Anyone who’s been following Cardi B for a while now knows that the Dominican-Trinidadian rapper frequently reps her plátano power roots. Growing up between Highbridge, a Latino-majority neighborhood of the South Bronx and her grandmother’s Washington Heights apartment helped shape her identity, and she has frequently shared in interviews how close she is to her Dominican dad’s side of the family.

As Cardi’s career continues to reach new heights – including becoming became the first woman in rap to earn multiple no. 1 singles and the first artist of Dominican descent to hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – she’s become one of the most visible faces for Afro-Latinas and dominicanas in the mainstream. And she’s done it while remaining unapologetically unvarnished and proudly putting on for her culture.

Below, we’re taking a look at the many times Belcalis Almanzar has been una Dominicana de pura cepa.