardi B
Cardi B in an interview in 2022
BornBelcalis Marlenis Almánzar
(1992-10-11) October 11, 1992 (age 29)
Tp New York City, U.S.
Other namesBelcalis Almánzar-CephusEducationHerbert H. Lehman High SchoolOccupation
- Rapper
songwriter
actress
businesswoman[1]
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(m. 2022)Children2AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresHip hopInstrument(s)VocalsLabels- KSR[2]Atlantic

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (/ˈbɛlkəliːz ɑːlˈmænzɑːr/, Spanish: [alˈmansaɾ]; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper and songwriter.[3] She is known for her aggressive flow and candid lyrics. Born and raised in Tp New York City, she became an internet celebrity by achieving popularity on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2022, she appeared as a regular cast thành viên on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: Tp New York, which depicted her pursuit of her music aspirations, and released two mixtapes: Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 (2022) and Vol. 2 (2022).
Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2022), debuted number one on the Billboard 200 and was named the number-one female rap album of the 2010s by Billboard. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the only woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist, and marked the first female rap album in 15 years nominated for Album of the Year. It spawned two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100; with "Bodak Yellow", Cardi B became the first female rapper to achieve a diamond-certified song by the RIAA and the first to top the Hot 100 with a solo output in 19 years, while "I Like It" marked the first time a female rapper attained multiple number-one songs on the chart. Her Hot 100 number-one collaboration "Girls Like You" with band Maroon 5 made her the only female rapper to achieve multiple diamond-certified songs by the RIAA. She has since released two singles from her upcoming second album— "WAP" (2022) and "Up" (2022), both of which topped the Hot 100 and other charts globally.
Recognized by Forbes as one of the most influential female rappers of all time, Cardi B holds various records among women in hip hop; she is the female rapper with the most number-one singles (five) on the Billboard Hot 100, the only to achieve multiple number ones with solo songs and the only to achieve number ones in two decades (2010s and 2020s) on the chart. She is also the female rapper with the most diamond-certified songs (three) by the RIAA, the highest-certified female rapper of all time on their Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking, on which she is also among the 10 highest-certified women, and the female rapper with the most songs with a billion streams on Spotify—where she also has the most-streamed female rap album. She was the first lead artist to top the inaugural Billboard Global 200. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, six American Music Awards, 14 BET Hip Hop Awards, and two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year awards. In 2022, Time magazine included her on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2022, Billboard honored her as Woman of the Year. Outside of music, she became the creative director of entertainment magazine Playboy in 2022.
Early life
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, on October 11, 1992.[4][5] She has a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother of African and Spanish descent.[4][6][7][8] Almánzar was raised in the Highbridge neighborhood of the South Bronx,[9][10][11] and spent much time her paternal grandmother's home in Washington Heights, which she credits with giving her "such a thick accent."[12] Almánzar developed the stage name "Cardi B" as a derivation of Bacardi, a rum brand that was formerly her nickname.[13] She has a younger sister, Hennessy Carolina, who was born in 1995. She has said she was a gang thành viên with the Bloods in her youth, since age 16,[14][15] but stated she would not encourage joining a gang.[16] She attended Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology, a vocational high school on the Herbert H. Lehman High School campus.[17]
During her teens, Cardi B was employed an Amish deli in Tribeca.[18] She was fired and became a dancer a strip club across the street.[19][20] Cardi B has said that becoming a stripper was positive for her life in many ways: "It really saved me from a lot of things. When I started stripping I went back to school."[21][22][23] She stated that she became a stripper to escape poverty and domestic violence, having been in an abusive relationship the time after being kicked out of her mother's house,[24][25] and that stripping was her only way to earn enough money to escape the situation and get an education.[26] She attended Borough of Manhattan Community College[27] before eventually dropping out.[28] While stripping, Cardi B lied to her mother by telling her she was making money by babysitting.[29]
In 2013, she began to gain publicity due to several of her videos spreading on social truyền thông, on Vine and her Instagram page.[30]
Career
2015–2022: Career beginnings

In 2015, Cardi B joined the cast of the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: Tp New York, debuting in season six.[31] Jezebel considered her the breakout star of the show's sixth season.[32] The Tp New York Times wrote that she garnered popularity with "her ability to rattle off one-liners".[33] The sixth and seventh seasons chronicle her rise to stardom and her turbulent relationship with her incarcerated fiancé. On December 30, 2022, after two seasons, she announced that she would be leaving the show to further pursue a career in music.[34]
In November 2015, Cardi B made her musical debut on Jamaican reggae fusion singer Shaggy's remix to his single "Boom Boom", alongside fellow Jamaican dancehall singer Popcaan.[35] She made her music video debut on December 15, 2015, with the song "Cheap Ass Weave", her rendition of British rapper Lady Leshurr's "Queen's Speech 4".[36][37] On March 7, 2022, Cardi B released her first full-length project, a mixtape titled Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1.[38][39] In November 2022, she was featured on the digital cover of Vibe magazine's "Viva" issue.[40][24] On September 12, 2022, KSR Group released the compilation Underestimated: The Album, which is a collaboration between KSR Group artists Cardi B, HoodCelebrityy, SwiftOnDemand, Cashflow Harlem, and Josh X. It was previously released only to attendees of their U.S. tour. KSR Group's flagship artist Cardi B said "I wanted to make a song that would make girls dance, twerk and the same time encourage them to go get that Shmoney," in regard to the compilation's single "What a Girl Likes".[41]
She appeared on the December 9, 2015, episode of Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne.[42] On April 6, 2022, she was on the twelfth episode of Khloé Kardashian's Kocktails with Khloé: in this episode, she revealed how she told her mother that she was a stripper.[43][44] In November 2022, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the BET series Being Mary Jane. TVLine describes her character, Mercedes, as a "round-the-way beauty with a big weave, big boobs and a big booty to match her oversize, ratchet personality."[45][46][47]
In 2022, Cardi B was featured in her first endorsement giảm giá with Romantic Depot, a large Tp New York chain of lingerie stores that sell sexual health and wellness products. The ad chiến dịch was featured on radio and cable TV.[48][49]
2022–2022: Breakthrough with Invasion of Privacy

On January 20, 2022, Cardi B released her second mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2.[50][51] In February 2022, Cardi B partnered with MAC Cosmetics and Rio Uribe's Gypsy Sport for an sự kiện for Tp New York Fashion Week.[52] In late February, it was reported that Cardi B had signed her first major record label recording contract with Atlantic Records.[53][54] On February 25, 2022, Cardi B was the opening act for East Coast hip hop group The Lox's Filthy America... It's Beautiful Tour, alongside fellow Tp New York City-based rappers Lil' Kim and Remy Ma.[55][56] In April 2022, she was featured in i-D's "A-Z of Music" video sponsored by Marc Jacobs.[57] Cardi also guest-starred on the celebrity panel show Hip Hop Squares, appearing on the March 13 and April 3, 2022, episodes.[58][59] She also released the freestyle "Red Barz".[60]
In May 2022, the nominees for the 2022 BET Awards were announced, revealing that Cardi B had been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.[61][62] Although Chance the Rapper and Remy Ma won those categories, respectively, Cardi B performed the BET Awards Afterparty show.[63][64] On June 11, 2022, during Hot 97's annual Summer Jam music festival, Remy Ma brought out Cardi B, along with The Lady of Rage, MC Lyte, Young M.A, Monie Love, Lil' Kim, and Queen Latifah, to celebrate female rappers and perform Latifah's 1993 hit single "U.N.I.T.Y." about female empowerment.[65][66] In June 2022, it was revealed that Cardi B would be on the cover of The Fader's Summer Music issue for July/August 2022.[67] She performed MoMA PS1 on August 19 to a crowd of 4,000.[68]
