Cardi B is a rapper, producer, reality television star, activist, and businesswoman from the United States. Cardi B’s Net Worth is $40 million as of this writing. She originally rose to prominence as a Vine and Instagram personality. She was a regular cast member of the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip Hop: New York” from 2015 to 2017. Cardi B’s career was catapulted into orbit in 2017 because to the success of her track “Bodak Yellow.” That single was a certified diamond. She is the only female rapper whose song has ever been certified diamond by the RIAA. Her 2018 studio album “Invasion of Privacy” broke several streaming records, went triple platinum, and earned Cardi a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
Cardi B is a social media sensation outside of music. She has over 100 million Instagram followers, over 6 billion YouTube streams, 35+ million monthly Spotify listeners, and over 10 million TikTok lovers.
- Real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
- Has more #1 singles than any other female rapper
- Holds the record for female artist with the most simultaneous singles on the Billboard Hot 100
- Holds the record for most first-week Apple plays for a female artist (100 million)
- Engagement ring cost $550,000
- Reportedly makes millions per year from OnlyFans
- Was paid $170k for her Coachella performance, then spent $300k on production for the performance
- Has over 100 million followers on Instagram
- Has more than 6 billion Youtube streams
- Has 35 million monthly listeners on Spotify
Early Life
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar was born in Manhattan on October 11, 1992, and raised in The Bronx, New York City. She is the daughter of a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother, with seven siblings, the most famous of whom is her sister Henessy Carolina. Cardi B began stripping at the age of 19 after attending Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology, citing it as a positive experience: “[Stripping] saved me from a lot of trouble. I returned to school once I began stripping.” She went to Borough of Manhattan Community College before dropping out.
Her stage moniker “Cardi B” was derived from the rum company Bacardi, which was her previous nickname. In 2013, she rose to prominence and fame as a result of multiple videos of her becoming viral on social media platforms such as the video-sharing app Vine and her Instagram profile.
Career Beginnings
Cardi B joined the cast of the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip Hop: New York” in 2015, appearing in season six. She amassed a sizable fan base on the program, and Jezebel named her the breakthrough star of the sixth season. She revealed in December 2016 that she will be quitting the show after two seasons to focus on her own burgeoning music career.
