Cardi B

Also known as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, Belcalis Almánzar, Belcalis Almánzar-Cephus

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Born and raised in New York City, she is known for her energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics. Since launching her music career in 2016 and releasing her two mixtapes, Cardi B has been cited for her part in helping elevate the relevance of female rappers in popular music.

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Cardi B, born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar in 1992, is an American rapper, entertainer, songwriter, and singer. She performs in the hip-hop, pop music, and pop rap genres, utilizing her voice as her primary instrument. Her career began in 2015, and she is signed to Atlantic Records. She has released a discography under her stage name, which was inspired by Bacardi.

A citizen of the United States, she is a member of the Democratic Party. She speaks and writes in English and Spanish, with American English as her native language. She attended the Borough of Manhattan Community College. In her personal life, she is married to Offset and has four children. She is recognized in the Time 100 collection.

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Washington Heights, New York City, New York, USA

Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress. Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, was certified triple platinum by the RIAA, and was the best-selling female rap album of the 2010s according to Billboard. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the only…

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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show — Self2026
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday — Cardi B2025
Baby Shark's Big Movie — Sharki B (voice)2024
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams — Self2024
Wiggin' Out with Tokyo Stylez — Self2024
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — Self2023
TikTok: In the Mix — Self2023
TMZ No BS: Cardi B — Herself2023
Cardi B: The Hustle — Self (archive footage)2022
Lizzo: Live in Concert — Self2022

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1992

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Instance of: human
Named after: Bacardi
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Bronx County
Spouse: Offset
Occupation: actor
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: American English
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Time 100
Field of work: hip-hop
Genre: hip-hop
Instrument: voice
Record label: Atlantic Records
Discography: Cardi B discography
Official website: cardib.com
Image: Cardi B 2025.jpg
Number of children: 4

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date of birth: 1992-10-11
birth name: Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar
Commons category: Cardi B
topic has template: Template:Cardi B
start of work period: 2015-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Cardi B
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism
social media followers: 19700000
writing language: Spanish
dance style: erotic dancing
has list: list of awards and nominations received by Cardi B
charted in: Artist 100
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
sexual orientation: bisexuality
ethnic group: Spanish Americans
unmarried partner: Stefon Diggs
relative: GloRilla

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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (formerly Cephus; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper . Born and raised in New York City, she is known for her energetic rap flow and outspoken lyrics. Since launching her music career in 2016 and releasing her two mixtapes, Cardi B has been cited for her part in helping elevate the relevance of female rappers in popular music.

Her first studio album, Invasion of Privacy (2018), debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the largest female rap album streaming week of all time and became the best-selling and the highest-certified female rap album of the 21st century . Ranked by Rolling Stone as the best debut album of all time by a female rapper, it made Cardi B the first solo female artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Its singles "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It" both topped the Billboard Hot 100 and were certified diamond by the RIAA; the former made Cardi B the first female rapper to top the Hot 100 with a solo song in the 21st century and the first to achieve a diamond-certified song, while the latter made her the first with multiple number-one songs. Her third US number-one, the collaboration "Girls Like You" in 2018, made her the first female rapper to earn multiple RIAA diamond-certified songs.

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