On June 16, 2022, Atlantic Records released Cardi B's commercial debut single, "Bodak Yellow", via digital distribution.[69][70] She performed the single on The Wendy Williams Show[71] and Jimmy Kimmel Live![72] The song climbed the charts for several months, and, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 25, 2022, "Bodak Yellow" reached the number one spot, making Cardi B the first female rapper to do so with a solo single since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" debuted atop the chart in 1998.[73] The song stayed atop the charts for three consecutive weeks, tying with American pop singer Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" as the longest running female the number one spot in 2022.[74][75] Cardi B became the first person of Dominican descent to reach number one in the history of the Hot 100 since it was launched in 1958.[76] An editor of The Tp New York Times called it "the rap anthem of the summer".[68] Selected by The Washington Post and Pitchfork music critics as the best song of 2022,[77][78] "Bodak Yellow" was eventually certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song received nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song the 60th Grammy Awards.[79] It won Single of the Year the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards.[80]
With her collaborations "No Limit" and "MotorSport", she became the first female rapper to land her first three entries in the top 10 of the Hot 100,[81] and the first female artist to achieve the same on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[82] In October 2022, Cardi B headlined Power 105.1's annual Powerhouse music celebration, alongside the Weeknd, Migos, and Lil Uzi Vert, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Tp New York.[83] In December, she released two songs: a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer Ozuna titled "La Modelo",[84] and "Bartier Cardi", the second single from her debut album.[85]

On January 3, 2022, Cardi B was featured on Bruno Mars' remix version of "Finesse",[86] and also appeared in the 90s inspired video. It reached the top three on the Hot 100, Canada and New Zealand. On January 18, 2022, Cardi B became the first woman to have five top 10 singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[87] She released another single, "Be Careful", on March 30, 2022, a week before her album's release.[88]
Her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, was released on April 6, 2022, to universal acclaim from music critics.[89][90] Editors from Variety and The Tp New York Times called it "one of the most powerful debuts of this millennium" and "a hip-hop album that doesn't sound like any of its temporal peers," respectively.[91][92] The album entered number one in the United States, while she became the first female artist to chart 13 entries simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100, on the chart issue dated April 21.[93] It also became the most streamed album by a female artist in a single week in Apple Music,[94] and the largest on-demand audio streaming week ever for an album by a woman.[95] Cardi held the latter record until 2022.[96] The album's title reflects Cardi B's feeling that as she gained popularity her privacy was being invaded in a variety of ways.[18] Following the album's release, during a performance on Saturday Night Live, Cardi B officially announced her pregnancy, after much truyền thông speculation.[97] She also co-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[98]
Several months later, in July 2022, the album's fourth single, "I Like It", which features vocals from Bad Bunny and J Balvin, reached number one on the Hot 100; this marked her second number one on the chart and made her the first female rapper to achieve multiple chart-toppers.[99] It received critical acclaim,[100] with Rolling Stone naming it "the best summer song of all time" in 2022.[101] Her collaboration with Maroon 5, "Girls Like You", also reached number one on the Hot 100 chart, extending her record among female rappers[102] and also making her the sixth female artist to achieve three number-one singles on the chart during the 2010s.[103] The song's music video has received more than 3 billion views on YouTube and was the fifth-best selling song of the year globally.[104] With "Girls Like You" following "I Like It" the top of the Billboard Radio Songs chart, Cardi B became the first female rapper to ever replace herself number one on that chart.[105] The single spent seven weeks atop the Hot 100, making Cardi the female rapper with the most cumulative weeks atop the chart, with eleven weeks.[106][107] It spent 33 weeks in the top 10, tying both Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" and Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower" for the longest top 10 run in the chart's archives the time.[108][109] In October 2022, Invasion of Privacy was certified double platinum by the RIAA, and the following year it was updated to triple platinum. With the thirteen tracks, she became the first female artist to have all songs from an album certified gold or higher in the US.[110]
Cardi B received the most nominations for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 mentions—including for Video of the Year, winning three awards.[111] She also tied with Drake for the most nominations the 2022 American Music Awards. She won three AMAs and performed the ceremony.[112][113] Her single "Money" earned her a fourth Video Music Award, with visuals that feature Cardi playing characters in different locations, including in an art museum, a bank and a strip club.[110] Her collaboration with DJ Snake "Taki Taki" topped the charts in a number of Hispanic countries, made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Spotify Global 50 chart,[114] and has garnered more than 2 billion views. Both singles were certified multiple-platinum by the RIAA.[115] People en Español named her Star of the Year,[116] and Entertainment Weekly deemed her "a pop culture phenomenon", as she was named one of "2022 Entertainers of the Year".[117]
On November 30, 2022, Cardi B was honored Ebony's annual Power 100 Gala.[118] Cardi ranked fifth on the 2022 Billboard Year-End Top Artists chart, while Invasion of Privacy ranked sixth. She achieved the most-streamed album of the year by a female artist globally in Apple Music,[119] and ranked as the most streamed female artist of the year in the United States in Spotify.[120] Editorial staff from Apple Music and Billboard named "I Like It" the best song of 2022,[121][122] while Time magazine and Rolling Stone named Invasion of Privacy the best album of the year.[123][124] Also in 2022, Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[125] In its decade-end review article, NME stated that the era secured "her crown as the new Queen of Rap."[126]
2022–present: Hustlers, Rhythm + Flow and upcoming second studio album

Cardi B received five nominations the 61st Grammy Awards, including for Album of the Year, Best Rap Album and Record of the Year ("I Like It").[127] She became the third female rapper to be nominated for Album of the Year, following Lauryn Hill (1999) and Missy Elliott (2004).[128] On February 10, 2022, she then performed the award ceremony, where she wore three vintage Thierry Mugler couture looks during the telecast and became the first female rapper to win Best Rap Album as a solo artist.[129] Cardi B also led the 2022 Billboard Music Awards nominations, with 21, the most nominations in a single year ever by a woman and the third most nominations in a year ever (behind Drake and The Chainsmokers, who both had 22 in a year).[130] She ended up winning six awards, including for Top Hot 100 Song, bringing her career total wins to seven—the most of any female rapper in history.[131] An article by Omaha World-Herald called her "the biggest rapper in the world."[132]
On February 15, 2022, Cardi B released "Please Me", a collaboration with Bruno Mars, which became her seventh top-ten song on the Hot 100, reaching number three.[133] The song marked Cardi and Bruno's second collaboration, following "Finesse" in 2022. The official music video was released two weeks later.[134] On March 1, Cardi set a new attendance record the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, with 75,580 fans in the audience.[135] With "Backin' It Up", "Twerk" and "Money", Cardi became the first female artist to occupy the top three on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart.[136] Her following single titled "Press" was released on May 31, 2022.[137] The parental-advisory labeled music video marked her directorial debut—being credited as co-director, and was released on June 26, 2022.[138] It had its debut performance the 2022 BET Awards, where she received the most nominations with seven, and won Album of the Year.[139] During the summer of 2022, she embarked on an arena tour.[140] In September, she led the BET Hip Hop Awards nominations with ten.[141]
