Cardi B

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Cardi B (real name Belcalis Almanzar born October 11, 1992 in Bronx, New York) is an American hip-hop recording artist, singer-songwriter, and Instagram celebrity of Dominican/ Trinidadian descent signed to Atlantic Records. She is part of the cast of Love and Hip Hop. The nickname Cardi is short for Bacardi (like the rum!) – a testament to her Caribbean ethnicity. In 2016, she made her musical debut alongside dancehall singer Popcaan on Shaggy’s “Boom Boom” single. The solo single “Cheap Ass Weave” and the mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 soon followed, both in early 2016. Two more singles, “Foreva” and “Wash Poppin’,” followed that summer.
In 2017, Cardi released her followup Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2 with the street smash “Lick” feat. Offset.