Cardi is the stage name of Belcalis Almánzar — a shortened form of "Bacardí" (the iconic Cuban rum brand). A modern American baby name in the broader American hip-hop heritage aesthetic. Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, born 1992) — iconic American rapper; widely considered one of the most-celebrated American female hip-hop artists of the 2010s and 2020s; Grammy Award winner for Best Rap Album (2019) for Invasion of Privacy (2018) — the first female solo rapper to win the iconic Grammy Best Rap Album; her foundational single **Bodak Yellow (2017) — the first solo female rap song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill's Doo Wop (That Thing) in 1998 — making her one of the most-celebrated moments in modern hip-hop history; subsequent #1 singles include I Like It (2018) opposite Bad Bunny + J Balvin, Girls Like You (2018) opposite Maroon 5, WAP (2020) opposite Megan Thee Stallion — Billboard #1 — widely considered one of the foundational feminist anthems in modern hip-hop, and Up (2021) — Billboard #1; her foundational debut album Invasion of Privacy (2018) went 4x Platinum in the US; Daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus (born 2018) with Migos rapper Offset; 27 Billboard Music Awards — one of the most-decorated female rappers in Billboard history; over 170 million Instagram followers — one of the most-followed celebrities globally; foundational Dominican-American heritage figure. Princess Cardi** — modern American heritage naming.
Featured throughout American hip-hop.
Cardi reduces to nine.