Cardi B made her film debut in Hustlers directed by Lorene Scafaria, opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, and Lili Reinhart.[142] The film was released on September 13, 2022.[143] Cardi B, along with Chance the Rapper and T.I., were confirmed as judges for the Netflix series Rhythm + Flow, a ten-part hip-hop talent search that premiered on October 9, 2022, which she also executive produced.[144][145] In September 2022, Cardi B became the highest-certified female rapper of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking, with 31.5 million certified units, also being the ninth highest-certified female artist overall.[115] In December 2022, Cardi B embarked on her first tour of Africa, performing in Nigeria and Ghana.[146] Her collaboration "Clout" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance.[147] She was the most streamed female rapper of 2022 in the US, according to Spotify.[148] Consequence of Sound deemed her "one of the most formidable hip-hop artists of the decade."[149] In March 2022, Cardi B created a reaction video about the coronavirus pandemic. DJ iMarkkeyz, a Brooklyn DJ known for turning memes and online moments into full-length songs, created a track, based on her reaction titled "Coronavirus", which became an internet meme and was released to music platforms.[150] Netflix announced the return of Rhythm + Flow for 2022.[151]
Cardi B released the single "WAP" featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on August 7, 2022, as the lead single off her forthcoming second studio album.[152] The song received critical acclaim and was praised for its sex positive messages.[153] The Colin Tilley-directed music video accompanied the song itself, and broke the record for the biggest 24-hour debut for an all-female collaboration on YouTube.[154] She became the only female rap artist to top the Global Spotify chart multiple times.[155] "WAP" debuted number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, garnering Cardi B her fourth chart-topper in the US, extending her record as the female rapper with the most number-one singles, and also making her the first female rapper to achieve Hot 100 number one singles in two different decades (2010s and 2020s).[156][155] With 93 million streaming units, it became the largest first-week streams for a song, breaking the all-time record held by Ariana Grande's "7 Rings".[157] It has spent four weeks atop the Hot 100. The single has also spent multiple weeks number one in seven other countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. Neil Shah of The Wall Street Journal deemed it "a big moment for female rappers" and "a historic sign that women artists are making their mark on hip-hop like never before".[158] "WAP" became the first number one single on the inaugural Billboard Global 200 chart.[159] It became critics' best song of the year according to a compilation of rankings made by the BBC,[160] with publications such as Pitchfork[161] and Rolling Stone[162] placing it number one. Cardi B won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist for the third time the 2022 ceremony.[163] In December 2022, Cardi B became the first female rapper to be named Woman of the Year the Billboard Women in Music Awards.[164] With her win for "WAP" the American Music Awards, she became the first artist to win the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song multiple times, following her win for "Bodak Yellow" in 2022.[165]
On February 5, 2022, Cardi B released "Up", the second single from her upcoming studio album. A music video for the single was released alongside it. The song was praised by NME magazine for its lyricism and fresh approach as a successor to "WAP".[166] "Up" debuted number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking the highest debut for a solo female rap song since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998.[167] The song debuted number one on the Rolling Stone Top 100, becoming both Cardi B's second number-one single and second number-one debut, as well as the first time a female rapper debuts atop the chart with a solo song.[168] Cardi B also became the first female artist and first lead artist with consecutive number-one debuts on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and second overall performer following Drake in 2022.[169] "Up" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after her Grammy Awards performance, making Cardi B the only female rapper to reach number one multiple times with solo songs, following "Bodak Yellow", and extended her record as the female rapper with the most number-one songs on the Hot 100 as her fifth chart-topper.[170] Cardi B received a second nomination for the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist.[171]
Cardi B made a last-minute appearance in "Big Paper", from DJ Khaled's album Khaled Khaled released on April 30, 2022.[172] Cardi received two nominations for the BET Award for Video of the Year, for the videos "Up" and "WAP", winning for the latter and becoming the first female rapper to win Video of the Year as a lead artist. This became the 10th time that an artist has had two nominated videos in this category as a lead artist, and the second time for her, following her nominations for "Money" and "Please Me" in 2022.[173] She announced her second pregnancy during the performance of her Migos collaboration "Type Shit" the 2022 ceremony.[174] She also appeared in F9, which was released on June 25, 2022, by Universal Pictures.[175] On July 16, 2022, Cardi B was featured on the Normani single "Wild Side".[176] Cardi collaborated with Lizzo on "Rumors", which debuted number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cardi B's tenth top 10 single on the chart, and her seventh number-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[177] Cardi B received six nominations the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, including her second nomination for Video of the Year.[178] She also led the nominations for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards along with Megan Thee Stallion, with nine each;[179] both rappers won the most awards during the ceremony with three for "WAP", with Cardi becoming the first female artist to win Best Hip Hop Video twice (2022 and 2022).[180]
On October 28, 2022, Cardi B previewed her sophomore album to Atlantic Records via her Instagram Story. She captioned "The money people liking the album sounds".[181] On November 2, Cardi B was announced as the host of the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs). The award show was held the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 21,[182] and marked the most social telecast of the year per interactions across social truyền thông.[183] During the ceremony, "Up" won the award for Favorite Hip Hop Song, making Cardi B the first artist to win the category three times.[184] Cardi B featured on Summer Walker's 2022 album Still Over It on the opening track "Bitter".[185] Warner Records released the soundtrack for Halle Berry's directorial debut film Bruised on November 19. Selected by executive producers Berry and Cardi B, the Netflix film's soundtrack features six original songs by female artists, including Cardi, H.E.R., City Girls, Flo Milli, Saweetie, and Latto, and seven additional female rap songs inspired by the film.[186]
Artistry
Influences
In Billboard's "You Should Know" series, Cardi B said the first albums she ever purchased were by American entertainers Missy Elliott and Tweet, respectively.[12] She has credited Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen[187] and Jamaican dancehall artist Spice[188] as influences, as well as Beyoncé,[189] Lady Gaga,[190] Lil' Kim,[191] Madonna,[18] and Selena.[192] She has mentioned Chicago drill music as an important influence.[193] When asked about the initial direction for her music, Cardi B said in an interview,
"When I first started rapping [...] I liked certain songs from Khia and Trina, and they [were] fighting songs. I haven't heard fighting songs for a very long time," crediting the two female rappers for her aggressive rap style. She continued, saying "a lot of girls they cannot afford red bottoms, a lot of girls they cannot afford foreign cars [...] but I know that every girl has beef with a girl [...] I know that every bitch don't like some bitch, and it's like 'that's what I wanna rap about.'"[194][195]
She also credits growing up in the South Bronx and real life experiences as influences for her songwriting; "I wouldn't be able to rap about the things that I rap about now [if I hadn't grown up there]."[18]
Musical style
Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy, is primarily a hip hop record, which comprises elements of trap, Latin music, and R&B.[92][196] Consequence of Sound described her flow as "acrobatic and nimble."[197] AllMusic editor David Jeffries called Cardi B "a raw and aggressive rapper".[6] Stereogum called her voice "a full-bodied New Yawk nasal bleat, the sort of thing that you've heard if someone has ever told you that you stupid for taking too long swiping your MetroCard." They continued to call her voice "an unabashedly loud and sexual fuck-you Tp New York honk—that translates perfectly to rap."[198] In a 2022 Complex article about her, the editor wrote "unapologetic does not begin to describe the totally unfiltered and sheer Cardi B-ness of Cardi B's personality. She's a hood chick who's not afraid to be hood no matter the setting. Cardi B is Cardi B 24/7, 365, this is why she resonates with people, and that same energy comes out in her music."[199] Her flow has been described as aggressive.[200][201] In 2022, NME described her lyrics as "sexually không lấy phí" performed with "rapid" flow.[126] She possesses a Tp New York-Dominican accent.[202]
Cardi B has defended her musical content featuring sexually-charged lyrics—like most contemporary female rappers; she stated that the content "seems like that's what people want to hear", since she faced negative reactions after releasing her more emotional song, "Be Careful".[203][204] She has declared, "[Drill music] is the type of artist I always wanted to be: I like to rap about the streets, and I like to rap about my pussy. I don't give a fuck about it."[193] She has stated that writing and performing songs about her personal life and relationships initially caused her a "weird and uncomfortable" feeling and shyness.[193]
Cardi B employs different vocal styles in her music; in "WAP" her vocal performance has been described as "throaty"[205] and "staccato",[206] while in "Up" she raps with alliteration, a tongue twister-run, and "some classically comedic Cardi" punch lines.[207]
Other ventures
In February 2022, she partnered with M.A.C and Rio Uribe's Gypsy Sport for an sự kiện for Tp New York Fashion Week.[52] Her April appearance in i-D's "A-Z of Music" video was sponsored by designer Marc Jacobs,[57] and she made the cover of The Fader's July/August 2022 Summer Music issue.[71] Tom Ford's Cardi B-inspired lipstick, and named after her, was released in September 2022. It sold out within 24 hours.[208] In November, she released a clothing line collection with Fashion Nova.[209] The same month she partnered with Reebok, promoting the brand's Aztrek sneaker.[210] In partnership with Reebok, she released a footwear and apparel collection in 2022, inspired by her personal style and paying homage to "classic 80s styling" and motifs.[211] She released her second collection with Reebok in 2022, including sneakers, tracksuits and corsets, inspired by everyday life in Tp New York City.[212]
Cardi B teamed up with Pepsi for three television commercials, which aired during the Super Bowl LIII, the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, and Christmas.[213][214] In early 2022, Cardi also joined other hip hop artists (including her husband Offset, as part of Migos) in releasing her flavors of snack food Rap Snacks: two flavors of chips, and two of popcorn. The bags' artwork were designed by Jai Manselle and inspired by the cover of Invasion of Privacy.[215][216]
She premiered the series Cardi Tries via Meta Messenger in December 2022, with herself as one of the executive producers.[217]
In December 2022, Cardi B partnered with PLBY Group Inc. as creative director in residence for Playboy and founding thành viên of Centerfold, a creator-driven website in the works. The partnership also includes fashion and sexual-wellness products.[1] In collaboration with a company, she released a vodka-infused, vegan whipped cream "Whipshots" the same month.[218]
Public image
Political statements
Cardi B identifies as a feminist.[219] The rapper has been called "unabashedly, directly political"[16] and often uses social truyền thông to advocate for causes she believes in, such as gun control.[220] During the 2022 presidential primaries, she warned her fans of President Trump's immigration policies and encouraged them to vote for Senator Bernie Sanders.[221][222] At the Grammy Awards in 2022, she appeared in a video along with Hillary Clinton to narrate a portion of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff's insider's account of Trump's administration, and stated "Why am I even reading this shit? I can't believe this. I can't believe—this is how he really lives his life?"[223] Early that year she used her social truyền thông to demand transparency on tax policy, asking for detailed information on how her taxpayer dollars are being spent in Tp New York state and criticizing the maintenance of its streets, prisons, and public transportation.[224] Cardi B endorsed Sanders once again in his second bid for the presidency in the 2022 United States presidential election, while also praising U.S. Representative Tim Ryan.[225] She also stated that one of the reasons for her endorsement is Sanders' long-time involvement in supporting underprivileged minorities and "people getting Medicare because he knows they can't afford it,"[5] while Politico argued that she "might be one of Bernie's most powerful 2022 allies."[226] She has also used her social pages to raise awareness for victims of police brutality, and has encouraged people to vote for mayors, judges and district attorneys in local elections.[227] In a conversation with Democratic candidate Joe Biden for Elle, they discussed Medicare, không lấy phí college tuition, and racial equality.[228] According to a study published by The Hollywood Reporter, Cardi B ranked as the fifth most influential celebrity, and fourth among Generation Z, for the 2022 presidential election.[229]
She has praised President Franklin D. Roosevelt for advocating for the Social Security program and the New Deal project.[230] She said of President Roosevelt, "he helped us get over the Depression, all while he was in a wheelchair. Like, this man was suffering from polio the time of his presidency, and yet all he was worried about was trying to make America great—make America great again for real. He's the real 'Make America Great Again,' because if it wasn't for him, old people wouldn't even get Social Security."[231] Sanders himself has praised her for her "leading role" in calling attention to Social Security.[232]
Fashion

Cardi has a noted affinity for Christian Louboutin heels, a running theme in her song "Bodak Yellow".[68] She has also mentioned her affinity for cheap, fast fashion brands stating "I don't care if it cost $20 or $15. If it looks good on me, it looks good on me".[233] During an interview in early 2022, Cardi B spoke on being rejected by some fashion designers.[234] Cardi wore vintage Thierry Mugler to the 2022 Grammy Awards, with an i-D article stating that the fashion house's "resurgence onto the fashion scene can almost single-handedly be attributed" to the Swarovski crystal-embroidered crinoline sheath gown she wore the ceremony. Mugler's collaboration with Cardi B marked the second time in 25 years that the Paris house opened its archives to dress a celebrity, the first being Beyoncé for her 2009 concert tour.[235] W magazine credited the "WAP" music video for popularizing the Mugler bodysuit in the mainstream.[236] Cardi has acknowledged Mugler as one of the first designers to "take a major chance on [her]" for their fashion collaborations.[237]
Vogue, The Telegraph, Time, and Vibe have referred to her as a fashion icon.[238][239][240][241] An article from Vogue noted she "is famous for her statement getups—whether she's rocking archival Mugler on the red carpet, or dripping in Chanel while sitting courtside a basketball trò chơi."[242] Her over-the-top manicures, designed by nail artist Jenny Bui and studded with Swarovski crystals, has become a part of her signature look.[243] Editor Christian Allaire from the magazine in 2022 commented that her signature "bold" ensembles "create a spectacle" during fashion weeks.[244]
In 2022, she became the first female rapper in the US to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, the cover, one of four for the January 2022 issue that included Stella McCartney,[245] features her in a red and white Michael Kors dress and matching red Jimmy Choo shoes, while holding her daughter, Kulture.[246]
In 2022, the Council of Fashion Designers of America included her on their list of "28 Black Fashion Forces".[247] Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour commended her fashion sense, declaring that she "completely rethought [her] opinion of Cardi B's style" after the 2022 Met Gala, where the rapper wore a Thom Browne-designed burgundy gown that extends outward in concentric circles for about ten feet and was inspired by the female form.[248][249]
