Rapper Cardi B has had an amazing year.
The former Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member signed with Atlantic records in February and put out her single "Bodak Yellow" not long after. Ever since, the rapper once known as Belcalis Almanzar has been living the dream.
In mid-2017, "Bodak Yellow" became the first song by a solo female rap artist to climb to the top of the chart since 1998 — when Lauren Hill did it with "Doo Wop (That Thing)."
Cardi B Covers Billboard “The Year in Music 2017” Issue https://t.co/Imoakp5bTt— DailyCardi (@DailyCardi)1513872421.0
Offset x Cardi B https://t.co/fIfS2VMsPA— 🌐 (@🌐)1514404521.0
Since then, the former stripper turned reality star turned bona fide star had other pearls of wisdom to drop like, "Ever since I started using men, I feel so goddam powerful" or "If a girl have beef with me, she gon’ have beef with me forever."
If there's one thing we all know about Cardi B, it's her constant uncensored and refreshing honesty— coupled with her irreverent sense of mischief. In a world where everything seems to be imploding, it feels good to watch Cardi B succeed, and that's why it was so horrific to watch what transpired this holiday weekend.
Wouldn't you know that that was the exact same day a leaker decided to upload a 15-second clip of Cardi dancing nude? The leaker claimed that this video was only a preview and there was much more to come.
@BSO Lol @ the fool who thinks a cardi b sextape leak will hurt cardi b— CiscoProBrandon (@CiscoProBrandon)1514094274.0
Another clip from the IG live. Offset surprises Cardi B for Christmas...what blogs chose not to show. They were ful… https://t.co/yQQ8fptEeJ— TMC 🏁💙 (@TMC 🏁💙)1514297860.0
People keep posting the nude videos of me like if i wasn’t a stripper before 😩😩😂🤷🏽♀️You know there’s videos of me… https://t.co/T5RvR8XayZ— iamcardib (@iamcardib)1514223975.0