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What is Cardi B’s Net Worth?
Rapper Cardi B is also a producer, reality television star, activist, and businesswoman in the United States. It’s currently $40 million for Cardi B. As a Vine and Instagram star, Cardi first gained a large following. She appeared on the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip: New York” from 2015 to 2017.
With the success of her single “Bodak Yellow” in 2017, Cardi B’s career took off. That album was certified platinum. In the history of RIAA song certifications, she is the only female rapper to receive a diamond. Album sales of “Invasion of Privacy,” her 2018 studio album, surpassed all previous expectations and earned Cardi B a Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Cardi B is a social media phenom outside of the music industry. She has more than 100 million Instagram followers, more than 6 billion YouTube views, more than 35 million Spotify subscribers, and more than 10 million TikTok fans.
KEY FACTS
- Real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
- Has more #1 singles than any other female rapper
- Holds the record for female artist with most simultaneous singles on the Billboard Hot 100
- Holds the record for most first-week Apple plays for a female artist (100 million)
- The engagement ring cost $550,000
- Reportedly makes millions per year from OnlyFans
- Was paid $170k for her Coachella performance, then spent $300k on production for the performance
- Has over 100 million followers on Instagram
- Has more than 6 billion Youtube streams
- Has 35 million monthly listeners on Spotify
Early Life
On October 11, 1992, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar was born in Manhattan, New York City, and raised in The Bronx. With seven siblings, her most famous is her sister Hennessy Carolina. She was born to a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother. As a result of her time at Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology, Cardi B began stripping at the age of 19 “My life was saved by [stripping] in so many ways. When I began stripping, I decided to return to college.” Before dropping out, she was enrolled in the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
The stage name “Cardi B” is a play on the name “Bacardi,” a popular rum brand. In 2013, several videos of her went viral on social media, such as the video-sharing app Vine and her Instagram page, and she began to gain notoriety and popularity.
Career Beginnings
Season six of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: New York” saw Cardi B make her acting debut as a cast member. As a result of her success on the show, she was named by Jezebel as the season six breakout star. By 2016, she’d been on the show for two seasons, and announced her departure in December of that year to focus on her budding musical career.
Music Career
Before her announcement that she was leaving “Love & Hip Hop,” Cardi B had made her musical debut in November 2015. Popcaan and Shaggy collaborated on a remix of Shaggy’s song “Boom Boom” that featured her. In December 2015, she released her first music video, “Cheap Ass Weave,” a cover of Lady Leshurr’s “Queen’s Speech 4.” “Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1” was Cardi B’s first full-length project released in March 2016.
A compilation album titled “Underestimated: The Album” was released in 2016 that included her and fellow KSR Group artists HoodCelebrityy, SwiftOnDemand, Cashflow Harlem, and Josh X. As she built her brand and fan base on shows like “Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne” and Khloe Kardashian’s “Kocktails with Khloe,” Cardi B kept up her momentum.
In February 2017, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records, a major record label. She had just released her second mixtape, “Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 2” a few weeks earlier (Jan. 2017). At the 2017 BET Awards, she was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, but she didn’t win either. However, she did perform at the BET Awards Afterparty. Later, she was featured on the cover of The Fader’s Summer Music issue, which was published in July/August of 2017.
The Atlantic Records release of “Bodak Yellow” was Cardi B’s commercial debut single on June 16, 2017.
She appeared on “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to promote the album. “Bodak Yellow” by Cardi B became the first solo female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998 when it debuted at number one in September 2017. “Bodak Yellow” was hailed by a New York Times editor as “the rap anthem of the summer” by the RIAA. BET Hip Hop Awards’ Single of the Year award, 60th Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Performance & Best Rap Song, and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Song.
I said that because of this tweet that went viral a couple of weeks ago and even FOX news was trying to compare media coverage between the two massacres pushing agendas not caring about the pain families are going through https://t.co/JOCDj7g3AX pic.twitter.com/S9cxUdL1es
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) May 26, 2022
Upon its release in April 2018, Cardi B’s debut studio album, “Invasion of Privacy,” received acclaim from music critics. On April 21, every song from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, making Cardi B the first female artist to achieve this feat. In October of this year, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded it double-platinum certification. “Invasion of Privacy” was named the best album of the year by both Time and Rolling Stone, and Cardi B was also included on Time’s annual list of the world’s most influential people.
Cardi B has collaborated with G-Eazy, ASAP Rocky, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, and DJ Snake on songs like “No Limit” (2017), “MotorSport” (2017), “Girls Like You” (2018), and “Taki Taki” (2018).
Other Creative Pursuits
Critics praised Cardi B’s film debut in “Hustlers,” which was released in 2019. She also worked on the upcoming Universal Pictures film “F9,” which will be released on May 22nd, 2020. One of the judges on Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow,” which premieres on October 9, 2019, is Cardi B, along with Chance the Rapper and T.I.
Business Ventures and Endorsements
Romantic Depot, a New York-based lingerie retailer, was Cardi B’s first major endorsement deal. For the brand, she had radio and cable TV commercials running. MAC Cosmetics, Gypsy Sport, Reebok, and Pepsi are among the other companies with which she has collaborated. Fashion Nova, a fast-fashion clothing brand, released a line of her clothes in November of last year.
Personal Life
Cardi B and Offset, a member of the hip-hop group Migos, started dating in the spring of 2017. It was in October of that year that Offset proposed during a Power 99 Powerhouse concert; however, TMZ revealed in 2018 that the couple had secretly wed in September of that same year. In the days following, Cardi B took to social media to confirm the rumor. In July of this year, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter.
Real Estate
It was listed for $5.79 million in Buckhead, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2019. For $5.5 million, they bought a mansion. It was listed for $10 million in 2017 and has been on the market ever since. Interested in taking a virtual tour of the home?
Divorce
As of September 15, 2020, Cardi B and Offset were divorced. Because there was no prenuptial agreement, Cardi requested primary physical custody of Kulture, child support, and an equitable division of assets in the divorce filing. Cardi was granted primary physical custody. When the paperwork was filed, they were already living apart.
Cardi B Net Worth History
Cardi B had a $400k net worth when she was first listed on Celebrity Net Worth on January 12th, 2016.
On February 9th, 2017, her net worth was revised to $1.5 million, and on September 25th, 2017, it was revised again to $4 million.
Her current net worth is $8 million, as of August of this year. Her net worth was revised to $12 million in May 2019.
Between October 2018 and October 2019, she earned $28 million (before taxes), bringing her total net worth to $22 million.
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