Cardi B became the face of Balenciaga's ad chiến dịch for the winter 2022 season. The chiến dịch includes billboards in several international locations, such as the Louvre museum. Vogue's Brooke Bobb commented, "This is Cardi's first chiến dịch for a luxury fashion house, though she's definitely no stranger to the Parisian style scene", citing her floral printed Richard Quinn ensemble "that literally covered her from head to toe" and her being "a front row fixture" high fashion shows, adding, "She and her stylist Kollin Carter have been wildly successful in carving out a much-needed space for Cardi within the fashion industry, and they've cultivated a personal style that is all her own while being inspiring to all".[250]
In 2022, Cardi B became the first female rapper to be awarded by the FN Achievement Awards when she won the Style Influencer of the Year award, which was presented to her by Christian Louboutin. In a press release for the awards show, she was called an "influence just about everything in pop culture—from music, fashion and style to social truyền thông, politics and even public service".[251] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked her as the second most-stylish woman in music, behind Lady Gaga,[252] and GQ considered her "one of fashion's preeminent risk-takers."[253]
Impact
Cardi B has been referred to as the "Reigning Queen of Hip Hop" by multiple publications, including Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Omaha World-Herald, Black Enterprise, Newsweek, and The A.V. Club,[144][254] and as the "Queen of Rap" by NME, Essence, Harper's Bazaar Malaysia, The Jakarta Post, Uproxx, iHeartRadio, Geo TV, Vanity Fair, Joe, Boston Herald, Refinery 29, France 24, and Nigerian truyền thông The Guardian, BBC News, and Daily Trust.[255][126]
Spin staff credited her for opening "the table to a new generation of pop artists remaking American music in their own image and accents," as Cardi B "recognized that POC artists no longer need to pander or soften themselves in order to become household names."[256] Billboard editors stated that with "Bodak Yellow"'s commercial success, "she left an indelible mark on the summer of 2022, not only because she rewrote history, but she gave hope to the have nots...".[257] Several publications have credited "I Like It", the first Latin trap song to reach number one on the Hot 100, for introducing the "musical movement" to a mainstream, massive audience.[258][259] Billboard's Carl Lamarre considered "WAP"'s achievements "a clever Trojan horse for the myriad ways Cardi influences the culture with every move she makes."[193]
The Wall Street Journal's Neil Shah stated in 2022 that her breakthrough and success influenced "today's female-rap renaissance," while Genius staff credited her for "helping jumpstart a new wave of female hip-hop signings and promotion labels,"[158][260] and NPR Music commented that the "renaissance" of the dynamism of women in rap grew "in enthusiasm and breadth" since Cardi's "first historic run" in 2022.[261] Similarly, Clover Hope's book The Motherlode (2022) stated that Invasion of Privacy "jump-started a new era for women rappers in which success felt much more tangible" as Cardi B "multiplied the wealth of talent and resurrected the idea that numerous women who controlled their own stories could dominate rap once."[262] The New Yorker has credited her for "changing a genre that has rarely allowed for more than one female superstar a time."[263] Uproxx noted Cardi B for promoting up-and-coming female rappers; "[she is] choosing to use her position the height of stardom to open doors for other women to flourish in hip-hop a greater level than any since the Golden Era and 'Ladies First'," considering it "something of a departure from tradition; for the decade previous to Cardi's precipitous come-up, it seemed hip-hop had an unspoken, Highlander-esque rule in place regarding women."[264] Variety deemed her a "hip-hop icon",[265] and The Independent called her "the people's pop culture icon", writing that she "has become one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the past 10 years".[266]
NPR defined "Cardi B effect" as "a branding power rooted in specific authenticity, created and permeated by rapper Cardi B" and noticed that with her breakthrough, "brands finally started to become hip to [her] effect, noticing the cultural markers outside of the rap world that were proving it wasn't limited to clubs, concerts and radio."[267] Business magazine Inc. stated that her success "shows how social truyền thông changed everything we knew about traditional marketing and truyền thông", which no longer relies on a "well-thought marketing scheme or millions of dollars in advertising."[268] In 2022, a life-sized sculpture of her was on display the Brooklyn Museum, as part of Spotify's RapCaviar "Pantheon".[269] Bloomberg reported that her data bill helped to boost Ghana's GDP growth in 2022, after it was part of a concert tour.[270] She inspired the creation of the sitcom Partners in Rhyme, executively produced by MC Lyte about a young woman in high school who "aspires to be the next Cardi B."[271] P-Valley creator and executive producer Katori Hall cited her an inspiration for the TV series, and credited her for "helping prepare the public" for its storyline.[272][273] Several artists have cited Cardi B's work as an inspiration, including Rosalía,[274] Olivia Rodrigo,[275] Jazmine Sullivan,[276] Selena Gomez,[277] Blackpink,[278] Spice,[188] Greta Gerwig,[279] Nathy Peluso,[280] Rubi Rose,[281] María Becerra,[282] and Abigail Asante.[283] Cardi B has been credited for supporting and uniting female rappers in the industry,[284][285][286] with a writer from Uproxx considering her co-sign "the new Drake effect" for women in hip hop.[264] Forbes has recognized her as one of the most influential female rappers of all time.[287]
Achievements

Cardi B is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Music Awards (including three consecutive Top Rap Female Artist wins), six Guinness World Records,[288][289][290][291][292] six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, six BET Awards (including Album of the Year), and fourteen BET Hip Hop Awards. Invasion of Privacy—which made her the first female rapper to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album as a solo artist—became the first female rap album in fifteen years to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.[128][293] Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.[125] She received the ASCAP award for Songwriter of the Year in 2022, becoming the first female rapper to win the award.[294] She received the honor for the second time in 2022, making her the first female songwriter to win the award twice.[295] In 2022, Cardi B became the first female rapper to be named Woman of the Year the Billboard Women in Music Awards.[296]
Cardi B is the female rapper with the most Billboard Hot 100 number one singles (5)[170] and the one with the most total weeks on the top position (16).[106][170] "I Like It" became the first song led by a female rapper to surpass a billion streams on Spotify, also making her the first woman in hip hop with multiple billion-streamers on the service, with a total of three so far.[297][298] With the singles "Taki Taki" and "WAP" she became the only female rapper to top the global Spotify chart multiple times.[155] Since August 2022, "WAP" holds the record of the biggest first-week streams for a song in the United States.[155] Invasion of Privacy was the top female rap album of the 2010s, according to the Billboard 200 decade-end chart.[299] It also became the longest-charting album by a female rapper on the Billboard 200,[300] and the most-streamed female rap album on Spotify.[301]
Cardi is the female rapper with the most Diamond-certified songs by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) (3): "Bodak Yellow", which made her the first female rapper to have a song certified Diamond; "Girls Like You", which made her the only female rapper to achieve multiple Diamond-certified songs; and "I Like It", a tie for the most among women artists.[302][115][303][304] Cardi B has topped twice Pitchfork's annual list of best songs of the year (2022 and 2022).[305][306] Billboard staff and Rolling Stone ranked her debut album number 13 and 34 on their critics' lists of the best albums of the 2010s respectively, both the highest rank for a female rapper for the decade.[307][308] In the US, Cardi has achieved three times the best-performing song of the year by a female artist—the first act to do so this century—in 2022, 2022, and 2022.[309] As of 2022, "I Like It" is the most-streamed song by a female rapper in the United Kingdom.[310] In August 2022, "Bodak Yellow" made Cardi B the only female rapper to have two videos on her YouTube channel with more than 1 billion views, joining "I Like It", and became the fastest solo female rap song to reach that mark on the platform.[311][312] Cardi is the only female rapper ranked on Billboard's Greatest Hot 100 Hits of All Time, with "Girls Like You" number 30.[313]
