Recently, the 24-year-old Cardi B become the first female rapper to nab a solo number one in the US since Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop (That Thing) in 1998, but she knocked queen of the charts Taylor Swift off the top spot in the process. Yesterday, Cardi celebrated Bodak Yellow bagging the Hot 100 number one at Atlantic Records in New York City, where she thanked her friends and family.

Bodak Yellow became the surprise rap anthem of the summer, and its ascent to the top of the charts has seen the Love and Hip Hop: New York star praised by some of the biggest stars in rap. But for those who may not have seen the rapper’s success coming, we quickly recap on who she is – because that’s what we are here for.

However, Cardi’s real name is actually Belcalis Almanzar. She comes from the Bronx in New York City, although her family is of Caribbean descent hailing from Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. Her parents nicknamed her Bacardi, as a testament to her Caribbean heritage and then later named her sister Hennessey.

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