Cardi B
Biography
Cardi B is an American rapper known for an energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics, who started releasing mixtapes in 2016 after drawing attention as a cast member on the reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York. Her 2018 debut album, Invasion of Privacy, went to number one on the Billboard 200 and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, the first solo female artist to do so, while its singles Bodak Yellow and I Like It both topped the Billboard Hot 100. She made her film debut in Hustlers (2019), voiced Sharki B in Baby Shark's Big Movie (2024), and served as a judge and executive producer on the Netflix competition Rhythm + Flow. Her second album, Am I the Drama?, was released in 2025 and made her the only female rapper whose first two albums both debuted at number one.
34years old
Turns 35 on October 11in 334 days
- Born Washington Heights
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (birth name)Also credited as Belcalis Almánzar and Belcalis Almánzar-Cephus
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years2019 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Baby Shark's Big MovieIMDb rating 4.3
- 2019HOMECOMING: A film by BeyoncéIMDb rating 7.6
- 2019HustlersIMDb rating 6.3
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First role
Cardi B's first musical appearance came in November 2015, when she joined Jamaican dancehall singer Popcaan on Jamaican reggae fusion artist Shaggy's remix of his single "Boom Boom".
Behind the camera
The music video for "Press" was Cardi B's directorial debut, and she was credited as co-director. It came out on June 26, 2019 and carried a parental advisory label.
Cardi B movies on Netflix
Worked with
Cardi B made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Octavia Spencer's page
Patrick Warburton's page
Jennifer Lopez's page
Julia Stiles's page
Keke Palmer's page
Kimberly Brooks's page
All films by Lorene Scafaria
All films by Beyoncé
Alan ForemanDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Alan Foreman
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2019 to 2021, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Best Rap Album | Invasion of Privacy | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song | Up | Won |
| 2021 | BET Award for Best Collaboration | WAP | Won |
| 2021 | BET Award for Video of the Year | WAP | Won |
| 2020 | American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song | WAP | Won |
| 2020 | Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Female Artist | Won | |
| 2020 | MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hip-Hop | Won | |
| 2019 | American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Won | |
| 2019 | BET Award for Album of the Year | Invasion of Privacy | Won |
| 2019 | BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist | Won | |
| 2019 | Billboard Music Award for Top Collaboration | Girls Like You | Won |
| 2019 | Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song | Girls Like You | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.