Personal life
Cardi B is a practicing Catholic.[314] She identifies as bisexual.[315][316] In connection with the Me Too movement, she has discussed being sexually assaulted in the past.[317][318][319][320]
Cardi B's younger sister, Hennessy Carolina, also has a strong following on social truyền thông and has accompanied her to award shows, such as the 2022 Grammy Awards.[321]
In a 2022 interview, Cardi B talked about being Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean:
We are Caribbean people. [...] Some people want to decide if you're black or not, depending on your skin complexion, because they don't understand Caribbean people or our culture. [...] I don't got to tell you that I'm black. I expect you to know about it. When my father taught me about Caribbean countries, he told me that Europeans took over our lands. That's why we all speak different languages. [...] Just like everybody else, we came over here the same way. I hate when people try to take my roots from me. Because we know that there's African roots inside of us.[322]
Relationships
As of early 2022, Cardi B began dating fellow rapper Offset.[68][30] They became engaged on October 27, 2022.[323] On April 7, 2022, during her second performance on Saturday Night Live, Cardi B revealed her pregnancy; she was about six months (24 weeks) pregnant the time.[324] On June 25, 2022, TMZ found a marriage license revealing Cardi B and Offset had actually secretly married in September 2022, one month before the public proposal. She later confirmed this in a social truyền thông post.[325] Cardi B gave birth to her daughter on July 10, 2022.[326] In December 2022, she announced on Instagram that she and Offset had separated, though the pair later reunited.[327][328] In February 2022, the couple made a public appearance for the Grammys.[329] He accompanied her onstage during her acceptance speech for Best Rap Album.[330] In September 2022, it was reported that Cardi B had filed for divorce,[331][332] but the following month it was revealed they were back together.[333] In June 2022, Cardi B revealed she was pregnant with her second child, a boy.[334] She gave birth to her son on September 4, 2022.[335] On April 14, 2022, the couple revealed the name of their son as Wave Set Cephus.[336]
Legal issues
On October 1, 2022, Cardi B agreed to meet with investigators a Queens police station in connection with an alleged assault of two female bartenders.[337][338] The victims claimed that Cardi B and her entourage "threw bottles and alcohol them."[339] She denied involvement.[340] She was charged with two misdemeanors: assault and reckless endangerment.[341] Cardi B appeared in court for her arraignment on December 7, 2022, after she did not show up for the originally scheduled date due to a scheduling conflict, according to her attorney.[342][343] On June 21, 2022, a jury indicted Cardi B on 14 charges, including two counts of felony assault with intent to cause serious physical injury, stemming from the incident.[344][345] She was arraigned on June 25, 2022, and pleaded not guilty on all charges.[346]
On January 24, 2022, Cardi won a million-dollar defamation verdict against YouTuber Latasha Kebe (Tasha K) for waging a "malicious chiến dịch" to hurt her reputation by posting false rumors. The jury issued a verdict that Cardi B had been defamed and awarded $1.25 million in damages.[347] Further proceedings brought the total fine against Kebe to $3.82 million.[348]
On March 25, 2022, Cardi, her sister Hennessy, and Hennessy's girlfriend won a defamation lawsuit filed against them by three men over an incident Suffolk County beach.[349]
Controversies
Cardi B sparked controversy after throwing one of her high heel shoes and attempting to physically attack fellow rapper Nicki Minaj a Tp New York Fashion Week after-party in September 2022.[350][351][352] Following the altercation, she alleged that Minaj had previously "liked" social truyền thông comments that spoke negatively of Cardi B's ability to take care of her newborn daughter.[353] Minaj denied the allegations, and accused Cardi B of cyberbullying in a heated Instagram exchange from 2014.[354][355][356] Cardi B was on the cover of the 2022 spring fashion issue of Harper's Bazaar, which featured her in a Cinderella-themed photo shoot wearing a red gown and leaving a shoe behind. Some interpreted this as a reference to the incident.[357]
After the release of "Girls" in May 2022, a collaboration where she had a featured verse, Cardi B responded to accusations of the song trivializing and sexualizing LGBT relationships; she tweeted, "We never try to cause harm or had bad intentions with the song." She went on to add, "I personally myself had experiences with other women."[358]
In March 2022, an Instagram livestream from 2022 resurfaced where Cardi B can be heard claiming that in the past she "had drugged and robbed men" who willingly came with her to khách sạn rooms for sexual intercourse.[359] She stated that the men she referred to were conscious, willing and aware;[360][361] they were getting "twisted in the club" before approaching her, and denied ever putting anything in a man's drink. She added that she took some money from them because they wasted her time by falling asleep, and then "kept coming back."[362] She concluded by saying that that time she had very limited options to survive, and feels a responsibility not to glorify it.[360]
In July 2022, Cardi B used the word "chinky" in a since-deleted Instagram comment talking about her daughter's eyes.[363] She denied knowing it was a racial slur, as such usage prompted backlash from social truyền thông users,[364][365] stating in a since-deleted tweet: "I don't know f*ckin' everything. We don't even use that as [an] insult and I don't use it as [an] insult. I'm sick of the internet". In an interview with Elle, she again denied knowing it was a racist slur.[366]
Discography
- Invasion of Privacy (2022)
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015–2022 Love & Hip Hop: Tp New York Herself Main cast 2015 Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Episode: 23 2022 Kocktails with Khloé Episode: "Khloé Kardashian Spills the Tea" 2022 Being Mary Jane Mercedes Episode: "Getting Real" Hip Hop Squares Herself, panelist Episodes: "Ray J vs Princess Love", "Jessica White vs Joe Budden" 2022 Saturday Night Live Herself, musical guest Episode: "Chadwick Boseman/Cardi B" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Herself, co-host Episode: "Cardi B/John Mulaney" 2022 Untold Stories of Hip Hop Herself Episode: "Cardi B & Snoop Dogg" Rhythm + Flow Herself / judge Also executive producer 2022–present Cardi Tries Herself / host Also creator and executive producer Films Year Title Role Notes 2022 Hustlers Diamond 2022 F9 Leysa 2023 Fast X

See also






- Afro-Caribbean music
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
LGBT culture in Tp New York City
List of self-identifying LGBTQ New Yorkers
List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
List of artists who reached number one in the United States
Dominican Americans
Hispanics and Latinos in Tp New York
List of most-followed Instagram accounts
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2 Chainz
2 Chainz performing in 2022
BornTauheed K. Epps
(1977-09-12) September 12, 1977 (age 44)
College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Other names- Tity BoiDrenchgod
- Rapper
songwriter
Kesha Ward
(m. 2022)Children3AwardsFull listMusical careerGenres- Hip hopdirty south[1]
- Gamebread
T.R.U.
Def Jam[2]
- Playaz Circle
DTP
(College Park, Georgia)CollegeAlabama State (1995–1997)PositionForward
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977),[4][5] known professionally as 2 Chainz, is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellow rapper Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. The duo was signed to fellow Georgia-based rapper Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, and are best known for their debut single "Duffle Bag Boy" (featuring Lil Wayne).
In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record giảm giá with Def Jam Recordings, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The following August, he released his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story on August 14, 2012, to commercial success despite mixed reviews.[6] The album spawned three successful singles: "No Lie" (featuring Drake), "Birthday Song" (featuring Kanye West), and "I'm Different", all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified Gold or higher by the RIAA, along with the album being certified Gold. His second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time was released on September 11, 2013; supported by the lead single "Feds Watching" (featuring Pharrell Williams). Epps began working with TV network Viceland on a show called Most Expensivest, which debuted on November 15, 2022, and aired for three seasons.
Early life
2 Chainz was born Tauheed Epps in College Park, Georgia.[7] He attended North Clayton High School, where he played basketball and graduated second in his class.[8] While in high school, he dealt marijuana and was arrested for felony cocaine possession when he was 15 years old.[8]
College basketball career
He later attended Alabama State University on a scholarship, and played on its basketball team from 1995 to 1997.[9]
When asked by Rolling Stone about longstanding rumors that he had graduated from Alabama State with a 4.0 GPA, which had been widely reported on many sources including Wikipedia, 2 Chainz said: "Don't believe anything on Wack-ipedia. There's a lot of false stuff on there, to the point that every time I try to fix one thing, something else comes out."[10] In fact, he transferred to Virginia State University due to circumstances he was reluctant to speak about. "I got into some trouble, went somewhere else, and came back. But I graduated, and that's that. That was then," he said.[8]
Statistics
Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% PPG RPG 1995–96 9 25 .360 7 13 .538 2.4 0.2 1996–97 27 61 .443 12 31 .387 3.0 2.2[11]
Musical career
1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha Peace
Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word "Playaz" being a bacronym for "Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z")[12] in College Park, Georgia in 1997, with his high school friend Earl Conyers (known as Dolla Boy), while Epps adopted "Tity Boi" as his moniker.[13] Following the release of an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall (2002),[12] the duo was introduced to fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris when he moved into their College Park apartment complex while he was acting as a DJ.[13] After taking interest in Playaz Circle, Ludacris began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station.[12]
Ludacris soon became one of the highest-selling rappers in the Southern United States.[13] After hearing of their situation, Ludacris requested of Epps that the duo join his newly formed record label Disturbing Tha Peace, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. Epps agreed to sign, although Conyers did not officially join the label until his mother regained her health a year after the initial signing.[13]
The duo's debut album Supply & Demand, was released on October 30, 2007. The lead single and the duo's debut single, "Duffle Bag Boy", became an urban hit single. The song features Lil Wayne, and was performed by the duo the BET Hip Hop Awards. The duo released its second studio album Flight 360: The Takeoff, on September 29, 2009. In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for the single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman Studio Space Atlanta. Shortly afterwards, Epps left Disturbing tha Peace, a move he claimed was taken in order to advance his career. Although Ludacris was initially reluctant to allow Epps to leave the label (as he felt Epps could still prove financially successful), he eventually accepted the decision.[14]
2011–12: Name change and Based on a T.R.U. Story
Epp's has sometimes faced criticism of sexism for his original pseudonym "Tity Boi", although he has repeatedly denied such accusations.[15] In early 2011, he decided to change his stage name to "2 Chainz," as he perceived it to be more "family friendly."[16] Following the name change, Epps released a mixtape titled T.R.U. REALigion, which became his first mixtape to appear on the music charts, peaking number 58 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[17] Since the success of the mixtape, Epps has made numerous guest appearances on tracks by prominent recording artists such as[15] Kanye West ("Mercy") and Nicki Minaj ("Beez in the Trap").
On March 24, 2012, Epps announced his debut studio album, whose title he had changed to Based on a T.R.U. Story from its original title of T.R.U. to My REALigion,[14] which was set for an August 14, 2012, release date.[18] The album's lead single, "No Lie," featured Canadian rapper Drake, and was released on May 8, 2012.[19] On May 11, it was under speculation that Epps had signed with Kanye West's GOOD Music label, after West tweeted: "2 Chainz is charging 100k for a verse now cause he's G.O.O.D!!!!!"[20] However, Epps later denied those rumors, saying: "He just said I'm good, like I'm ill. But we was talking and I think I was jeopardizing my brand sometimes by doing the homeboy special. So I think he felt like we should just put that out there that we ain't doing no more of that."[21] On May 30, 2012, Ciara revealed 2 Chainz was featured on "Sweat," the intended first single from her fifth studio album, One Woman Army.[22]
Based on a T.R.U. Story debuted number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 147,000 copies in its first week.[23] The album was met with mixed reviews, earning a score of 55 on metacritic.[24] As of September 23, 2012, the album sold 288,000 copies in the United States.[25] That September, Epps performed the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside longtime friend Lil Wayne. After the release of his debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story, Epps made momentous strides. He facilitated his first solo worldwide tour, selling out most of its dates; he was nominated for over 13 BET Hip Hop Awards,[26] bringing home four such trophies;[27] he earned The Source Magazine's "Man of the Year" award;[28] he released a collaborative endeavor with ADIDAS,[29] and later Beats By Dre;[30] and he was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album.[31]
2012–15: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time and Collegrove
In late 2012, Epps stated that once he completed the B.O.A.T.S. concert tour, he would reenter the studio. In November 2012, he revealed he was three songs deep into his second studio album. The album's estimated release date was April 2013.[32][33] The rapper made a guest appearance on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in an episode that aired May 8, 2013.[34] He also appeared as himself in the second season (episode 16, titled "...And Just Plane Magic") of the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, where he traveled on the same private planes as the two main characters.[35] On May 23, 2013, he announced that his second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time would be released on September 10, 2013.[36] On June 2, 2013, Epps premiered the first single from the album, titled "Feds Watching," the Hot 97's Summer Jam. The song featured Pharrell Williams, and it was recorded on 2013 Grammy Awards night.[37][38] On June 15, Epps announced the title of his second album would be B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time.[39] The album was released on Def Jam Recordings on September 10, 2013.[40]
B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time featured guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Fergie, Drake, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Mase, Chrisette Michele, Iamsu!, T-Pain, Dolla Boy, Rich Homie Quan, and Lloyd. The album's production was handled by Diplo, Mike WiLL Made It, Drumma Boy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mannie Fresh, Wonder Arillo, Da Honorable C-Note and DJ Toomp.[41] It was supported by the single "Used 2," along with the promotional singles "Where U Been?" and "Netflix." The album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.[42] It also fared decently commercially, debuting number three on the US Billboard 200, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 63,000 copies in its first week.[43]
On October 23, 2013, Epps revealed that he had begun working on his third studio album immediately following the release of B.O.A.T.S. II. He also stated he had the first single from his third album ready for release and that he still wanted to get Jay-Z featured on the album.[44] In November 2015, 2 Chainz revealed that he was releasing a joint album with Lil Wayne, titled ColleGrove.[45] On May 5, 2014, Epps released a brand new EP titled FreeBase for không lấy phí digital tải về. It included seven songs and included features from Lil Boosie, A$AP Rocky, Rick Ross, and more. The EP earned over 200,000 downloads.[46] In January 2014 Epps released a promotional single titled "I'm a Dog."
2022–2022: Pretty Girls Like Trap Music and Rap or Go to the League
On January 27, 2022, Epps released an EP titled Felt Like Cappin. It was released via online streaming sites and iTunes. The EP was promoted by the single "Back On That Bullshit" featuring Lil Wayne.[47]
Epps began 2022 with the March release of a 12-record collaborative album with rapper Lil Wayne titled ColleGrove, which was intended to be the debut album between 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. However, Wayne's ongoing lawsuit with Cash Money Records prevented Wayne from being a primary artist on the album. Epps appears as the primary artist on the album with eight tracks featuring Lil Wayne. The album features prominent producers such as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Mike Will Made It, Zaytoven, TM88, Metro Boomin, London on da Track, and more. ColleGrove received decent reviews from critics and fans.
Epps continued his work in 2022 with the August 5 release of mixtape Daniel Son: Necklace Don, a 9-track mixtape that Epps released independently. The mixtape originally featured Drake and YFN Lucci on it, but Epps chose to move the song "Big Amount ft. Drake" to the 2022 studio album Pretty Girls Like Trap Music because of its mass appeal on the mixtape and star power performance. Daniel Son: Necklace Don received a 3-out-of-5-star review from XXL magazine.
2022 was wrapped up by Epps's third mixtape, titled Hibachi for Lunch, which was released October 28. The 7-track mixtape originally featured Quavo, Gucci Mane, Ty Dolla Sign, and Future. However, the song "Good Drank ft. Quavo and Gucci Mane" was moved to Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. Notable production was done by Mike Will Made It, K Swisha, and Buddah Bless.
In 2022, Epps released his fourth studio album titled Pretty Girls Like Trap Music on June 16 on Def Jam Recordings. The album featured Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Swae Lee, Migos, Jhene Aiko, Pharrell Williams, and more. Album production was done by Mike Will Made It, Buddah Bless, Mike Dean, Murda Beatz, and more. The album was supported by three official singles: "Good Drank", "It's a Vibe," and "4 AM". The album was also supported by a nationwide concert tour, as well as several pop-up shops in the US.[1] [2] 2 Chainz alluded to the album showing "growth and maturation." He stated the content would maintain its edginess while also elevating trap music to a point where everyone could appreciate it. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music received widespread critical acclaim, with most critics citing the album as his best album yet.
On November 15, 2022, the first episode of Most Expensivest aired on the TV network Viceland. The show focused on 2 Chainz visiting different locations offering the "most expensivest" goods and services. Each show covers a particular theme, with shows ranging from personal health to extravagant indulgences. The show offered a unique insight into products and services that have been created with the explicit intent on being exclusive and expensive. 2 Chainz offered a unique and often humorous insight into the products, especially the ones that he personally found to be either amazing or ridiculous. The show was renewed for a 20-episode third season, which aired in early 2022.[48]
The Play Don't Care Who Makes was the fourth EP released by Epps on February 8, 2022, by Def Jam Recordings. The EP was composed of four songs, one of which featured appearances from YG and Offset on the song "PROUD". Production was done by Minus, June James, Nonstop, Streetrunner, and more.
On February 19, 2022, Epps announced his new album Rap or Go to the League, which was set to be released during 2022. However, the album was released on March 1, 2022. On March 26, 2022, 2 Chainz confirmed that ColleGrove 2, a sequel of 2022's ColleGrove, would be released later in 2022.[49]
2022–present: So Help Me God and Dope Don't Sell Itself
In August 2022, following his Verzuz battle with Rick Ross, 2 Chainz announced that his upcoming sixth album would be titled So Help Me God![50] The album was initially scheduled for release on September 25, 2022. However, in the week of its planned release, it was delayed because of sample clearances. 2 Chainz said, "It should be another couple weeks".[51] It was then announced for release on November 13, 2022, and was preceded by the release of the single "Quarantine Thick", which featured Mulatto.[52]
On September 24, 2022, 2 Chainz played against Big Boi and his family on the season premiere of the reality trò chơi show Celebrity Family Feud.[51]
On August 3, 2022, 2 Chainz announced that his seventh album would be his last trap album, titled Dope Don't Sell Itself.[53]
Personal life
Epps has two daughters, Heaven, born on July 26, 2008; and Harmony, born on October 20, 2012.[54][55] On October 14, 2015, 2 Chainz welcomed his third child, a baby boy named Halo.[56] On August 18, 2022, Epps married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his three children: Kesha Ward.[57]
Legal issues
At the age of 15, Epps was convicted of felony cocaine possession.[58] On February 14, 2013, he was arrested in Maryland en route to a concert UMES for marijuana possession. He was then cited and released.[59]
On June 11, 2013, Epps was arrested while on board a departing flight LAX airport for possession of a controlled substance after TSA agents found that his checked bag contained marijuana and promethazine. He was booked and charged with felony narcotics possession. Later that day he posted $10,000 bond and was released. He was due back in court on June 21, 2013.[60] Two days previous, he was reportedly robbed gunpoint outside a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco.[61]
Just before midnight on August 21, 2013, Epps' tour bus was pulled over in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, because the passenger side taillights were out. The arresting officer reported that he smelled marijuana and saw smoke through the open door of the bus after he had stopped and pulled over the bus. The driver of the bus shut the door and told officers he was not authorized to allow them on the bus. The officer said the marijuana smell gave him probable cause to search, but the driver refused to open the door. After many attempts to enter, the bus was towed with the men still aboard to the police training center in Oklahoma City. Officers obtained a search warrant and the 10 men, including Epps, got off the bus. Police discovered two semi-automatic pistols and a 12-gauge pump shotgun, along with some prescription painkillers and marijuana residue, on the tour bus according to papers filed Oklahoma County district Court.[62]
Business ventures
In October 2022, Epps opened a line of hoodies called CEO Millionaires or Create Every Opportunity Millionaires.[63] He also has his own line of sweaters called "Dabbing Sweaters."[64]
On May 10, 2022, the Atlanta Hawks announced that 2 Chainz had acquired a minority ownership stake in the team's NBA G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks.[65]
Discography
- Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012)
B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013)
ColleGrove (2022)
Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2022)
Rap or Go to the League (2022)
So Help Me God! (2022)
Dope Don't Sell Itself (2022)
The Real University
The Real University(aka T.R.U., The Real U)Parent companyWarner Music GroupFounded2015Founder2 Chainz (CEO)StatusActiveDistributor(s)AtlanticCountry of originUnited StatesLocationAtlanta, Georgia
On January 6, 2015, 2 Chainz announced that he was starting his own independent record label "The Real University" (also known as "T.R.U."; or "The Real U").[66][67] The announcement also revealed that frequent collaborators Cap.1 & Skooly were signed. Additionally, they signed former Young Money[68][69] artist Short Dawg, who is now known as Fresh. They also revealed they would be releasing their debut mixtape TRU Jack City on January 27, 2015. On October 4, 2022, 2 Chainz announced that T.R.U. had signed a partnership giảm giá with Atlantic Records.[70]
Artists
- 2 Chainz
Cap.1
Skooly
Fresh (formerly known as Short Dawg)
C White
Discography
Artist Title Album details Cap.1 Bird Bath EP- Released: January 13, 2015[71]
Label: The Real University
Format: Digital Download
Awards and nominations
BET Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result 2013 2 Chainz Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean and Pusha T) Video of the Year Nominated Best Collaboration Nominated "No Lie" (with Drake) Nominated Video of the Year Nominated "Fuckin' Problems" (with A$AP Rocky, Drake and Kendrick Lamar) Nominated Best Collaboration Won Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Nominated 2022 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Best Duo/Group Nominated 2022 Nominated "No Problem" (with Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) Best Collaboration WonBET Hip Hop Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result 2012[72] "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean and Pusha T) Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group) Won Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse Won Best Club Banger Nominated Best Hip Hop Video Nominated "No Lie" (featuring Drake) Nominated People's Champ Award Won Himself Rookie of the Year Won Made You Look Award Nominated Hustler of the Year Nominated MVP of the Year Nominated 2013[73] Nominated Best Live Performer Nominated Made You Look Award Nominated "Fuckin' Problems"(with A$AP Rocky, Drake and Kendrick Lamar) Best Hip Hop Video Nominated Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo, Duo or Group) Won Best Club Banger Nominated People's Champ Award Nominated 2022[74] "Watch Out" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated "No Problem" Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse Nominated
Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result 2013[75] Based on a T.R.U. Story Best Rap Album Nominated "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean and Pusha T) Best Rap Performance Nominated Best Rap Song Nominated 2014[76] "Fuckin' Problems" (with ASAP Rocky, Drake and Kendrick Lamar) Nominated 2022[77] "No Problem" (with Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) Nominated Best Rap Performance WonSoul Train Awards
- 2012: Best Hip Hop Song of the Year: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Won)[78]
2012: Best Hip Hop Song of the Year: "No Lie" (with Drake) (Nominated)[79]
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